Tags & Description
cartography
the process of map making
scale
relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
spatial analysis
the study through observation and/or a scientific technique of how people/structures/ items are arranged within a space
environmental determinism
a philosophy of geography that stated that human behaviors are a direct result of the surrounding environment
possibilism
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
cultural landscape
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
region
an area of earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics
geographic information system (GIS)
captures, stores, queries, and displays geographic data
global positioning system (GPS)
a system that determines the precise position of something on earth
human-environment interaction
the effect that humans have on their environment and the effect that the environment has on humans
land ordinance of 1785
how ownership of the vast lands in the Northwest Territory would legally transfer from the federal government to states individual landowners
Mercator projection
a projection of the globe with more accurate shapes and directions but not accurate continent sizes
census data
specific information about people
Robinson projection
a projection of the globe that has accurate size but less accurate shape
time zones
an area which observes a uniform time for commercial and social reasons
toponym
the name given to a certain point on earth
longitude
the system to identify the location of each meridian on the earths surface
latitude
the numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel
formal/uniform region
area in which (nearly) everyone shares one or more distinctive characteristics
vernacular/perceptual region
area that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity
functional/nodal region
area organized around a node or focal point
site
the physical characteristics of a place
situation
the location of a place relative to other places
cultural ecology
a geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships
prime meridian
the meridian with 0 degrees in longitude
polder
land that the Dutch have created by draining water from an area
LDC’s
a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development
MDC’s
a relatively developed country that is advanced socially and economically
hearth
a place where innovation originates
distribution
the arrangement of a feature in space
density
the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area
space-time compression
the reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communication and transport systems
distance decay
the diminished importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
gravity model
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
diffusion
the process of which one feature is spread from one place to another
relocation diffusion
the spread of an idea through the movement of people from one place to another
expansion diffusion
the spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process
hierarchical diffusion
spread of ideas from authority
contagious diffusion
rapid widespread of ideas in a population
stimulus diffusion
the spread of a underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse
friction of distance
the notion that distance usually requires some amount of effort, money and/or energy to overcome
globalization
the process of making something worldwide in scope
demography
the scientific study if population characteristics
overpopulation
when the number of people exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard
ecumene
a portion of the earths surface occupied by a permanent human settlement
arithmetic density
the total number of people divided by the total land area
physiological density
the number of people per unit area of arable land which is land suitable for agriculture
agricultural density
the ratio of farmers to the total land suitable for agriculture
crude birth rate (CBR)
the total number of live births in a year for every 1000 people alive in the society
crude death rate (CDR)
the total number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people alive in the society
natural increase rate (NIR)
the percentage of growth of a population in a year computed as the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate
doubling time
the number if years needed to double a population assuming a constant rate of natural increase
total fertility rate (TFR)
the average number if children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years
infant mortality rate (IMR)
the total number of deaths in a year among infants under 1 year of age for every 1000 live births in a society
life expectancy
the average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current social economic and medical conditions
demographic transition model (DTM)
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
agricultural revolution
the time when human beings domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
industrial revolution
a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods
medical revolution
medical tech invented in europe and north america that has diffused to the poorer countries in latin america, asia and africa
zero population growth (ZPG)
a decline of the total fertility rate to the point where the natural increase rate equals zero
population pyramid
a bar graph that represents the distribution of population by age and sex
dependency ratio
the number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force
elderly support ratio
the number if working age people (ages 15-64) divided by number of people 65 and older
sex ratio
the number of males per 100 females in the population
epidemiological transition model (ETM)
the process of change in the distinctive causes of death in each stage of demographic transition
pandemic
disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population
Migration
a permanent move to a new location
emigration
migration from a location
immigration
migration to a new location
net migration
the difference between the level of immigration and the level or emigration
circulation
types of short term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis such as daily, monthly or annually
ravenstein’s laws
laws/generalizations about where and why migrants move
push factor
a factor that induces people to move out of their present location
pull factor
a factor that attracts people to move to that place
refugee
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
intervening obstacle
an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
international migration
the permanent movement from one country to another
voluntary migration
choosing to move usually attracted by a pull factor like economic benifit
forced migration
compelled to move by cultural or environmental factors
internal migration
permanent movement within a particular country
interregional migration
migration from one region of a country to another region of that country
intraregional migration
movement within one region
migration transition model
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
chain migration
migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
quotas
in reference to migration, a law that places a maximum limit on the number of people that can migrate to a country per year
brain drain
large scale emigration by talented people
guest workers
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
nativism
a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants
counter-urbanization
net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries
remittances
the transfer of money by workers to people in the country from which they emigrated
Habit
a repetitive act performed by a particular individual
custom
the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes a characteristic of the group of people performing the act
folk culture
culture traditionally practice by a small homogenous, rural group living in relative isolation
popular culture
culture found in large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics
cultural hearth
the region which certain cultures originate
material culture
the physical aspects of a society, the objects made or modified by a human
taboo
a restriction on behavior imposed by social custom
terrior
the contribution of a locations distinctive physical features to the way food tastes
assimilation
the process by which a groups cultural features are altered to resemble those of another more dominant group
acculturation
the process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of two groups, each which retains distinct features