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the process of map making

relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole

the study through observation and/or a scientific technique of how people/structures/ items are arranged within a space

a philosophy of geography that stated that human behaviors are a direct result of the surrounding environment

the theory that they physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives

a combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry and physical features like climate and vegetation. the effect humans have in the environment

an area of earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics

captures, stores, queries, and displays geographic data

a system that determines the precise position of something on earth

the effect that humans have on their environment and the effect that the environment has on humans

how ownership of the vast lands in the Northwest Territory would legally transfer from the federal government to states individual landowners

a projection of the globe with more accurate shapes and directions but not accurate continent sizes

specific information about people

a projection of the globe that has accurate size but less accurate shape

an area which observes a uniform time for commercial and social reasons

the name given to a certain point on earth

the system to identify the location of each meridian on the earths surface

the numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel

area in which (nearly) everyone shares one or more distinctive characteristics

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

area organized around a node or focal point

the physical characteristics of a place

the location of a place relative to other places

a geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships

the meridian with 0 degrees in longitude

land that the Dutch have created by draining water from an area

a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development

a relatively developed country that is advanced socially and economically

a place where innovation originates

the arrangement of a feature in space

the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area

the reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communication and transport systems

the diminished importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin

a model which holds that the potential use of a service at a particular location is directly related to the number of people in a location and inversely related to the distance people must travel to reach the service

the process of which one feature is spread from one place to another

the spread of an idea through the movement of people from one place to another

the spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process

spread of ideas from authority

rapid widespread of ideas in a population

the spread of a underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse

the notion that distance usually requires some amount of effort, money and/or energy to overcome

the process of making something worldwide in scope

the scientific study if population characteristics

when the number of people exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard

a portion of the earths surface occupied by a permanent human settlement

the total number of people divided by the total land area

the number of people per unit area of arable land which is land suitable for agriculture

the ratio of farmers to the total land suitable for agriculture

the total number of live births in a year for every 1000 people alive in the society

the total number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people alive in the society

the percentage of growth of a population in a year computed as the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate

the number if years needed to double a population assuming a constant rate of natural increase

the average number if children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years

the total number of deaths in a year among infants under 1 year of age for every 1000 live births in a society

the average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current social economic and medical conditions

a model of the process of change in a society’s population from a condition of high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a condition of low crude birth and death rates, low rate of natural increase and higher total population

the time when human beings domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering

a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods

medical tech invented in europe and north america that has diffused to the poorer countries in latin america, asia and africa

a decline of the total fertility rate to the point where the natural increase rate equals zero

a bar graph that represents the distribution of population by age and sex

the number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force

the number if working age people (ages 15-64) divided by number of people 65 and older

the number of males per 100 females in the population

the process of change in the distinctive causes of death in each stage of demographic transition

disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population

a permanent move to a new location

migration from a location

migration to a new location

the difference between the level of immigration and the level or emigration

types of short term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis such as daily, monthly or annually

laws/generalizations about where and why migrants move

a factor that induces people to move out of their present location

a factor that attracts people to move to that place

someone who is forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership to a social or political group

an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration

the permanent movement from one country to another

choosing to move usually attracted by a pull factor like economic benifit

compelled to move by cultural or environmental factors

permanent movement within a particular country

migration from one region of a country to another region of that country

movement within one region

model that shows a change in migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth and other social and economic changes that also produce demographic transition

migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there

in reference to migration, a law that places a maximum limit on the number of people that can migrate to a country per year

large scale emigration by talented people

a term once used for a worker who migrated to the developed countries of northern and western europe, usually from southern and eastern europe or from north africa in search of higher paying jobs

a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants

net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries

the transfer of money by workers to people in the country from which they emigrated

a repetitive act performed by a particular individual

the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes a characteristic of the group of people performing the act

culture traditionally practice by a small homogenous, rural group living in relative isolation

culture found in large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics

the region which certain cultures originate

the physical aspects of a society, the objects made or modified by a human

a restriction on behavior imposed by social custom

the contribution of a locations distinctive physical features to the way food tastes

the process by which a groups cultural features are altered to resemble those of another more dominant group

the process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of two groups, each which retains distinct features