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Quiz 1: Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

1
Q

What is geography?

A

literally means “description of the Earth”

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2
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What are the 5 essential elements?

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  1. The World in Spatial Terms
  2. Places and Regions
  3. Physical Systems
  4. Human Systems
  5. Environment and Society
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3
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What are the 5 themes of geography?

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  1. Location
  2. Place
  3. Human-Environment Interaction
  4. Movement
  5. Region
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4
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Physical and human features of Earth’s surface

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Landscape

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5
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_______ underlies decisions about use of landscape. It is a system of values, beliefs, and attitudes that shapes and influences perception and behavior.

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Culture

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6
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Population shares a defining trait

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Formal region

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7
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Spatial unit characterized by a central focus on some activity

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Functional region

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8
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Exists in the minds of many people

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Vernacular region

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9
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How we understand space and place in our everyday lives

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Geographical imagination

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10
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A map with a scale of 1:10,000 means that 1 linear unit on the map represents ______ such real-world units on the ground; this is a __________

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10,000; representative fraction

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11
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A ____ _____ map has a large representative fraction and is a small area shown in more detail.

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Large scale

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12
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A _____ _____ map has a small representative fraction and is an area shown in more detail.

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Small scale

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13
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Defines a place in relationship to other places

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Relative location

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14
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Provides a unique address for each place

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Absolute location

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15
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Maps concerned with locations of various features of the earth’s surface and their relationships with each other

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Reference maps

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16
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Maps that show the distribution of a particular phenomenon

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Thematic maps

17
Q

MDCs
LDCs
NICs

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More developed countries
Less developed countries
Newly industrializing countries

18
Q

Total output of goods and services that a country produces for home use in a year

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

19
Q

Includes foreign output by domestically owned producers

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Gross National Product (GNP)

20
Q

Includes GDP plus income from abroad from sources such as rents, profits, and labors

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Gross National Income (GNI)

21
Q

Considers differences in relative prices of goods and services
Measured in current “international dollars”

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Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

22
Q

Scale that considers attributes of quality of life

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Human Development Index (HDI)

23
Q

The study of population

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Demography

24
Q

1 Billion people in 1800, 2 Billion in 1930, 4 Billion in 1975, 6 Billion in 1999, 7 Billion in 2011

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Population Expansion

25
Q

Annual number of live births per 1000 people in a population

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Birth rate

26
Q

Annual number of deaths per 1000 people in a population

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Death rate

27
Q

Birth rate - Death rate; may represent either a growth or a loss

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Population Change Rate

28
Q

People in _____ tend to have fewer children than those in ______ areas.

A

Cities, rural

29
Q

Death rates can be reduced by:

A
  1. Better sanitation
  2. Better hygiene
  3. Cleaner drinking water
  4. Availability of antibiotics and immunizations
  5. Insecticides
  6. Improvements in medical and public health technologies
30
Q

Number of years a person may expect to live in an environment

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Life Expectancy

31
Q

Number of years required for human population to double. Computed by dividing 70 by the growth rate.

A

Doubling time

32
Q

Why has the human population exploded?

A

The death rate has fallen due to improvements in many technologies.

33
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What are the 4 stages in the demographic transition model?

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Stage 1: Preindustrial
Stage 2: Transitional
Stage 3: Industrial
Stage 4: Postindustrial

34
Q

Classifies a population by gender and by 5 year age increments

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Population pyramid

35
Q

The movement of people

A

Migration

36
Q

One who moves FROM a place

A

Emigrant

37
Q

One who moves TO a place

A

Immigrant

38
Q

When hunger or lack of land “pushes” people from rural areas into cities

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Push factors for migration

39
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Moving to a new area to take advantage of a job or educational opportunity

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Pull factors for migration

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