9004420927 | Yi Fu Tuan | Sense of place | 0 | |
9004424848 | Immanuel Wallerstein | Core & Periphery | 1 | |
9004666162 | Koppen | Pattern of climate zones (created a map) - 11 zones | 2 | |
9004671701 | Humboldt & Ritter | Environmental Determinism - physical environment causes social development (environment shapes culture) | 3 | |
9004685205 | Carl Sauer | Possibilism - environment plays roles, but we as humans are the main shapers and builders of our culture | 4 | |
9004702441 | Warren Thompson | DTM (Demographic Transition Model) | ![]() | 5 |
9004708833 | Hans Rosling | Population growth and core & periphery (TED Ed video) | 6 | |
9004715510 | Abdel Omran | ETM (Epidemiologic Transition Model) | ![]() | 7 |
9004747808 | Thomas Malthus | Overpopulation: - Population grows geometrically/ exponentially - Food supply grows arithmetically - The world will soon become overpopulated (not enough food) | 8 | |
9004762410 | Neo - Malthusians | Not just food will run out but so will many other resources - worse than Malthus predicted ------------------------------------------------------ Critics: resources are not fixed and we will find other options (sun, wind, etc.) - possibilism | 9 | |
9004780046 | Karl Marx | He is a Critic of Malthus: More population is good it leads to competition and smarter people - its not the resources, its the unjust society & people....we need to share | 10 | |
9004796219 | E.G. Ravenstein | 6 Reasons For Migration: 1. Economic Reasons (jobs) 2. Cultural & Environmental (war & natural disasters) 3. Distance is short 4. Destination is economic center 5. Male 6. Young | 11 | |
9004813217 | Wilbur Zelinsky | Migration Transition Model | ![]() | 12 |
9004845641 | Marija Gimbutas | Kurgan Theory: Warrior Theory - East Europeans - whenever they conquered people they assimilated them to their culture and LANGUAGE | 13 | |
9004870093 | Colin Renfrew | The Sedentary Farmer Theory: - Anatolia/ Turkey - Agricultural Revolution - Hunter gathers died off & farmers grew larger families, more likely to survive - They made farm techniques so their techniques were spread in their language & they "made" their own population passing on culture and language | 14 | |
9004909275 | Hartford Mackinder - 1904 | Heartland Theory: If people want to rule the world (world conquest) it is possible if they dominate the heartland/pivot area - area around Russia (the "steps" around it) - also the "shatterbelt" (has a history of conflict) | 15 | |
9004903965 | Nicholas Spykman - 1940 | Rimland Theory: Similar to Heartland Theory but -- have to own the Rimland or the Coast to take over - another "shatterbelt" | 16 | |
9316391828 | Ester Boserup | Critic of Malthus: - Pessimistic of LDCs & Optimistic for MDCs - Double & Multi cropping - Increase in intensiveness (no rest) | ![]() | 17 |
9316391829 | Derwent Whittlesey | Agricultural Regions - connects agriculture regions to climate | ![]() | 18 |
9316406443 | Von Thunen | Model shows: the choice of crop to grow is related to the proximity to the market | ![]() | 19 |
9316414424 | Bid Rent | Model shows: it is more expensive the closer you get to point of farming or the origin of the food | ![]() | 20 |
9316431597 | Norman Borlaug | Started the Green Revolution and created the ¨miracle" seeds | 21 | |
9562307395 | Alfred Weber | Location Theory: how land, capital, labor, and transportation costs affect the location of a factory (includes markets & bid rent) | ![]() | 22 |
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