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6692027446SiteThe physical characteristics of a place0
6692027447MercatorWhich type of map projection is this?1
6692027448Distance Decaythe interaction between two places declines as the distance between them increases.2
6692027449Human/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).3
6692027450demographythe statistical study of populations4
6692027451overpopulationthis occurs when a population exceeds the carrying capacity5
6692027452carrying capacityThe highest amount of a population the environment and resources can sustain.6
6692027454Dependency ratioThe percentage of people who are too young or too old to work in a society is the7
6692027455Population pyramid stage 28
6692027456Total Fertility RateThe average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime9
6692027459physiological densitythe number of people per unit area of arable land10
6692027460demographic 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.11
6692027464Stage 3Which stage of the DTM starts to have a decline in birthrate?12
6692027465is less thanA country has net immigration if emigration ___________________ immigration13
6692027466emigrantA person leaving a country14
6692027467immigrantA new person in a country15
6692027469economicWhat are the main reasons people migrate?16
6692027470intervening obstacleA physical feature, such as a body of water, which hinders migration is an example of17
6692027472chain migrationprocess by which immigrants from a particular town follow others from that town to a particular city or neighborhood18
6692027473Ravensteins LawsReasons people migrate internally: Move only a short distance or in stages for longer travel Move from rural to urban Migration causes a counter flow Young males tend to more internally more while family moves stay shorter and internal.19
6692027475possibilismthe environment sets certain constraints or limitations, but culture is otherwise determined by social conditions, we can adapt and change it.20
6692027476environmental determinismEarly belief that the physical environment predisposes human social development towards particular trajectories.21
6692027477cultural ecologythe study of human adaptations to social and physical environments.22
6692027479relocation diffusionspread of an idea through physical movement from one place to another.23
6692027480situationposition relative to other features.24
6692027481popular cultureheterogeneous societies, rapid diffusion, multiple hearths25
6692027482folk culturehomogeneous societies, relocation diffusion, anonymous hearths, isolated rural areas26
6692027484assimilationfull adoption of pop culture27
6692027485habitThe frequent repetition of an act until it becomes a characteristic of a group28
6692027487pidgin languageis a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common29
6692027488creole 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.30
6692027489Indo europeanIncludes Romance, Indo-Aryan, Germanic branches31
6692027490sino tibetanWhat is the second largest language family and includes Manderian32
6692027492west germanicWhat branch does English belong to?33
6692027493language familyWhich is the largest language grouping34
6692027494spelling, pronunciation, vocabularyBritish and American English differ in what ways?35
6692027495AsiaMost migrants to the US during the 1960s and 1970s came from36
6692027496doubling timethe amount of time it takes a population to increase 100%37
6692027497crude Birth rateThe number of live births per year per 1,000 people in a society is the38
6692027498universalizing religionAppeals to people in a wide variety of places, seeks converts, holidays based on founder39
6692027500Northeast, SouthwestWhere in the US are Roman Catholics clustered?40
6692027501IsraelWhere is there a large clustering of Jewish people?41
6692027502Southwest AsiaWhere did Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all begin?42
6692027503IslamAdherents to what religion would take part in the 5 pillars of faith?43
6692027504Christian branchesEastern orthodox, protestant, roman catholic44
6692027505self determinationThe concept that nationalities have the right to govern themselves45
6692027506balkanizationbreakdown of a state due to conflict among nationalities46
6692027508centripetal forcesUnites people with each other47
6692027509centrifugal forcesPushes people away from each other48
6692027510nation stateA state where everyone inside is the same49
6692027511multi national statea state with multiple nationalities wanting self determination50
6692027512multi ethnic statea state where many ethnicities live together51

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