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5607570460At the polesWhere is distortion the worst.0
5607580095ProjectionA system for transforming location from a globe to a flat map is1
5607584482SiteThe physical characteristics of a place2
5607590703MercatorWhich type of map projection is this?3
5607597434Distance Decaythe interaction between two places declines as the distance between them increases.4
5607615883Human/Environment interactionexamines how people depend on the environment (e.g. for water, food), adapt to the environment (e.g. how dress or building construction is affected), and modify the environment (e.g. build roads, affect air quality).5
5607632770demographythe statistical study of populations6
5607640978overpopulationthis occurs when a population exceeds the carrying capacity7
5607642878carrying capacityThe highest amount of a population the environment and resources can sustain.8
5607656967Population pyramidsA graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population9
5607665475Dependency ratioThe percentage of people who are too young or too old to work in a society is the10
5607677976Population pyramid stage 211
5607683302Total Fertility RateUsed to make predictions about a populations future births. The average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime12
5607717034ChadThe highest natural increase rates are found in13
5607727891Low agricultural densityA country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have14
5607762291physiological densitythe number of people per unit area of arable land15
5607769749demographic transition modelthe transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.16
5607777617Agricultural revolutionThe annual global population growth rate increased approximately 10,000 yrs ago because of the17
5607782677AfricaLife expectancy is lowest in18
5607796351Stage 2What stage of the DTM do people start to move from rural to urban?19
5607867807Stage 3Which stage of the DTM starts to have a decline in birthrate?20
5608208185is less thanA country has net immigration if emigration ___________________ immigration21
5608215421emigrantA person leaving a country22
5608218815immigrantA new person in a country23
5608224123forced migrationsWhat produces refugees?24
5608233005economicWhat are the main reasons people migrate?25
5608318336intervening obstacleA physical feature, such as a body of water, which hinders migration is an example of26
5608321726time contract workerAsian migrant working on plantation, mine, and railroad(19th c) for a specific amount of time27
5608333933chain migrationprocess by which immigrants from a particular town follow others from that town to a particular city or neighborhood28
5608339125Ravensteins LawsShort distances, rural to urban, young adult are all part of29
5608343251Migration Transition TheoryExplains what migration look like in each stage of the DTM30
5608351670possibilismthe environment sets certain constraints or limitations, but culture is otherwise determined by social conditions, we can adapt and change it.31
5608359512environmental determinismEarly belief that the physical environment predisposes human social development towards particular trajectories.32
5608375181cultural ecologythe study of human adaptations to social and physical environments.33
5608406877diffusionspread of a feature from one place to another over time.34
5608411237relocation diffusionspread of an idea through physical movement from one place to another.35
5608416423situationposition relative to other features.36
5608430416popular cultureheterogeneous societies, rapid diffusion, multiple hearths37
5608430417folk culturehomogeneous societies, relocation diffusion, anonymous hearths, isolated rural areas38
5609727614uniform landscape and depletion of scarce resourcesThis is a negative effect of pop culture39
5609738268assimilationPop culture decreases folk culture through40
5609772456habitThe frequent repetition of an act until it becomes a characteristic of a group41
5609791955they invaded EnglandBoth Angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language because42
5609946476pidgin languageis a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common43
5609959731creole languagea stable natural language that has developed from a pidgin becoming nativized by children as their first language, with a fully developed vocabulary and system of grammar.44
5609959732Indo europeanwhat is the largest language family45
5609963308sino tibetanWhat is the second largest language family46
5609967102englishWhat is the most widely diffused language in the world47
5609977105west germanicWhat group does English belong to?48
5610001774language familyWhich is the largest language grouping49
5610040442spelling, pronunciation, vocabularyBritish and American English differ in what ways?50
5610079133AsiaMost migrants to the US during the 1960s and 1970s came from51
5610557823doubling timeChinas one child policy has not resulted in a substantial decline in this52
5610573021crude Birth rateThe number of live births per year per 1,000 people in a society is the53
5610580634universalizing religionAppeals to people in a wide variety of places, seeks converts, holidays based on founder54
5610586680ethnic religionRelocation diffusion, holidays based on agriculture55
5610611161Northeast, SouthwestWhere in the US are Roman Catholics clustered?56
5610613776IsraelWhere is there a large clustering of Jewish people?57
5610624406Southwest AsiaWhere did Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all begin?58
5610630511IslamAdherents to what religion would take part in the 5 pillars of faith?59
5610662917Christian branchesEastern orthodox, protestant, roman catholic60
5610740425self determinationThe concept that nationalities have the right to govern themselves61
5610745879balkanizationbreakdown of a state due to conflict among nationalities62
5610752659nationalitypeople tied to a place through legal status and tradition63
5610756455centripetal forcesUnites people with each other64
5610760103centrifugal forcesPushes people away from each other65
5610765206nation stateA state where everyone inside is the same66
5610776002multi national statea state with multiple nationalities wanting self determination67
5610783214multi ethnic statea state where many ethnicities live together68
5611119616SouthwestWhere in the US are Hispanics clustered?69

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