Name 4 Geospatial Technologies
Global Positioning System (GPS)- Receivers on the earths surface use the locations of multiple satellites to determine and record a receivers exact location.
Remote Sensing- The use of cameras or other sensors mounted on aircraft of satellites to collect images.
Geographic Information System (GIS)- Computer system that can store, analyze, and display information from multiple digital maps.
Smartphone & Computer Apps- Location aware apps that gather store, and use locational data from computers or other personal devices.
Arithmetic Density-calculated by dividing a regions population by its total area.
Physiological Density-calculated by dividing population by the amount of arable land.
Agricultural Density- compares the number of farmers to the area of arable land.
What are the 4 components for a State to be considered a State?
Defined Boundaries
Permanent Population
Sovereignty- the power to rule over its own affairs (government)
Recognized by other states.
The process of developing towns and cities is known as?
Urbanization.
Resulted in more complex machinery driven by water or steam power that could make products faster and at lower costs than could cottage industries?
Industrial Revolution
What is the difference between and Physical map and a Political map?
A Physical map shows and label natural features, such as mountains, rivers, and deserts. A Political map shows and labels human created boundaries and designations such as countries, states, cities, and capitals.
Define Carrying Capacity-
The number of people a region can support without damaging the environment.
Define a Autonomous Region-
A defined area within a state that has a high degree of self-government and freedom from its state.
The process of people moving, usually from cities, to residential areas on the outskirts of cities is known as?
Suburbanization
5 Economic Sectors are?
Primary- Extracting natural resources from the earth.
Secondary- Making products from the natural resources.
Tertiary- Providing information and services to people.
Quaternary- Managing and processing information.
Quinary- Creating information and making high level decisions.
What are the 3 most popular map projections?
Mercator- purpose is Navigation (used by sailors)
Peters- Purpose spatial distributions related to area.
Robinson- Purpose is general use, no major distortion.
Younger dependents, Economically Active, Older dependents.
What is the difference between Imperialism and Colonialism?
Imperialism is a concept that includes a variety of ways of influencing another country by conquest, economic control, or cultural dominance. Colonialism is a type of Imperialism in which people move into and settle on land of another country.
What is the difference between Megacities & Metacities?
Megacities= 10 million people
Metacities=20 million people
3 measures of a counties development.
Less Developed Country (LDC)
Newly Industrialized Country (NIC)
More Developed Country (MDC)
What is a Thematic map?
What do you call a population policy that encourages to increase the population. Give 1 example.
Pronatalist population policy. Ex. Monetary incentives to families who are actively having babies.
What is Subsistence Farming?
The primary goal of subsistence farming is to grow enough food or raise enough livestock to meet the immediate needs of the farmer and his or her family. To farm without to intent to sell.
A vital part of any urban model, the commercial heart of a city, or also known as a downtown area?
Central Business District (CBD)
A Composite measure of several factors indicating gender disparity.
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
Name the 5 types of Thematic maps.
Choropleth maps- shows and uses various shades of the same color to show data.
Dot Distribution map- shows specific location of something across a map.
Graduated symbol map- use symbols of different sizes to indicate different amounts of something.
Isoline map- Use lines that connect point of equal value to depict variations in data across space.
Cartogram map- the sizes or countries or states, counties are shown according to some specific statistic.
Define a "Push Factor" and give an example.
Push factor- a negative circumstance, event, or conditions present where someone lives that compels a person to leave. EX. Natural Disaster.
The global movement of plants and animals between Africa and the Americas was known as the?
Columbian Exchange
Define Sustainability
Using the earths resources while not causing permanent damage to the environment.
This occurs when one part desires a good or service that does not have or cannot produce and another party has the desired good or service with which it is willing to part with.
Trade