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9929314693Core-Periphery Modela model of the spatial structure of development in which underdeveloped countries are defined by their dependence on a developed core region0
9929314694Peters Projectionmap projection where area is correct, but shape is distorted1
9929314695Mercator Projectionmap projection where direction is accurate, but area is distorted on rectangular grid2
9929314696Fuller Projectionmap projection where it maintains shape and area but loses direction3
9929314697Goodes-Homosline Projectionmap projection where it maintains area but divides oceans which distorts distance4
9929314698Robinson Projectionmap projection where it equally distorts all four aspects5
9929314699Scalewhich means there is a direct connection between a unit of measurement on the map and the actual distance on Earth6
9929314700Isoline Mapmap line that connects points of equal or very similar values7
9929314701CartogramThe size of a location is based on a particular defined characteristic. Distortion is evident.8
9929314702Dot density mapa map type that uses a dot symbol to show the presence of a feature9
9929314703Proportional symbol mapMap that uses some symbol to display the frequency of a variable. The larger the symbol on the map, the higher the frequency of the variable found in that region10
9929314704Chloropleth mapMap that uses colors to represent the frequency of a certain feature11
9929314705Malthus Population CatastropheEnglish Economist (1766- 1883) who had a theory that eventually the population growth would grow faster than it could be sustained ; didn't consider the idea of possibilism; referred to natural disasters as population checks - Without Natural disasters 2 methods to reduce BR - Economic Approach: stronger the economy lower the birth rate due to social choice and education - Contraceptive Approach: more preventive knowledge the lower the birth rate12
9929314706Neo-MalthusiansAccept the basic tenets of Malthus' theories; more focus on regional growth; focus on food, environmental resources like land and fuel13
9929314707Boserup's Hypothesis of Population (anti-Malthusian)Believe that resources aren't becoming scarcer as price of resources hasn't risen. (Long term studies have shown that prices of natural resources have declined over time.) Believes Entrepenuers and innovators find new resources or new way of getting current resources cheaper.14
9929314708Population pyramid componentsconsists of the age, gender, and birth years. the years are done in increments of 5. The bar graph shows the number of people in each age range.15
9929314709Population pyramid example shapesTRIANGLE - fast growing EXTENDED TRIANGLE - moderate growth COLUMN - slow growth REDUCED PENTAGON - shrinking16
9929314710Demographic Transition Model (DTM)process of change in a society's population, when CBR goes up and CDR goes up then the RNI goes down, and when the CBR and CDR goes down the RNI goes up.17
9929314711DTM visual4 stages of the DTM18
9929314712Epidemiological Transition Model (ETM)focuses on causes of death in each stage of DTM stage 1.) Pestilence and famine i.e. black plague 2.) Epidemic and contagious diseases-- death rate stays higher in poorer areas i.e. Cholera in the 19th Century 3.) Degenerative and man-made diseases i.e. Cardiovascular disease and cancer 4.) Degenerative and man made diseases with an expanded lifespan due to medical advancements 5.) possible reemergence of infectious diseases i.e. antibiotic resistances19
9929314749ETM visual20
9929314713Gravity Model of Spatial InteractionA fraction that predicts the interaction between places on the basis of their population size and distance between them (Population 1 x Population 2 ÷ Distance)21
9929314714Ravenstein's Laws of Migrationman who created the laws of migration such as distance decay and the gravity model 1) Net Migration amounts to only a fraction of the gross migration between 2 places 2)The majority of migrants move short distances 3)Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big city destinations 4) Urban residents are less migratory than people in rural areas 5)Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults22
9929314715Zelinsky Model of Migration Transition (MTM)migration patterns based on the Demographic Transition Model Stage 1 may have season or cyclic movement, but not migration Stage 2 will see the most migration People moving from farms to cities People moving internationally (from Stage 2 to Stage 3 and 4 nations) Stage 3 and 4 is made up of internal migration (within a nation) - Suburbanization - Counterurbanization23
9929314716MTM visual4 stages24
9929314717Indo-European Languagelargest language family25
9929314718I-E Language Diffusion Theories (Agriculture, Conquest)AGRICULTURAL - theory that explains how Proto-Indo-European languages diffused into Europe. Said it occurred through the diffusion of agriculture. CONQUEST - One major theory of how Proto-Indo-European language diffused into Europe which holds that the early speakers spread westward on horseback, overpowering earlier inhabitants and beginning the diffusion and differentiation of Indo-European tongues.26
9929314719Domino Theorythe political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control27
9929314720Heartland TheoryHypothesis proposed by Halford Mckinder that held that any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain enough strength to eventually dominate the world28
9929314721Rimland TheoryNicholas Spykman's theory that the domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia would provide the base for world conquest29
9929314722Rank Size RuleA pattern of settlements in a country, such that the nth largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement.30
9929314723World Systems Theory (Wallerstein)theory originated by Immanuel Wallerstein and illuminated by his three- tier structure, proposing that social change in the developing world is inextricably linked to the economic activities of the developed world31
9929314750World Systems theory visual32
9929314724Von Thünen's Agricultural ModelDeveloped by German geographer Johann Heinrich von Thunen, this model explains and predicts agricultural land use patterns in a theoretical state by varying transportation cost. Given the model's assumptions, the pattern that emerges predicts more-intensive rural land uses closer to the marketplace, and more-extensive rural land uses farther from the city's marketplace. These rural land use zones are divided in the model into concentric rings.33
9929314751Von Thünen's visual34
9929314725First Agricultural RevolutionDating back 10,000 years, the First Agricultural Revolution achieved plant domestication and animal domestication35
9929314726Second Agricultural Revolutiondovetailing with and benefiting from the Industrial Revolution, improved methods of cultivation, harvesting, and storage of farm produce36
9929314727Third Agricultural RevolutionCurrently in progress, the Third Agricultural Revolution has as its principal orientation the development of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's)37
9929314728Liberal Models of Development (self-sufficiency / international trade)-developed by Walter Rostow -all countries are capable of development -poor economic conditions are the result of inefficiancy in the short-term -key to development is the creation of a self-sufficient system and from their making advantageous international trade systems38
9929314729Structuralist Model of Development (dependency theory)A general term for models of economic development that treat economic disparities among countries or regions as the result of historically derived power relations within the global economic system.39
9929314730New International Division of LaborTransfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid, less-skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries.40
9929314731Rostow's Stages of Growth (Modernization Model)model of economic development most closely associated with the work of economist Walter Rostow. The modernization model (sometimes referred to as modernization theory) maintains that all countries go through five interrelated stages of development, which culminate in an economic state of self-sustained economic growth and high levels of mass consumption THE FIVE STAGES ARE -stage one -----The traditional society ----------mostly subsistent agriculture ----------activities that don't help with development such as military and religion -stage 2 -----Pre-Conditions for take-off: Initial Investment -----------limited few ivest in tech. and infreastructure, transportation, water supply, dams (irrigation) -stage 3 -----Take-Off: Initial Success -----------Limited # of industries become succeessful and competitive globally. Generally, textiles and food production. -----------Remainder of economy is still traditional. -stage 4 -----Drive to Maturity: Technology diffuses -----------Technology expands to many other businesses=> rapid growth -----------Labor becomes more skilled and educated -stage 5 -----Age of Mass Production: Shift to Consumer good production ----------Economy shifts from heavy indusrty in steel, energy to consumer goods (i.e. cars, fridges)41
9929314732Fordismform of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly.42
9929314733Post-Fordismadoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to team that perform a variety of tasks.43
9929314734Location Interdependence Theory (Hotelling)dealt with locational interdependence; the location of industries can't be understood without reference to the location of other industries of like kind. ex: two similar vendors would locate next to each other in the middle of a market area to maximize profit44
9929314735Weber Model of Industrial Location (Least Cost Theory)Model developed by Alfred Weber according to which the location of manufacturing establishments is determined by the minimization of three critical expenses: labor, transportation, and agglomeration.45
9929314752least cost theory visual46
9929314736Profit Maximization (Losch's Zone of Maximization)General Theory: -the best location for an industry is where the profit is the greatest Assumptions: -all areas are geographically identical -populations are identical in size and preference -consumers pay for transportation47
9929314737Bid-Rent Theory (Land Rent)-the price and demand for business real estate depends upon the distance of the real estate from the CBD -as distance increases, profitability decreases; therefore, the demand and price for real estate follow an inverse relationship to distance from CBD -the trend does not extent to residential real estate (inner city usually poorest, suburbs more affluent)48
9929314753bid rent visual49
9929314738Borchert's Model of Urban Evolution-American urbanization can be divided into 5 unique periods which are characterized by a transportation technology that influenced urban creation and growth Five Epochs: -1790 to 1830: wagons, boats -1830 to 1870: regional railroads, steamboats -1870 to 1920: national, long-distance railroads -1920 to 1970: automobilies, airplanes -1970 to ?: satellites, electronics, jets (less about movement of people or things but rather ideas)50
9929314739Central Place Theory (Christaller)-a predictor of how the urban hierarchy is functionally and spatially distributed Assumptions: -uniformity in physical surface, transportation, and economic power -a good or service can be spread in all directions up to a designated distance51
9929314754Central Place Theory visual52
9929314740Concentric Circle (Burgess)- a model of a city's functional zones composed of a CBD center and circles gradually increasing - analogous to a bull's eye - 1st circle/center: CBD where the majority of formal economic activities take place (service, finance, manufacturing) - 2nd circle: transition area between increasing business and declining residences - 3rd and 4th circles: increasingly affluent residential areas - 5th circle: surbanization with commutes into the city53
9929314755Concentric model visual54
9929314741Sector Model (Hoyt)- a model of a city's functional zones composed of a CBD center and sectors extending outward -analogous to pie slices -3 different residential sector: low, moderate, and high cost -educational and recreation sector (located within higher residential areas) -transportation and industrial sectors55
9929314756Sector Model visual56
9929314742Peripheral Model-metropolitian model with a inner city surrounded by surburbs and business areas -the inner city serves as the center of the metropolitian region -urban sprawl and economic development creates surburbanization (residential and buisness) on the periphery of the inner city -the city and peripheral subsidaries are all interconnected by a transportation system so as to create one functional region57
9929314757Peripheral model visual58
9929314743Multiple-Nuclei Model-the CBD is losing dominance in the organization of cities and other sectors are becoming nuclei of their own -lack of organization around a CBD -economic sectors (types of manufacturing, finance, etc.) are becoming their own nuclei -around the numerous nuclei are clusters of residential sectors with the level of residency corresponding to the type of nuclei59
9929314758multiple nuclei visual60
9929314744Urban Realms Model-super cities are formed by a main urban center with independent surburban realms that are interconnected into one functional zone -a central urban center -each of the realms is independent (politically, economically) with some type of distinguishing feature but stays within the context of the central city -the city and the realms are connected by transportation and are one functional unit61
9929314759Urban Realms visual62
9929314745Latin American Cities Model-modern form of Griffen-Ford model to explain combination of Latin American heritage and globalization -1st Circle/Center: split between CBD (global) and market (local) -Three Sectors Extending from Center to Periphery: ~Industrial ~Commerical Mall with adjacent elite residency ~Disamenity (poor, criminal squatter settlement) -2nd Circle: mix of mature infrastructure and gentrification for upper-middle class -3rd Circle: modest housing termed "in situ accretion" -4th Circle: middle class housing limited to near commerical sector while majority is periferico, or surrounding squatter settlements63
9929314746SE Asian Cities Model- modern SE Asian city based on McGee Model that shows mixing of preexisting colonial structures and new economic developments -Center/Stem: port zone created by colonial powers and links local economy to global economy -Sector: a government sector extends outward and incorporates elite housing -1st Circle: mixed land use that includes portions that are solely Western commerical areas or foreign commerical areas (showing the influtration of global economic forces in SE Asia) -2nd Circle: moderate residential zone -3rd Circle: new residential development that includes suburbs and squatter settlements -4th Circle: small scale agriculture for market commerce -Periphery: industrial estates64
9929314760SE Asian Cities Model Visual65
9929314747African Cities Model-modern African city that reflects urbanization with the great influence of colonial powers -1st Circle/Center: combination of colonial CBD (global), traditional CBD (local working in global), and market (local) -2nd Circle: ethnic and mixed ethnic residential areas(not as much stratification based on wealth) -3rd Circle: continuation of residencies but primarily industry in the forms of mining and manufacturing -4th Circle: informal satellite settlements from the unchecked immigration influx66
9929314761African Cities Model visual67

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