The breadth of a map, or it's size, is called
Scale
This measures populations for a given political area
census
The two factors that lead to migration
push / pull factor
This type of diffusion is known colloquially as "going viral"
contagious diffusion
Components of buildings that are based on cultural identity
architectural features
Maps that display social, cultural or political information as it relates to place are known as....
Geographical Information Systems
This graph represents the relative birth and death rates of countries, categorizing them into 1 of 5 stages
demographic transition model
Policies that promote or restrict birth rates
pronatal or antinatal
A non-native language spoken amongst speakers of other languages
lingua franca
Women cooking / homemaking
Men working / fixing things
gender roles
This type of map shows changes in elevation
topographic
A Total Fertility Rate of ______ is needed for a stable population
2.1 children per woman
This type of migration is the result of populations following friends or family
chain migration
a neighborhood that is voluntarily filled with persons who share a predominant culture
ethnic neighborhood
The most common criticism of the Mercator projection is....
countries near the poles are shown much, much larger and distorted
Explain the difference between birth rate and total fertility rate
birth rate = babies / population
fertility = babies / child bearing women
This measure of population density only accounts for arable land
physiological population density
Only being able to find Swedish restaurants in Minnesota is an example of this kind of diffusion
relocation
colonialism = staying put for culture
imperialism = exploiting resources
No map of earth can be 100% accurate because....
it is impossible to display a curved surface as flat without distortion
This theory posits that all human civilization developed in temperate climate zones due to agricultural productivity
environmental determinism
Population growth is exponential
Food Supply growth is linear
There comes a time when population outgrows carrying capacity -> LOW standard of living
This term exemplifies the effect the internet has had on global culture - by making sharing of cultural capital instantaneous
time-space convergence
When centers of cultural capital become centers for tourism, pilgrimage etc.
placemaking