unit 1 exam Flashcards
cultural geography
cultural geography is the study of the many cultural aspects found throughout the world and how they relate to spaces and places where they originate and then travel as people continually move across various areas
cultural landscape
a geographic area, including both cultural and natural resources and the wildlife or domestic animals therein, associated with a historic event, activity, or person or exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic values.
globalization
the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating in an international scale
resource
a stick or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively
sustainability
the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level
cultural ecology
the study of human adaption to social and physical environments
demography
the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human population
arable land
land fit or used for the growing of crops
epidemiology
the branch of medicine whish deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health
carrying capacity
the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation
fertility rate
the total fertility rate of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a person over their lifetime
mortality/death rate
mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths in a population
migration
migration is the movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily.
net migration
the net migration rate is the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants throughout the year
counterurbanization
a demographic and social process whereby people move from urban areas to rural areas.
