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1
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what are the names of earths physical systems

A

biotic and abiotic

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2
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what are the three pillars of sustainability

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environment, society, economy

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3
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what do maps generally tell us

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location

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4
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what is the frequency that something occurs

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density

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5
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ford motor company started in detroit, michigan. Consequently, everyone there drives ford’s. Beacuse detroit is where it began, detroit would be called a what?

A

hearth

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6
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popeyes decides to startr selling tgheur chicken sandwhiches interntionally. One day, you are walking into the airport in dubai and you see a popeyes. What Type of globalization is this?

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globalization of culture

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7
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what is the relationship between portion of the earth and earth as a whole?

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scale

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8
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There is a horizontal line on the earth. Is this latitude or longitude?

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latitude

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9
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why cant flat maps be trusted

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the earth isnt flat and the location would be off

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10
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why is spatial association important?

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predicts geographic field to produce a map

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11
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what is a vernacular region

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area that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity

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12
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what is vgi

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volunteered geographic information

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13
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what is geographic information science

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scientific discipline that studies geographic informtaion

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14
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what are the most important tools used by a geographer

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maps

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15
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spatial thinking involves knowing the difference between what and what

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time and location

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16
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what is this map

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choropleth map

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17
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true or false coordinates for relative location are subject to change

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true

18
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true or false coordinates for absolute location can change from time to time

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false

19
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true or false an iphone gaining popularity in the mid 2000s is an example of stimulus diffusion

A

true

20
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a disease spreading is called contagious diffusion

A

true

21
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two buisness, one from japan and another from south africa decide to plan a merger of their companies. Because the two comapnies are in different parts of the world they decide to use english as their langyes of business since is a commonalut between their countries speaking lingustincs what type of globalization is this?

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globalization of culture

22
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what is time and distance decay

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the more time spent away the less is becomes until it eventually diseapers

23
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which of these areas would most likely be sparsley populated

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war torn areas

24
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countries losing migrants may also lose which of these

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    1. and 3.
25
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why is satge 5 only a possible stage

A

it has rarely been seen

26
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who solved the cholera crisis in london

A

john snow

27
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people need what to survive, which is why cities develop around fertile areas

A

food

28
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people in the modern world seek what, job opportunities, and proximity to relatives

A

safety

29
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3 types of population density

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argicultural, arithmetic, physilogical

30
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When charting the age and sex of a growing population, what sort of shape do we expect to see?

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triangle

31
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Why was there the influx of Irish immigrants into the United States during late 18th and 19th centuries?

A

potato famine

32
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What is a push factor?

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A reason for migration that relates to the area the person comes from - something that is pushing them OUT of an area.

33
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Which of the following describes moving away from an area due to a natural disaster?

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environmental factors

34
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Sterilization programs, tax incentives for small families and subsidies for contraceptives are examples of _____.

A

anti-natalist policies

35
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Identify the period where there was an unmatched levels of human migration.

A

20th

36
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Which historical factor encouraged the process of urbanization during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

A

industialization

37
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War, famine, or what in a country can cause net-out migration to go up, or the TFR to drop.

A

political instability

38
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What is a feature of stage 1 DMT?

A

low population

39
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What is a feature of Stage 2 DTM?

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high growth

40
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Which of the following lists are ALL potential pull factors?

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Lots of jobs, pleasant climate, lots of natural resources.

41
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What is human migration?

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The seasonal or long-term movement of humans from one area of the Earth to another.

42
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Which of the following describes migrating to a place due to good job opportunities in that place?

A

pull factors

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