SS2 Flashcards
The way that humans spread over and interact with Earth
Human geography
Any group of individuals that shares some common characteristics
Population
The annual number of childbirths for every 1,000 people
Crude birth rate
The annual mortality rate (death rate) for every 1,000 people
Crude death rate
A population goes through a _______ _________ when there is a distinct and drastic change in death and birth rates
A population goes through a demographic transition when there is a distinct and drastic change in death and birth rates
A population goes through a demographic transition when there is a distinct and drastic change in death and birth rates
A population goes through a _______ _________ when there is a distinct and drastic change in death and birth rates
The distribution of economic activities
Economic geography
Economic geography
The distribution of economic activities
The number of infant deaths for every 1,000 infants within a year
Infant mortality rate
Infant mortality rate
The number of infant deaths for every 1,000 infants within a year
The study of the spread of a language
Language demography
Language demography
The study of the spread of a language
The average age to which the members within a community can be expected to live
Life expectancy
Life expectancy
The average age to which the members within a community can be expected to live
The incidence of people contracting a selected illness within a population
Morbidity rate
Morbidity rate
The incidence of people contracting a selected illness within a population
A measure of how many individuals of a population exist in a given unit of space
population density
population density
A measure of how many individuals of a population exist in a given unit of space
The study of the number and distribution of members of various religions
Religious demography
Religious demography
The study of the number and distribution of members of various religions
The making of maps is called
cartography
cartography
The making of maps is called
What maps are concerned with the surface conditions of an area?
Topographical maps
Topographical maps
What maps are concerned with the surface conditions of an area?
Maps that have been simplified to the point where only a few pieces of key information stand out (think: a map of New York’s subway system)
Topological maps
Topological maps
Maps that have been simplified to the point where only a few pieces of key information stand out (think: a map of New York’s subway system)
Maps that don’t show much geographical detail, but are instead focused on communicating some other info to the map user (think: map of the US, with each state colored in to measure population density)
Thematic maps
Thematic maps
Maps that don’t show much geographical detail, but are instead focused on communicating some other info to the map user (think: map of the US, with each state colored in to measure population density)
Maps indicate directions with:
a compass rose
a compass rose
Maps indicate directions with:
A section of the map that explains symbols or color usage
Key, or Legend
Key, or Legend
A section of the map that explains symbols or color usage
A _____ shows how much distance an inch (or a centimeter, etc.) is on a map
Scale
Scale
A _____ shows how much distance an inch (or a centimeter, etc.) is on a map
