W Geo Exam 1

Name given to aa portion of Earth’s surface

Toponym

Use of Earth’s natural resources in ways that do not constrain resources use in the future

sustainability

the science of making maps

cartography

arc that for the most part follows 180 degrees longitude; when it is crossed, the clock moves forward or backward 24 hours

international Date Line

system used to transfer locations from Earth’s surface to a flat map

projection

number of immigrants - number of emigrants 

net migration

a chain of communication that connects places

network

an area in which most people share in one or more distinctive characteristics

formal region

a place from which an innovation originates

hearth

The process of the spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time

diffusion

The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth

map scale

problem with man made maps:

they objects could be off

projection may be wrong 

A geographer notes that 90% of college graduates are moving to Columbia, South Carolina, and wants to understand why.knA geographer notes that 90% if college graduates are moving to Columbia, South Carolina and wants to understand why. By locating the city to study, she has determined which theme of grography?

Place

She determines that the average distance between the hometown of these college graduates and Columbia, south carolina is 250 miles. This theme is:

space

the geographer is extremely interested in what about the people and the environment of Columbia attracts these young people. She spends a week observing people interactions and how much these people interact with the environment around them, She is studying which theme of geography?

connections

when studying Columbia, south Carolina, she notes it is a capital city in the southeast area of the United States, and determines that area has a lot of appeal to young, educated people. This theme is:

region

The geographer looks at the demographics of Columbia, south Carolina and compares them to the demographics of other capital cities in the United States and across europe. She uses what theme of geography to do this?

scale

what type of map would use the size of a territory to showcase specific geographic date (I.e.- the bigger the size the larger the population)

cartogram

what type of map would use shades or patterns to showcase specific geography data (I,e.- the darker the color the higher the range of data)

choropleth

what type of map uses points or dots to show how close or spread apart specific geographic data lies on a map?

dot distribution

Which region consists of peoples ideas about their cultural identity but not always specifically found on a map

vernacular region

which region is where most people who live there share on one or more distinctive characteristics like a state or a country

formal region

which region is centered around a focal point that allows that area to work or function such as a CBD or a businesses delivery zone

functional region

relocation diffusion 

the spread of cultural elements through the physical movement of people from one place to another.

movinf from one place to another 

expansion diffusion

The spread of cultural elements from one area to others through various processes

expanding 

the portion or The Earths surface occupied by permanent human settlement is called the 

ecumene

the measure of density that Is the number of people divided by the square area of land is known as ___ density 

arithmetic density

for the vast majority of human history populations were in what stage of the demographic transition

stage 1 

in which state of the demographic transition is the united states

stage 4

stage 2 is characterized by a high ____

natural increase

the lowest Cruse birth rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition

stage 4

the number of people who are too young or too old to work is

the dependency ratio

migration is a

permanent move to a new location

high interregional rural-to-urban migration reached a peak at what stage due to the industrial revolution 

stage 2

emigration is 

mirgation from a location

a country has a positive net migration if emigration ___ immigration

is less than 

today In developed countries the most common type of intaregional migration is from __ to ___

cities to suburbs

pull factor

pulls someone to want to go to a country

push factor

push people away from wanting to go to a country

asylum seeker

someone who has migrated to another country in hope of being seen as a refugee is an __

DACA

policy that allows children who were brought into the US as unauthroized immigrants to legally remain in the country

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimated in 2018 that there were about __ unauthorized immigrants living in the US

11 million 

gust worker

a person from a poorer country who is allowed to temporarily immigrate to a wealthier country to obtain a job 

interregional 

Chris’ company made his job remote after the pandemic and he moved form Nevada to Florida 

intraregional

Joe and Sally moved from Manhattan, New York City to Albany, New York

Push Factor:

unemployment

low number of resources

droughts 

war

instability

lack of service and safety

Pull Factor:

Freedoms

greater wealth

political security

friends and family

Geo means what

Earth

Graph(y) means what

to write

place

specific points on earth distinguished by a particular characteristic

a place may feel like a home

region

an area of earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics 

like Midwest or southern

functional region

centered around the node as if you have business and ship things out then your functional region might just be the US

Scale

The relationship between the proportion of the Earth being studied and earth as a whole

fro example: on a map, ¼ inch is actually 4 miles

space

the physical gap between two objects literally just space

connections

refers to relationships among people and objects across the barriers of space

connect the dots

latitude

like the latter

longitude

up down

toponym

a name that is given to a portion of earth

cultural landscape

relationship, social & physical

how things spread

connections

66% of the worlds population lives in 1 of 4 regions:

east asia

south asia

southeast asia

europe

NIR

births in a yr - deaths in a year

number of live births / total population

CBR

CDR

number of deaths in a yr / total population

Stage 1

caveman

stage 2

industrial time

stage 3

economic changes and better education leads to stabilizing family numbers

stage 4

fancy techie times 

types of migration

international vs internal

forced vs voluntary 

emigration vs immigration

emigration

emigration is migration from a location

immigration

immigration is migration to a location

how many people were unauthorized living in the US

15.4 million