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| 27447055 | Agricultural Revolution | The time when humans domesticated plants and animals. | |
| 27447056 | Agricultural Density | The ration of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture. | |
| 27555441 | Mobility | is a more general term covering all types of movements from one place to another. Ex: Migration, going to school or shopping | |
| 27555556 | Arithmetic Density | The total amount of people divided by the total amount of land area. | |
| 27555647 | Arable Land | Farmable Land | |
| 27555648 | Boat People | People that came from Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam war on boats., These people left Vietnam after the United States pulled out of Vietnam. They were pro-U.S. South Vietnamese who were not prominent enough in politics to get on an American evacuation helicopter, thus they left by boat. Many tried to find the U.S. Navy in the South China sea. If they were taken onboard a U.S. ship, they could be sent back to America and apply ahead of everyone else as a refugee. | |
| 27555739 | Spatial Distribution | Is the study of arrangement of people and activities found in space | |
| 27644277 | Brain Drain | The large scale immigration of a countries talented people.The United States and Europe are good examples | |
| 27646766 | Popular Culture | Is found in large heterogeneous societies that share certain habits despite thier differences. The Scale is much larger and Globalization thretens the survival of Folk culture. The distribution is more widespread and it midifies the enviroment. It is based on simultmeous global connection through technology-communication, and transportation. Frequent change is more likely to vary from time at a given place. It is less likely to reflect diversity of local physical conditions. Usally originates from a MDC. It is a result of advanced technology and increased leisure time. Ex: Mcdonalds, Jeans, Music, Clothing Styles, and the transition from Agriculrure to Manufacturing. | |
| 27706879 | Crude Birth Rate | Is the total number of live births in a year of every 1,000 people alive in the society. A CBR of 20 means that for every 1,000 people in a country, 20 babies are born over a one year period. | |
| 27706919 | Crude Death Rate | Is the total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in a society. Comparable to the CBR, the CDR is expressed as the annual number of deaths per 1,000 population. | |
| 27706966 | Taboo | Is a restriction on behavior imposed by a social custom. Plants and animals thought to embody negative forces in the enviorment are ___. The Anios-Japanese: Aviod otters, belive if eaten will result in memory loss. In 17&18 century Europe blamed the potato fpr typoid, Turberculosis, and famin because the potato looked deformed. Women in Chad dont eat chicken before a pregnancy but eat chicken after, belive to cuase abnormalities. The concern for the natural enviroment arise from cultural values. | |
| 27707344 | Culture | A body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people.Geographers distinguish groups of people according to improtant cultural characteristics, describe where particular cultural groups are distributed, and offer reasons to explain the observed distribution. In every day language, we think of it as it as a colloction of novels, paintings, symphonies, and other works provided by talented individuals. | |
| 27750993 | Bible Taboos | Hebrew: can't eat animals that don't chew their food, have cloven feet, no pigs, and fish without fins or scales these were made into the Kosher Laws. Muslims: can't eat pork. Hindu: can't eat cows and ox because they use them to plow fields. Social values are iflunced and set apart by ____ , Americans don't eat insects but in Thailand they eat them deep fried with rice. | |
| 27751445 | Hearth/Node | Is the place from which an innovation originates, then it diffuses from there to other places. | |
| 27751832 | Net Migration | Is the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigration. Net-in: is when immigrants exceed emigrants, the net migration is positive +. Net-out: is when emigrants exceed immigrants, net migration is negative -. | |
| 27752094 | Intervening Obstacle | Is why migrants don't always get to their desired destination. It is either a environmental or cultural feature that is blocking them. Ex: Mountains, Ocean, Deserts, and Great Plains. | |
| 27752667 | Industrial Revolution | Began in England in late 18th century then diffused to N. America. Major improvements in industrial technology (invention of the steam engine, mass production, powered transportation) that transformed the process of manufacturing goods and delivering them to the market. In result countries entered Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition, unprecedented level of wealth, made communities healthier. New machines helped farmers increase agriculture production for a growing population. | |
| 27753037 | Medical Revolution | Pushed countries like Africa, Asia, and Latin America into Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition during 20th century. Medical technology invented in Europe and N. America diffused to the LCDs. Improved medical practices suddenly eliminated many of the traditional causes of death in the LDCs and enabled more people to live longer and healthier. | |
| 27756360 | Vernacular Region | is a place that people believe exist as part of their cultural identity. Is a perceptual region or a mental map which is an internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface. Ex: Americans frequently refer to the South as a place with enviromental, culture, and economic features perceived to be quite distinct from the rest of the United States. | |
| 27756622 | Vidal de la Blache | 19th century geographer who approached the contemporary cultural landscape. "Among the connections that tie people to a certain environment, one of the most tenacious is food supply; clothing and weapons are more subject to modification than dietary regime , which experience has shown best suited to human needs in a given climate." | |
| 27759711 | Remote Sensing | a geographic technique that monitors the Earth's surface from a distance using modern technology such as satellites. | |
| 27759948 | Overpopulation | is a problem that is not simply a matter of the total number of people on Earth but also the relationship between the number of people and the availability of the Earths resources. | |
| 27760597 | Thomas Malthus | in 1798 he claimed that the population was growing much more rapidly than the Earth's food supply because population increased geometrically, wheras food supply increased arithmetically. These growth rates would produce these relationships: Today 1 person, 1 unit of food. 25 years from now 2 persons, 2 units of food. 50 years from now 4 persons, 3 units of food. 75 years from now 8 persons, 4 units of food. 100 years from now 16 persons, 5 units of food. He made these conclusions several decades after England had become the first counrty to enter Stage 2 of Demographic Transition, in association with the Industrial Revolution. | |
| 27763520 | Total Fertility Rate | is the average number of children a women will have | |
| 27763521 | Possibilism | according to it the physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment. Under this people have the ability to choose what crops to grow that are compatible to their environment. | |
| 27763905 | Toponym | is the name given to a portion of the Earth's surface. | |
| 27763906 | Site | Identifies a place by its unique characteristics which include: climate, water sources, soil, vegetation, elevation, and latitude. | |
| 27763907 | Situation | Is the location of a place relative to other places, it is a valuable way to indicate location because - finding an unfamiliar place and understanding its importance. Ex: Landmarks | |
| 27764204 | International Date Line | is the arc 180 degrees Longitude crossed heading East (toward America) clock moves back 24 hours and West (toward Asia) calendar moves ahead one day | |
| 27764205 | Scale | is the relationship between a portion of the Earth on a map and Earth as a whole. Three ways to be presented 1.fraction 2.ratio 3.written statment. Small scale 1:1,000,000 and Large scale 1:100,000 | |
| 27764418 | Projection | is putting the round world on a flat map. There will always be distortions. | |
| 27764419 | Push and Pull Factors | Both of Factors include Economic, Cultural, and Environmental. Push: Induces people to move from their home. People pushed away and view current home negatively. Ex: unemployment, war, human rights. Pull: induces poeple to mave into a new location. They veiw another location so attractively, feel pulled toward it. Ex: economic opportunity, Climate, Political/Religious freedom. | |
| 27764726 | Region | is an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features. | |
| 27764727 | Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) | is the annual number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, compared with total live births. | |
| 27764783 | Physiological Density | is the number of persons per unit of area suitable for agriculture. A high ____ ____ may mean that a country has difficulty growing enough food to sustain its population | |
| 27840033 | Custom | The frequent repetition of an act to the extent that it becomes a characteristic of the group of people performing the act. | |
| 27840114 | Demographic Transition | The process of change in a societies population from a condition of high crude birth and death rates low rate of natural increase to a condition of low CBR and CDR's, low rates of natural increase,and a higher population.Stages 1:Low growth 2:high growth 3:moderate growth 4:low growth | |
| 27848130 | Environmental Determinism | A nineteenth- and early twentieth-century approach to the study of geography that argued that the general laws sought by human geographers could be found in the physical sciences. Geography was therefore the study of how the physical environment caused human activities. | |
| 27848410 | Folk Culture | is practiced by small homogeneous groups living in isolated rural areas.Generated in a limited area. Distinctive customs result from local social and physical conditions isolated from other groups. Exist because of limited communication. Landscapes change little over time. Folk culture is more likely to vary from place to place. Derived from natural elements more senstetive to the environment. Ex. Wearing a sarong | |
| 27848411 | Fractional Scale | shows the numerical ratio between distances on the map and Earth's surface. | |
| 27848412 | Functional Region | An area organized around a node or a focal point. | |
| 27848413 | GIS | A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data. | |
| 27848414 | Globalization | Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope. | |
| 27848415 | Greenwich Mean Time | The time in that time zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0 degrees longitude | |
| 27848416 | Habit | A repetitive act performed by an individual., a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition | |
| 27848674 | Fundamental Elements of Culture | Two interpretations of Culture's root, "to care for." To care about or worship, modern word cult. To take care of nurse or look after- modern world cultivate. Geographers study what people care about Ideas, beliefs, values, and customs. | |
| 27849404 | Immigration | is migration to a location. Quota Laws: 1882 - Chinese immigration was banned, in 1921 3% of 1910 census, 1924 2% of 1890 census, limited Eastern Hemisphere immigration to 150,000 annually. | |
| 27849405 | Migration | is a permanent move to a new location, geographers document where & why people migrate, migration is a flow of a two way connection A to B, and B to A. In U.S. about 70 million have migrated to the U.S. in late 19th century: Mostly from Latin America & Asia, surged to historically high levels, Asia 7 million in 1960's 40,000 annually, and 1970's 150,000 annually. | |
| 27925132 | Stage 1 of Demographic Transition | This stage of the demographic transition model has a high birth rate, a high death rate, and low conditions/ outcomes. | |
| 27925133 | Stage 2 of Demographic Transition | This stage of the demographic transition model has high birth rates, low death rates, and high growth. | |
| 27925134 | Stage 3 of Demographic Transition | This stage of the demographic transition model has decreasing birth rates, low death rates, and a better infant mortality rate; moderate growth. Started large migration to the New World because of European wars. | |
| 27925135 | Stage 4 of Demographic Transition | This stage of the demographic transition model has a low birth rate, a low death rate, a stabilized condition and low growth. Involves urbanization and even falling birth rates in some countries. | |
| 27925193 | Intra-regional migration | Permanent movement within one region of a country., Movement within one region. Urban areas, from older cities to new suburbs. Most prominent since 1800. 1800, 5% lived in cities. Today 50% live in urban areas. movement of upper and middle-class people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts to escape pollution as well as deteriorating social conditions. | |
| 27925463 | Population growth | During the 19th Century,________ occurred because of the increase of money, jobs, food and food production. | |
| 27939161 | Suburbanization | movement of upper and middle-class people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts to escape pollution as well as deteriorating social conditions. |
