Latitude and longitude are used to determine a place's _________ location.
absolute
A pizza delivery route is an example of which type of region?
Functional
Better economic opportunity is the most common example of a _____ factor.
pull
What was the "need" that sparked the Green Revolution?
Trying to develop a way to feed a rapidly growing population.
What is the following map showing? (vocab term)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1syS-HDAB0Xl37Du8lAjNfUlg5F6PPOp2lh09RNvuk_E/edit?usp=sharing
Population Density
Total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders during a given year.
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
If you tell someone to turn left at the McDonalds and continue until you see the restaurant next to the home depot, you are giving them directions using which geographic principle?
Relative Location
A geographic area with clearly defined borders.
Formal Region
Migrants often send money back to their home countries to support non-migrant family members. These financial transactions are known as...
Remittances
What are some of the negative effects of human-environment interaction?
pollution, disruption of ecosystems, overuse of resources (water), etc
Describe a pattern you notice with Africa's population distribution.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/178bvf0wYgn0-gcRrlemEne5OgT7euwSh4rEv5qMV0Vg/edit?usp=sharing
Most of the population is located on the Mediterranean coast or in Sub-Saharan Africa (south of the Sahara desert).
Transportation, telecommunication networks, and basic utilities are examples of a country's...
Infrastructure
Why does every map have distortion?
a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion.
Boundaries are uncertain/ambiguous because they are determined based on how someone perceives or interprets that region.
Describe how a country's population is changing when going from stage 1 to stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14pb0KnxCMUq6jMlv2T0gmrp0XbiZzQvo09RkRBvDkTo/edit?usp=sharing
High birth rate, declining death rate, increasing population
The theory (no longer held) that the environment determines, plays a decisive role, or causes social and cultural development.
Environmental Determinism
What is the most likely explanation for the regional trend shown in SW Asia and Northern Africa?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1luL5KpPYUG25ehfSEF7KhkChjKScwe8wlyA2BZeIomw/edit?usp=sharing
Islamic religion is very strict about drinking alcohol.
The act of leaving a resident country or place of residence with the intent to settle elsewhere.
Emigration
A computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth's surface.
GIS
Describe the population growth trend of this country AND name at least one consequence of the trend.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kGgIxPEwlCfX6pN56yFoG7hTqm3EKqQoM35uKorga9A/edit?usp=sharing
B. High burden on younger population to take care of older population, not enough younger people to take over the jobs, country will struggle to provide economically for retirees, etc.
Explain how the Netherlands is a good example of environmental possibilism.
Map projection that was initially used for navigation. However, it drastically distorts the size of landforms near the poles.
Mercator
What is this a visual representation of?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ylwmv2wC4fSe1-Cy9PdUratuAGFrVK-EQI5EtSFB5I8/edit?usp=sharing
GPS
Which global population trend is being represented in the following image?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iJX3X6-RsQMDjgXQqEOscpe3g1Rxj9q0VVBJZ9bS9pU/edit?usp=sharing
Urbanization