vocab
the study of natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment
Physical Geography
Explains the relationship of
cost of transporting
materials between bulkgaining and bulk-reducing
industries with centers of
production and the
distance to markets.
Weber’s Least Cost
Model
a projection that maintains overall shapes and relative positions without extreme distortion.
Robinson
Used to explain the
relationship between cities
where one is
disproportionally larger
Primate
City Rule
The city grows up around the historic city centre hit different sectors extending from the middle of upper class housing and slums.
America Model of
Cities
a natural landscape that has been modified by humans, reflecting their cultural beliefs and values
cultural landscape
Measures Life Expectancy,
Education. Mean years of
schooling and expected
years of schooling.
Human
Development Index
a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's poles
Conic
Explains the population
growth and the impacts it
has on over-population
Malthusian Theory
Accounts for the growing importance of cars and commuting.
Multiple Nuclei Model
the representation of Earth’s surface to show natural and man-made features, especially their relative positions and elevations
Topography
5 Stages of Economic
Development
1. Traditional Society
2. Pre-conditions to Takeoff
3. Take-off
4. Maturity
5.High Mass Consumption
Rostow
Levels of Development
a map which shows true compass directions; longitude lines are straight and latitude lines are circles; distorts shape and size more toward the outer edges.
Azimuthal
heorizes the world as a
unified economic system
in which different
countries have different
roles and depend on one
another
Wallerstein World
Systems Theory
Different areas attract different activities by chance of environmental factors. Different sectors grow out in wedge shaped areas away from CBD
Sector model
border established before an area becomes heavily settled
Antecedent boundary
Explains the connection of
different agricultural
practices and the location
of the market.
Von
Thunen Agricultural
a map projection that fairly accurately shows shape and direction, but distorts distance and size of land masses.
Mercator
the relationships between the location of businesses in relation to the location of population centers
Central Place Theory
A historic center with relatively little change over the last hundred years.
Western
European Model
a force that divides a group of people
centrifugal force
connection between development and the changes in the Birth Rate, Death Rate, and Population growth.
Demographic
Transition Model
smoothly curving map that accurately presents the center of the map but the remaining is distorted.
Sinusoidal
Explains the processes of
world migration.
Ravenstein’s Laws of
Migration
Mini edge cities that are connected to another city by beltways or highways.
Galactic city model