Asia Test Flashcards
4 Main Islands of Japan
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Topographic Map
Shows Elevation; Uses Circles to Show Elevation
Physical Map
Shows Elevation; Uses Color to Show Elevation
Whats Arable Land
Good Land for Farming
Population Density
All People / Amount of Land; Average Number of People per Sq. Mile
Population Distribution
Where People Live in the Whole Region
Densely Populated
Lots of People in the Area; Ex: 300 People per Sq. Mile
Sparsely Populated
Not a Lot of People in the Area: Ex: 3 People per Sq. Mile
Physiologic Population Density
Where People Live in the Arable Land
Human Footprint
Ecological Footprint Map of Human Influence on Region
Government
A System that Sets up and Enforces a Society
Direct Democracy
All People get to Debate and Vote on Every Single Issue
Representative Democracy
People vote for a person to represent them and their ideas/beliefs
Dictatorship
A form of government in which one person or a small group has all power and are usually mean
Constituent
Voter
Coup
An overthrow; military coup is an overthrow by the military
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone; 150 miles long and 2.5 miles; border between North and South Korea; most guarded bored EVER
What happens when you recalculated physiologic population density
It increases
Why do earthquakes happen
When plates shift next to each other
How are mountains formed
When plates merge/come together
Factors to influence settlement
Landforms, elevation, climate, ect.