Vocab 1
Situation is…
the location of a place relative to its surrounding environment, including other locations, transportation routes, and resources
Gerrymandering is…
the deliberate manipulation of electoral district boundaries to create an unfair advantage for a particular political party, group, or incumbent
Strongest Push Factor:
War/Violence
What is the weakness of the Mercator projection?
severe size distortion at higher latitudes
What type of culture did soccer originate from?
19th-century English public school culture
The Medical Revolution is…
the diffusion of advanced medical technology and practices from Europe and North America to developing countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, primarily in the late 20th century
HDI (Human Development Index) is…
standardized summary measure created by the United Nations Development Programme to evaluate a country's overall achievements in social and economic development
The largest universalizing religion in the world:
Christianity
The population of the world today is..
approximately 8.3billion
How is culture related to the physical environment?
The physical environment shapes a society's survival strategies, diets, and traditions, while human culture alters landscapes through agriculture, urbanization, and resource management
Chain migration is…
the social process where migrants follow others from their community (family, friends, neighbors) to a specific destination
Gentrification is…
the process where wealthier individuals and real estate developers move into historically marginalized or lower-income neighborhoods
The largest ethnic religion in the world:
Hinduism
What is physiological density?
the number of people per unit area of arable (farmable) land
What is Creole language?
a stable, fully developed language that emerges when two or more distinct languages mix
Counterurbanization is…
the demographic trend where people move from densely populated urban areas (cities) to rural, smaller towns, or exurbs
Maquiladoras are…
manufacturing facilities in Mexico, often foreign-owned, that import raw materials or components duty-free for assembly, processing, or manufacturing, and then exports the finished products, usually back to the U.S. or other countries
An example of ethnic cleansing:
The holocaust
The Bosnian war
The Rohingya crisis
The Trail of Tears
The Armenian genocide
The stage of DTM with low natural increase:
Stage 4
A benefit of linear shaped lots in rural settlements:
equitable access to shared resources
Balkanization is…
the process by which a state breaks down through ethnic, cultural, or religious conflicts into smaller, often hostile, units
Break-of-bulk points are…
strategic locations where goods are transferred from one mode of transportation to another
Example of multinational state:
United Kingdom
Canada
Russia
Switzerland
Who is Malthus?
an English economist and demographer known for his work on population dynamics who argued that human population grows exponentially while food supplies/resources increase at a slower, linear rate, leading to societal collapse
Pastoral Nomadism is in what region?
Central Asia
Southwest Asia (The Middle East)
North Africa