Semester 1 Exam Review- Vocab Flashcards
Define Sense of Place
Define Cartography
The science of map making
Define Scale
The relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
Define Remote Sensing
The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from other long-distance methods
Define Diffusion
The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time
Define Toponym
The name given to a portion of Earth’s surface
Define Global Positioning System (GPS)
A system the determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites,tracking stations, and receivers
Define Geographic Information System (GIS)
A computers system that stores, organizes analyses, and displays geographic data.
Define Demography
The scientific study of population characteristics
Define Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
The total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society
Define Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years
Define Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
The total number of deaths in a year among infants under 1 year of age for every 1,000 live births in a society
Define Natural Increase Rate (NIR)
The percentage growth of a population in a year, computed as the crude birth rate minus the crude birth rate
Define Natal Policy
Define Dependency Ratio
The number of people under age 15 and over the age of 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force
Define Agricultural Density
The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of arable land (land suitable for agriculture)
Define Arithmetic Density
The total number of people divided by the total land area
Define Physiological Density
The number of people per unit area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture
Define Local Diversity
Define Parallels
A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians
Define Meridian
An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles
Define Cultural Landscape
An approach to geography that emphasizes the relationship among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area
Define Possibilism
The theory
