APHUG 1-3

Mercator Projection

Distorts size and shape but is good for navigation

Gall-Peters Projection

Distorts shape and lines but is good for size

Winkel Tripel Projection

This map is the reference map, compromising on everything

Goode Homolosine Projection

Distorts distance and cuts oceans but is good for size

Site

The physical character of a place

Absolute location

The exact position of a place on the earth's surface.

Relative location

The position of a place in relation to another place

Assimilation

One culture's features are altered to resemble another group

Acculturation

Changes experienced by both groups but the cultural features remain

Syncretism

Combining two groups to form a new culture

Diffusion

The process by which a feature spreads

Relocation diffusion

People move & take their ideas/items with them

Expansion diffusion

Ideas/cultural traits spread without physical movement

Hierarchical diffusion

The spread of an idea from nodes of authority or power to other places

Contagious diffusion

A rapid widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population

Stimulus diffusion

A spread of a principle even if the characteristic does not spread (McDonalds)

Hearth

A place from where an innovation originates

Physiological Density

population per unit of arable land

Agricultural density

Farmers per amount of arable land

TFR (total fertility rate)

How many children are predicted a woman will have in her child bearing years

CDR (Crude Death Rate)

The share of population that dies per year

Describe demographic transition in stage 1 & give an example

High births, high deaths, low but growing population

Describe demographic transition in stage 2 & give example

High births, high but decreasing deaths, growing population

Describe demographic transition in stage 4 & give example

Decreasing then stable birth rates at low, stable low death rates, increasing to stable population (still growing)

Dependency ratio

How many people are dependent on their economy

Developed countries compared to undeveloped countries & example of each & where they are roughly on demographic transition model

Developed countries have many more industrial aid healthcare benefits than undeveloped countries

What are some pronatalist policies

Education & healthcare discounts or benefits

What are some antinatalist policies

Giving women more opportunities for education & jobs

What is the China one-child population

Could only have one child, people would get punished for more. Policy was dropped in 2015

Why have birth rates been declining in developed countries

Women have more education and job opportunities

Why have birth rates not decreased in undeveloped countries

Women are expected to have more than one child, and usually do not have any other opportunities

Give definitions of transnational & internal migration

Transnational migration: When you cross political borders

Internal migration: Moving to a different region in that country

What are all of Ravenstein's laws of migration

-Young

-Looking for jobs

-Man

-Chain Migration

Remittances

Workers sending money to people in the country the emigrated from

What is the difference between immigration and emigration

Emigration refers to someone moving out of a place while immigration refers to someone moving to a place

Refugee

Someone who was forced to migrate from fears

Internally displaced person

Similar to a refugee but does not cross borders

Asylum seeker

Someone who migrates to a different country hoping to be seen as a refugee

Centripetal force

Brings people together

Centrifugal force

Pulls people apart

Habit

Repetative action from one person

Taboos

Norms that are crucial

What are the 4 largest religions

Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

Environmental determinism

Humans can alter their environment

Possibilism

The physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.