CH. 1-3 Flashcards
What is the Global Population Size?
~ 7 Billion
Establishment of rule over a foreign population
Colonialism
Percent of people who live in cities
Urbanization
Hybridization
forms of American pop culture spread abroad and are melded with local cultural traditions
What are the four Demographic Transition Stages?`
Preindustrial, Early Industrial, Late Industrial, Post Industrial
Which transitional stage had high birth rates and had death rates fall drastically?
Stage 2: Early Industrial
Which stage has low birth rates and low death rates?
Stage 4: Post Industrial
Which stage has the lowest total population but high birth and death rates?
Stage 1: Preindustrial
Which stage is where death rates start to fall and birth rates transition from high to low?
Stage 3: Late industrial
N2O, CO2, CFC’s Ch4, O3, H2O are all categorized as what?
Greenhouse Gases
Human generated greenhouse gases are what?
Anthropogenic
Which greenhouse gas increased by 120ppm due to anthropogenic causes?
CO2
Data collected over a long period of time of a region that includes recorded temperature, precipitation, etc.
Climograph
Habitat loss in forests due to the construction of highways, cities, and farmland
Deforestation
What types of forests are affected by deforestation?
Tropical, Evergreen and Deciduous
Created international law that entitled penalties to countries not reaching their CO2 emission reduction targets
Kyoto Protocol
What is a bioregion? And what are some of its regions?
Bioregion is characterized by plant and animal life; Tropical Rain Forest, Mediterranean shrubs and woodland, Desert and grassland
What are some causes and effects of the Green Revolution?
Increase in global food production but has resulted in heavy use of water, fertilizer, and pesticides
What climate region is the Hudson Bay characterized as?
Tundra/Subarctic
What climate region is most of California’s coastal side?
Mediterranean/Marine West Coast
What climate region is Northeast America?
Humid continental, cool summers/warm summers.
What climate region is Southeast America?
Humid subtropical, hot summers
In what stage did Europeans begin to move westward and why?
Stage 3: 1850-1910 due to discovery of gold and silver
What is the term that defines African American’s migration to major cities for job opportunities?
Black Exodus from the South
What is NAFTA and who is included in it?
North American Free Trade Agreement; US, Canada, Mexico
What is the process in which immigrants are absorbed by the larger host society
(Cultural) Assimilation
What is the term for people leaving large cities for smaller towns and rural areas
Nonmetropolitan growth
What percent of North American’s live in cities?
80%
What are the four sectors?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
What has happened with the Ogallala Aquifer in the past 50 years?
lowered water tables by as much as 100 feet
What is the process of higher income residents replacing the lower income residents of central-city neighborhoods?
Gentrification
Which phase of immigration is the highest and where are their origins?
Phase 5; From Latin America/Asia
What sector include natural resource extraction?
Primary
What sector includes manufacturing/industrial?
Secondary
What sector include services?
Tertiary
What sector includes information processing?
Quaternary
What sectors and what percentage make up North American labor force?
Tertiary/quaternary; 70%
