Thinking Geographically
What are the names of two Oceans?
ATLANTIC
INDIAN
ARCTIC
What is the most common type of disease found in "developing" or "under-developed" countries?
CONTAGIOUS
At what "stage" in the DTM do women begin to work more (and gain more rights)?
Stage 3
the Himalaya
What is a MAP KEY (or LEGEND)?
the box of symbols that explain what things/pictures on a map mean
What is TOPOGRAPHY?
the color or symbolic representation of elevation on the earth's surface, represented by a map
What statistical relationship does the Demographic Transition Model show within a nation's population?
the crude number of births (CBR) versus the crude number of deaths (CDR)
Why would a country have such a high rate of births?
high rate of infant deaths (0-4); religious or government restrictions on contraception; women do not work much, so they can care for more children
What sea separates Europe from Africa?
the Mediterranean
What direction is "up" on a tradition compass?
North
What are BIOMES?
vegetation on the earth's surface, represented by color on a map
"under-developed" with very high birth rates and lower life-expectancy; health care is at its beginning stages
What is the number for a stable "replacement rate" (births) on a Population Pyramid?
2.1 (slightly more than two parents, who will pass away eventually)
What is the name of the forest in northern section of South America?
the AMAZON RAIN FOREST
If you were to mark a coordinate on a map by moving up/down (i.e. north/south), would you be using latitude or longitude?
LATITUDE
What is the EQUATOR?
measures '0' degrees N/S; the parallel across the center of the globe/world map
Why do Stage 4 countries see a higher rate in CHRONIC illnesses?
people live more sedentary lifestyles in cities; there is less space for people to move, or need to move; because of good healthcare, people live longer and develop these illnesses
What is the name of the theory (or theorist) that claimed our world would surpass the rate of food production?
Malthusian Theory (Thomas Malthus)
What ocean is EAST of Africa?
the INDIAN OCEAN
If a map show the country of Belgium, what "scale" is this showing?
a NATIONAL SCALE
What is another name for lines of latitude?
parallels
Describe a Stage 5 country.
number of births actually outnumber deaths; "developed" country, and higher numbers of migrants due to a need for more working-age people; elderly population is healthy
What is the geographical term for the "limitation of potential food that a given area can produce versus the number of people who populate that area"?
CARRYING CAPACITY
Kilimanjaro
If one centimeter of a map scale equals 55 miles, what would 4.5 centimeters of distance equate to in real life?
247.5 miles