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ap human unit 1 and 2 Flashcards

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site

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a places absolute location as well as it’s physical characteristics

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situation

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the location of a place based on its relation to other places

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scale

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The scale on a map shows the size of the area represented by the map.

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node

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a dot on a map that represents a specific location or feature.

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periphery

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The periphery is usually the lesser developed part of a town or region, that is usually located at the edge of the cities/regions and far away from the developed, more “sophisticated” and often beautiful city/regional centre

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core

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central region in an economy, with good communications and high population density, which conduce to its prosperity

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semi periphery

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are the industrializing, mostly capitalist countries which are positioned between the periphery and core countries.

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Absolute Distance

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Absolute distance in geography is a measure of the physical space between two locations

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Absolute Direction

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relative to a fixed frame of reference and always point in the same direction, regardless of their location

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Relative Distance

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type of measurement used in geography to describe the social, cultural, economic, and political relationships between two or more communities

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Relative Direction

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a relationship to an object’s current location and orientation

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census

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a survey of the total population of a region done by a governing body

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choropleth map

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A choropleth map is a type of statistical thematic map that uses pseudocolor, meaning color

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cartogram map

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a map in which the geometry of regions is distorted in order to convey the information of an alternate variable

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isoline map

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a way of presenting numerical data cartographically, helping readers to recognize geographical patterns and relationships, such as travel time catchments.

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remote sensing

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the process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance

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DTM

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The Demographic Transition Model (DTM) is based on historical population trends of two demographic characteristics – birth rate and death rate – to suggest that a country’s total population growth rate cycles through stages as that country develops economically.

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doubling time

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Doubling time is the amount of time it takes for a value to double itself at a consistent rate of growth

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land degration

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Land degradation is caused by multiple forces, including extreme weather conditions, particularly drought. It is also caused by human activities that pollute or degrade the quality of soils and land utility

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agricultural density

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Agricultural density measures the number of farmers per unit area of farmland

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arable land

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Arable land is land worked (ploughed or tilled) regularly, generally under a system of crop rotation

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arithmetic density

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Arithmetic density is sometimes referred to as real density. It’s calculated by dividing the total population or number of people by the total area

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total fertility rate (TFR)

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The total fertility rate (TFR) is the sum of the age-specific birth rates of women in five-year age groups multiplied by five

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population distribution

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Population distribution is a measure of how spread out a population is in any given area.

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population density

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the number of individuals divided by the size of the area.

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mortality

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Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time

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Carrying Capacity

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the number of people a place such as a town, city, country, or the world can support.

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dependency ratio

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a measure of the number of dependents aged zero to 14 and over the age of 65, compared with the total population aged 15 to 64

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Demographics

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statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.

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Overpopulation

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the state whereby the human population rises to an extent exceeding the carrying capacity of the ecological setting

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Anti-Natalist

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a family of philosophical views that are critical of reproduction

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Pro-Natalist,

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relating to the policy or practice of encouraging people to have children.

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brain drain

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the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country.

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distance decay

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often used to explain the diminishing influences between two locales, the further apart they are

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immigration

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Immigration is the movement of people to another country for permanent settlement.

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emigration

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Emigration is the process of leaving one’s country of origin in order to settle in another country permanently

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intervening obstacle

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an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration

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intervening opportunity

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a feature (usually economic) that causes a migrant to choose a destination other than his original one

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diffusion

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the spread of ideas, objects, inventions, and other practices from place to place

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Push Factor

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something that encourages an individual to migrate away from a certain place

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Pull Factor

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positive factors that attract people to new areas from other areas.

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Friction of Distance

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Friction of distance is a core principle of geography that states that movement incurs some form of cost, in the form of physical effort, energy, time, and/or the expenditure of other resources

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Transhumance

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The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures

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Chain Migration

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occurs when individuals from within a community follow the path of a previous group or individual within the community and emigrate to a new region.

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Step Migration

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the process of moving from one place to another in a series of stages.

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Guest Workers

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Guest workers typically perform low or semi-skilled agricultural, industrial, or domestic labor in countries with workforce shortages

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asylum

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the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.

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Repatriate

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send (someone) back to their own country.

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Quotas

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a government-imposed trade restriction that limits the number or monetary value of goods that a country can import or export during a particular period.

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