human geo

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to geography, population dynamics, and environmental interactions.

Census Data

Systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population.

Absolute Location

Describes the precise location of a place using the Earth's Graticule (latitude & longitude).

Relative Location

Describes the location of a place relative to other human and physical features.

Space (Geography)

Relational concept that acquires meaning and sense when related to other concepts.

Place

Describes an area on the surface of the Earth with distinguishing human & physical characteristics.

Human-Environment Interaction

Describes the ways humans modify or adapt to the natural world.

Distance Decay

The idea that the likelihood of interaction diminishes with increasing distance.

Time-Space Compression

Refers to the feeling of a 'shrinking world' due to access to technology & transportation.

Globalization

The process of increased interconnectedness among countries, especially in economics, politics, and culture.

Sustainability

Meeting an increased demand for resources in a way that protects the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Environmental Determinism

Theory that a society is formed and determined by the physical environment, especially the climate.

Possibilism

Theory that the environment sets certain constraints, but people use their creativity to respond to these conditions.

Population Density

The number of people within a given area.

Arithmetic Population Density

The measure of the number of people within a given area divided by the total land area.

Physiologic Population Density

The measure of the number of people per arable (farmable) land.

Carrying Capacity

The number of people an area can sustain without critically straining its resources.

Population Pyramid

Visual representation of a population in terms of age and sex, indicating growth trends.

Dependency Ratio

A measure of the number of dependents, aged zero to 14 and over the age of 65, to the total population.