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Chapter 8 Vocabulary

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4) Define each of the following terms: Demographic transition- Hypothesis that countries, as they become industrialized, have declines in death rates followed by declines in birth rates Demography-the application of principles from population ecology to the study of statistical change in human populations Industrial stage-3rd stage of demographic transition. Birth rates fall b/c children lose their economic value, women have employment opportunities outside of the home and access to birth control. Population growth is reduced Life expectancy-the average # of years an individual in a particular age group is likely to continue to live Natural rate of population change-change due to birth and death rates alone, excluding migration

AP Human Geography FInal Exam Study Guide

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AP Human Geography Notes General Geography: US road map is not a thematic map Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end According to environmental determinism, the physical environment causes social development Highest density: most in numbers Highest concentration: closest together Cloropleth map uses shading Five Themes of Geography: Location: Relative location Absolute location Place: Human Characteristics Physical Characteristics Human-Environmental Interaction: Humans adapt to the environment Humans modify the environment Humans depend on the environment Movement People Goods Ideas Regions Formal (uniform) Functional (nodal) Vernacular (perceptual) Culture:

AP Human Geography FInal Exam Study Guide

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AP Human Geography Notes General Geography: US road map is not a thematic map Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end According to environmental determinism, the physical environment causes social development Highest density: most in numbers Highest concentration: closest together Cloropleth map uses shading Five Themes of Geography: Location: Relative location Absolute location Place: Human Characteristics Physical Characteristics Human-Environmental Interaction: Humans adapt to the environment Humans modify the environment Humans depend on the environment Movement People Goods Ideas Regions Formal (uniform) Functional (nodal) Vernacular (perceptual) Culture:

Chapter 2 APHMG fill in blank test

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Geographers define overpopulation as too many people compared to resources ? Two-thirds of the world's population is clustered in four regions. Which of the following is not one of these four regions? Sub-Saharan Africa ? Most people live in cities in which of these regions? Western Europe ? The most populous country in the Southeast Asia region is Indonesia ? Physiological density is the number of people per area suitable for agriculture ? A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a low agricultural density ? If the physiological density is much larger than the arithmetic density, then a country has a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture ?

Chapter 1 test

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1.? A state that is completely surrounded by the land of other states, which gives it a disadvantage?in terms of accessibility to and from international trade routes. A. Landlocked State B. Compact State C. Elongated State D. Preforated State E. Enclave 2.? Geographers define overpopulation as A. too many people in a region B. too many people compared to resources C. too many people in the world D. all of the above E. a and c 3.? Most people live in cities in which of these regions? A. East Asia B. Europe C. Southeast Asia D. South Asia E. Sub-Saharan Africa 4.? Human beings avoid all but which of these regions? A. cold lands B. warm lands C. dry lands

Ch 4 Migration

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Question Answer Movement that involves a short period away from home. cyclic movement Movement that involves longer periods away from home. periodic movement Movement that may never include a return home. migration A system of pastoral farming where ranchers move livestock according to the seasonal availability of pastures. transhumance Regular movement among a set number of places, with no permanent home. nomadism migration from country to country international migration migration from one part of a country to another region within the same country internal migration a person who leaves his/her country for another country emigrant a person who moves into a country from another country immigrant

AP Hug chapter 2 test review

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The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, 10e (Rubenstein) Chapter 2 Population 1) One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that A) the natural increase rate is larger every year. B) there are fewer people in the world now than at the peak in the middle of the twentieth century. C) the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. D) people are uniformly distributed across Earth. E) the less developed countries have the highest combined crude death rate. 2) Geographers define overpopulation as A) too many people in the world. B) too many people compared to resources. C) too many people in a region. D) all of the above E) A and C

AP Hug chapter 1 test review

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The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, 10e (Rubenstein) Chapter 1 Thinking Geographically 1) Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the origins of geography? A) Geography was invented as a science in the late 18th century. B) Geography owes its existence to the Renaissance period in Western Europe. C) Humans have practiced geography at least since the time of ancient Greek civilization. D) Human geography was not practiced until powerful computers capable of mapping detailed information were invented. 2) Scale is A) the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map. B) the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area. C) the difference in elevation between two points in an area.

Morocco Population Profile

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PING Portfolio Part I Name of PING: Morocco Capital(s): Rabat Population: 32, 649, 130 (July 2013 est) Area: 446, 550 sq km Arable Land %: 17.79% Physical Features: northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains. Population: 32, 649, 130 (July 2013 est) Population Density:73.11 people per sq km Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy Head of Government: King MOHAMMED VI (since 30 July 1999).Prime Minister Abdelillan Benkirane (since 29 Nov. 2011) Neighboring Countries: Algeria, Spain (N), Western Sahara. Crude Birth Rate:18.13/1,000 Crude Death Rate: 4.78/1,000 Growth Rate: 1.04% Infant Mortality Rate: 25.49/1,000 live births

Globalization

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1. Article Title: Briefing Paper: Globalization Article Author: Matthew Krain Article Date: 2005? Thesis Statement: ? Globalization is a process that results in the growing interconnectedness of the world? Globalization is a process that is bringing the world closer in areas of economics, politics, and culture. It is a process that creates problems and challenges many societies find helpful or hurtful. Especially in the current global trading system, developing countries are suffering inequalities at the expense of developed countries. Evidence: ?They fan out from their home countries in search of new markets, more resources, better investments, and cheaper labor in foreign host countries.? 2. Video Title: Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41

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