Geography master review

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY + ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS

FLASHCARD MASTER DECK


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Term: Human Geography
Definition: Study of how humans organize space, interact with environments, produce places, and create cultural, economic, and political landscapes.


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Environmental Geography
Definition: Bridge between human + physical geography focused on human impacts on environment and environmental constraints on societies.


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Space vs Place

  • Space: abstract location, measurable, coordinates

  • Place: space with meaning, identity, emotional attachment


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Toponymy

  • Study of place names & cultural meaning


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Globalisation (core concept)
Definition: intensifying integration of economies, cultures, technology, and governance.

Key effects:

  • Increased flows: goods, people, finance, digital

  • Standardisation vs cultural loss

  • Global supply chains, outsourcing


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Timeโ€“Space Compression
Definition: tech + transport reduce perceived distance

Examples:

  • Cheap flights

  • Instant communication

  • Digital labour

Implication:

  • Global networks function as if space has shrunk


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Anthropocene
Definition: current epoch shaped predominantly by human activity (climate, biodiversity loss, pollution, land use).


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Sustainability
3 pillars:

  • Social

  • Economic

  • Environmental

Goal: meet needs now without harming future capacity.


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Urbanisation
Definition: shift from rural โ†’ urban living due to industrialisation, services, universities, infrastructure.

Effects:

  • Rising density

  • Housing pressures

  • Transport demand

  • Heat island effect


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Environmental Justice
Definition: Fair distribution of environmental benefits + burdens.

Issues:

  • Toxic sites in low-income areas

  • Climate displacement

  • Resource inequality


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Climate Migration
Definition: Movement due to drought, sea-level rise, storms, loss of livelihoods.

Drivers:

  • Salinisation

  • Flooding

  • Storm surges

  • Desertification


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Political Ecology
Definition: Examines power, inequality, and political forces shaping human-environment relationships.

Key idea:
Environmental problems = political & economic decisions, not natural accidents.


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Carrying Capacity
Definition: Max population environment can sustain without degradation.


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Tragedy of the Commons
Definition: Shared resource overused due to individual benefit vs collective cost.

Examples:

  • Overfishing

  • Atmosphere COโ‚‚

  • Deforestation


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Environmental Determinism
Definition: Environment determines human behavior & culture.
(Outdated, criticized as simplistic & colonial).


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Possibilism
Definition: Environment sets limits, but culture + technology decide outcomes.
Modern, accepted view.


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Uneven Development
Definition: Spatial disparities in wealth due to capitalism, colonial history, resource extraction.


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Coreโ€“Periphery Model

  • Core: high income, decision-making, tech power

  • Semi-periphery: emerging states

  • Periphery: resource extraction, low wages


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Greenwashing
Definition: marketing sustainability without actually reducing harm.


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Eco-Cities
Definition: urban planning aimed at low-energy, public transit, green spaces, cycling, renewables.


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Urban Heat Island
Definition: built environments retain more heat than rural surroundings.

Causes:

  • Asphalt

  • High density

  • Lack of greenery

Solutions:

  • Green roofs

  • Trees

  • Reflective surfaces


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Cultural Landscape (Sauer)
Definition: landscape shaped by human cultural activity over time.


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Place Identity
Meaning + memory + symbolism attached to location.


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Placelessness (Relph)
Definition: homogenization of landscapes โ†’ loss of distinct identity (malls, McDonaldization).


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Global Environmental Governance
Actors:

  • UN

  • IPCC

  • NGOs

  • Nation states

  • Corporations

Issues:

  • Enforcement

  • Sovereignty vs collective good


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Food Geographies
Issues:

  • Food miles

  • Food deserts

  • Agricultural emissions

  • Water footprint


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Resource Conflict
Examples:

  • Water wars (Nile basin)

  • Oil geopolitics

  • Lithium mining


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GIS for Human-Environmental Study
Uses:

  • Flood-risk mapping

  • Land use change

  • Urban expansion

  • Climate vulnerability zones


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Vulnerability vs Resilience

  • Vulnerability: exposure + sensitivity + inability to cope

  • Resilience: ability to adapt, recover, reorganize


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Sustainable Urban Transport

  • LRT

  • Bikes

  • Pedestrianization

  • Congestion charges


โš  LIKELY EXAM QUESTIONS

1. Define Anthropocene and explain its importance.

Core points:

  • Human epoch

  • Carbon spike

  • Biodiversity collapse

  • Urban dominance

2. Explain timeโ€“space compression with examples.

Mention:

  • global digital markets

  • cheap flights

  • remote work

3. Describe environmental justice with real cases.

Examples:

  • Hurricane Katrina racialised impact

  • Toxic dumping in poor districts

4. Discuss urban sustainability strategies.

  • transit investment

  • density vs sprawl

  • green public space

  • renewable grids


๐ŸŒฑ 5 MARK / SHORT ANSWER CRAM LINES

  • Possibilism: humans adapt, environment constrains but doesnโ€™t dictate.

  • Tragedy of Commons: short-term self-interest โ†’ long-term destruction.

  • Urban heat island: city > rural temp due to materials + low vegetation.

  • Uneven development: capitalism produces geographic winners + losers.

  • Political ecology: environmental issues rooted in power + inequality.


๐Ÿ‘€ DIAGRAM-HOW-TO (for recall)

If they ask you to describe a diagram:

Urban heat island sketch โ†’ words:

  • centre temp peaks

  • suburbs moderate

  • rural lowest, drop outside city edge

Coreโ€“periphery map โ†’ words:

  • core clusters: Europe, US, Japan

  • periphery belt: Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of South Asia


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๐ŸŒ HUMAN GEOGRAPHY + ENVIRONMENTAL FLASHCARD SUPER DECK

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๐Ÿ”น CORE FOUNDATIONS

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Human Geography
Study of spatial organization of human activities, cultures, economies, and political structures across landscapes.

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Environmental Geography
Examines reciprocal relationships between humans and environments (impacts + constraints).

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Physical vs Human Geography

  • Physical: natural systems (rivers, weather, climate)

  • Human: social systems (culture, migration, economy)

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Cultural Landscape (Carl Sauer)
Landscape is a product of cultural shaping layered over time.

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Space
Abstract, measurable, coordinate-based location.

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Place
Space given meaning, identity, memory, emotion.

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Sense of Place
Subjective emotional ties to a location.

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Placelessness (Relph)
Global homogenisation โ†’ loss of local uniqueness.


๐Ÿ”น GLOBALISATION & ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

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Globalisation
Integration of world economies, cultures, tech through networks + flows.

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Timeโ€“Space Compression (Harvey)
Technology shrinks experiential distance.

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World Systems Theory (Wallerstein)
Core, Periphery, Semi-periphery hierarchical economic order.

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Core Characteristics
High wages, capital control, decision centers, tech innovation.

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Periphery Characteristics
Raw materials, low wages, economic dependency.

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Semi-periphery
Transition states with mixed development (Brazil, India, Mexico).

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Uneven Development
Capitalism inherently produces regional inequality.


๐Ÿ”น POPULATION & MIGRATION

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Migration
Permanent or semi-permanent movement from one location to another.

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Push Factors
War, climate stress, unemployment.

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Pull Factors
Jobs, stability, education, safety.

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Climate Migration
Movement due to ecological disruption (drought, sea-level rise).

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Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
Forced migration without crossing national borders.

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Refugee
Crosses borders due to persecution or threat.

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Environmental Refugee
Displaced by natural hazards or climate change.


๐Ÿ”น CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

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Culture
Shared beliefs, values, norms, artifacts of a society.

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Cultural Hearth
Origin point of cultural traits.

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Diffusion

  • Relocation: migrants carry traits

  • Expansion: spreads outward from origin

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Global Cultural Convergence
Cultures becoming similar via global media, brands.

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Cultural Hybridisation
Mixed forms from contact (e.g., K-pop + hip-hop).


๐Ÿ”น URBANISM & CITY GEOGRAPHY

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Urbanisation
Growth in proportion of urban population.

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Megacity

10 million residents (Tokyo, Lagos).

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Primate City
Dominates politics + economy in state (Paris, Bangkok).

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Urban Heat Island
Cities retain heat due to built form, asphalt, lack of vegetation.

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Suburbanisation
Movement from city core โ†’ outskirts.

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Gentrification
Middle-class revitalization pushes out lower-income residents.

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Urban Sprawl
Low-density, car-dependent expansion.


๐Ÿ”น DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

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Human Development Index (HDI)
Composite: life expectancy, education, income.

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Economic output within borders.

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Gini Index
Income inequality measure.


๐Ÿ”น ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY

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Anthropocene
Epoch dominated by human impact on Earth systems.

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Environmental Determinism
Environment dictates human culture (rejected).

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Possibilism
Environment limits, humans innovate around limits.

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Political Ecology
Environmental issues shaped by power, history, inequality.

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Tragedy of the Commons
Shared resource exploitation due to individual gain.

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Carrying Capacity
Max population environment can sustain.

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Ecological Footprint
Land/water area needed to support lifestyles.


๐Ÿ”น CLIMATE & SUSTAINABILITY

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Sustainability Pillars

  • environmental

  • social

  • economic

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COโ‚‚ Emissions Geography
High in global North, impacts heavier in global South.

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Carbon Colonialism
Global South sacrifices land/resources for Northโ€™s โ€œoffsets.โ€

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Greenhouse Effect
Traps heat via atmospheric gases.

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Mitigation vs Adaptation

  • Mitigation: reduce causes

  • Adaptation: adjust to effects


๐Ÿ”น ENERGY GEOGRAPHIES

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Renewable Energy
Wind, solar, hydro, geothermal.

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Energy Transition
Shift from fossil fuels โ†’ clean systems.

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Energy Justice
Fair access + equitable distribution of energy burdens.


๐Ÿ”น WATER & FOOD GEOGRAPHIES

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Water Scarcity
Demand exceeds supply.

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Blue Water vs Green Water

  • Blue: lakes/rivers

  • Green: soil moisture

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Food Deserts
Low-income areas with limited fresh food access.

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Food Miles
Distance food travels before consumption.


๐Ÿ”น GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

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IPCC
UN climate assessment body.

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COP
Annual climate negotiation conference.

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Kyoto Protocol / Paris Agreement
Emission reduction treaties.


๐ŸŒ KEY GEOGRAPHERS YOU MUST KNOW

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David Harvey
Timeโ€“space compression, critique of capitalism.

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Doreen Massey
Space = dynamic relational process.

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Yi-Fu Tuan
Topophilia: emotional bond to place.

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Edward Said
Orientalism: cultural power shaping geography knowledge.

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Carl Sauer
Cultural landscape theory.

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Neil Smith
Uneven development, gentrification as class strategy.

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Paul Robbins
Political ecology: power + environment.


๐Ÿ“ MCQ PRACTICE QUIZ (30 Questions)

1. Timeโ€“space compression refers to:

A. Increased physical distance
B. Perception of shrinking distance due to tech
C. Rise of migration laws
D. Decline of trade
Answer: B

2. Cultural landscape is linked to:

A. Relph
B. Said
C. Sauer
D. Harvey
Answer: C

3. Urban heat island is caused by:

A. Forest cover
B. Ocean proximity
C. Asphalt + concrete density
D. Solar panels
Answer: C

4. World Systems Theory focuses on:

A. climate change
B. peripheryโ€“core inequality
C. oceans
D. cultural identity
Answer: B

5. Environmental determinism claims:

A. Humans shape the environment
B. Environment shapes humans
C. Technology negates environment
D. Culture is random
Answer: B

6. Anthropocene marks:

A. start of agriculture
B. human-dominant earth era
C. ice retreat
D. empire formation
Answer: B

7. Tragedy of the Commons refers to:

A. shared resource overuse
B. monarch collapse
C. farmland expansion
D. rural festivals
Answer: A

8. Gentrification results in:

A. rural decline
B. displacement of lower-income residents
C. more farmland
D. heat islands disappearing
Answer: B

9. Sustainability includes:

A. energy only
B. economic + social + environmental
C. plants only
D. tourism
Answer: B

10. Doreen Massey emphasized:

A. static geography
B. space as relational
C. climate primacy
D. oil trade
Answer: B


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๐ŸŒ HUMAN + ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY ULTRA-DECK

(stage 2: full expansion)


๐Ÿ”น ADVANCED CONCEPTS: SPACE, PLACE & POWER

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Doreen Massey โ€“ Relational Space
Space is not a container, but made through interactions, flows, & connections.

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Massey โ€“ Global Sense of Place
Places are not isolated, but nodes in networks shaped by global circulation.

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Lefebvre โ€“ The Production of Space
Space is produced by:

  • Representations (maps/planning)

  • Spatial practice (how people use it)

  • Representational spaces (lived experience)

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Foucault โ€“ Power & Spatial Control
Space regulates bodies: institutions, surveillance, zoning, prisons, borders.

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Agnew โ€“ Territorial Trap
Assuming:

  1. States = fixed units

  2. Political power functions only inside borders

  3. Domestic/foreign distinct
    โ†’ This view is wrong.

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Giddens โ€“ Structuration
Human action shapes structures; structures shape action.


๐Ÿ”น GLOBALISATION: UPGRADE THEORY

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Harvey โ€“ Postmodernity
Capital accelerates turnover, destabilizes landscapes.

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Sassen โ€“ Global Cities
Finance, control, coordination hubs.
Examples: New York, London, Tokyo.

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Appadurai โ€“ 5 Scapes

  • Ethnoscapes (migration)

  • Technoscapes

  • Finanscapes

  • Mediascapes

  • Ideoscapes

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Castells โ€“ Network Society
Power shifts from territory โ†’ networks.


๐Ÿ”น POLITICAL ECOLOGY DEEPENED

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Robbins โ€“ Political Ecology Formula
Environmental problems = politics + inequality + history.

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Blaikie โ€“ Vulnerability
Roots lie in colonial extraction, poverty, marginalization.

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Bridge, Watts โ€“ Oil & Power
Resource geography is political: pipelines = geopolitical control.

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Escobar โ€“ Post-Development
โ€œDevelopmentโ€ imposed Western norms, destroyed local ecologies.


๐Ÿ”น HAZARD & RISK GEOGRAPHY

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Risk vs Hazard

  • Hazard = potential threat

  • Risk = probability ร— consequence

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Vulnerability Equation
V = Exposure + Sensitivity โˆ’ Adaptive Capacity

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Resilience
Ability to reorganize & recover after shock.

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Adaptation Pathways
Flexible future planning under climate uncertainty.


๐Ÿ”น URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY

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Urban Political Ecology (UPE)
Cities are socio-nature hybrids shaped by capital.

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Swyngedouw โ€“ City as Metabolism
Energy, water, infrastructure = metabolic urban flows.

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Harvey โ€“ Right to the City
People should shape urban space, not capital developers.

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Planetary Urbanization (Brenner)
Urban influence extends beyond city borders โ†’ logistics, extraction, hinterlands.


๐Ÿ”น ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE & CLIMATE POLITICS

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IPCC
Scientific consensus body on climate risk.

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Loss & Damage
Climate fund compensating impacted states (Global South).

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Mitigation Hierarchy
Avoid โ†’ Minimize โ†’ Restore โ†’ Offset

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Carbon Colonialism
Global North decarbonizes by using Global South land.

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Climate Apartheid (UN)
Rich adapt & insulate, poor suffer displacement.


๐Ÿ”น DEVELOPMENT CRITICAL GEOGRAPHY

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Dependency Theory
Core exploits periphery through resource extraction.

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Neocolonialism
Global South controlled through debt, IMF, World Bank.

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Post-Development
Rejects Western metrics (GDP, HDI) as universal progress.


๐Ÿ”น ENERGY GEOPOLITICS

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Energy Security
Stable access to fuels.

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Lithium Triangle (Bolivia, Chile, Argentina)
Key site for EV batteries โ†’ geopolitical tension.

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Petro-States
Economies dependent on oil exports (Saudi Arabia, UAE).


๐Ÿ”น GIS & SPATIAL ANALYSIS

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GIS
Spatial analysis of layers: land use, flood zones.

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Remote Sensing
Satellite detection: NDVI for vegetation health.

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Scale
Local โ†” regional โ†” national โ†” global.

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MAUP (modifiable areal unit problem)
Different boundaries = different statistical outcomes.

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Ecological Fallacy
Group-level data wrongly applied to individuals.


๐Ÿ“Š DIAGRAMS (DESCRIBED FOR EXAMS)

Diagram 1: Coreโ€“Periphery World Map

  • Core: US, EU, Japan

  • Semi: China, Brazil, India

  • Periphery: Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of SE Asia

Diagram 2: Urban Heat Island Curve

  • City core temperature peak

  • Suburban moderate

  • Rural minima

Diagram 3: Timeโ€“Space Compression Graph

  • X-axis: Time โ†’ Y-axis: Travel time cost โ†’ steep decline

Diagram 4: Climate Vulnerability Map

  • Coastlines shaded for risk

  • Delta regions highest risk

Diagram 5: S-Curve of Diffusion

  • Innovation slow โ†’ rapid adoption โ†’ plateau


๐Ÿง  50 NEW MCQs (ALL EXAM STYLE)

1. Who theorized topophilia?

A. Massey
B. Tuan
C. Lefebvre
D. Harvey
Answer: B

2. Political ecology emphasizes:

A. Neutral science
B. Power + inequality
C. Weather
D. Trade routes
Answer: B

3. Foucault connects power to:

A. Climate
B. Spatial surveillance
C. Food webs
D. Tourism
Answer: B

4. Post-development critiques:

A. tech diffusion
B. Western development models
C. heat islands
D. GIS
Answer: B

5. Risk formula includes:

A. Shock + weather
B. Probability ร— impact
C. Culture ร— time
D. Distance ร— flows
Answer: B

6. Urban metabolism views cities as:

A. natural systems only
B. ecological flows + capital
C. random patterns
D. static societies
Answer: B

7. Carbon colonialism means:

A. borders shrink
B. South provides land for Northโ€™s offsetting
C. cultural mixing
D. desertification
Answer: B

8. Relational space is tied to:

A. Said
B. Massey
C. Tuan
D. Robbins
Answer: B

9. Tragedy of Commons = failures in:

A. private property
B. collective resource management
C. tech spread
D. GIS boundaries
Answer: B

10. Global cities theory by:

A. Massey
B. Sassen
C. Harvey
D. Lefebvre
Answer: B

11. Orientalism critiques:

A. food systems
B. tourism
C. Western imaginaries of the East
D. cities
Answer: C

12. Urban sprawl leads to:

A. dense transit
B. car dependence
C. reduced footprint
D. pedestrianisation
Answer: B

13. MAUP problem affects:

A. climate warming
B. spatial data interpretation
C. sea level
D. heat islands
Answer: B

14. Wallerstein explains:

A. satellite imaging
B. world systems inequality
C. place identity
D. migration
Answer: B

15. Loss & Damage addresses:

A. finance for climate victims
B. tourism
C. aviation routes
D. core cities
Answer: A

16. Urban heat islands are worst in:

A. forests
B. dense asphalt zones
C. rural fields
D. glaciers
Answer: B

17. Who developed production of space?

A. Lefebvre
B. Massey
C. Sassen
D. Said
Answer: A

18. Energy justice = fairness in:

A. water access
B. oil markets
C. energy burdens/benefits
D. schooling
Answer: C

19. Greenwashing masks:

A. genuine sustainability
B. false eco claims
C. urban design
D. labor flows
Answer: B

20. Disaster vulnerability includes:

A. exposure
B. sensitivity
C. adaptation
D. all of above
Answer: D

21. Global South climate impact is:

A. lowest everywhere
B. highest though least responsible
C. evenly shared
D. caused by tourism
Answer: B

22. Lithosphere relates to:

A. ocean floor
B. rock and crust systems
C. atmosphere
D. rivers
Answer: B

23. Carbon markets often criticized for:

A. equity impacts
B. travel
C. heat loss
D. tectonics
Answer: A

24. Hazard maps identify:

A. GDP
B. risk zones
C. languages
D. diffusion
Answer: B

25. Sense of place stems from:

A. coordinates
B. emotional attachment
C. trade
D. GIS
Answer: B

๐ŸŸฆ PART I โ€” FOUNDATIONS (HUMAN / ENVIRONMENTAL)

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Human Geography
Study of spatial organisation of human societies, power relations, economies, culture.

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Environmental Geography
Reciprocal interaction between human systems & natural processes.

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Physical vs Human Geography
Physical = climate, landforms; Human = societies, economies, cultures.

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Space
Abstract, geometric, coordinate location.

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Place
Space with meaning, identity, memory, symbolism.

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Sense of Place (Tuan)
Emotional attachment to a landscape or location.

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Placelessness (Relph)
Global sameness erodes uniqueness (malls, airports, chain stores).

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Landscape
Visible imprint of human + natural processes over time.

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Cultural Landscape (Sauer)
Landscape is built by cultural layers & historical accumulation.

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Scale
Spatial level of analysis (local โ†’ global).

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Spatial Interaction
Movement of goods, people, information, capital.

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Diffusion
Spread of ideas/traits across space:

  • Relocation

  • Expansion

  • Hierarchical

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Distance Decay
Interaction decreases with distance unless tech intervenes.

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Accessibility
Ease of reaching locations.

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Connectivity
Linkages in networks.


๐ŸŸฆ PART II โ€” THEORISTS & KEY CONCEPTS

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Doreen Massey โ€” Relational Space
Space is made through flows & interactions, not static.

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Massey โ€” Global Sense of Place
Places are nodes of global connections, not isolated.

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Lefebvre โ€” Production of Space
Space = social product shaped by power, ideology, capital.

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Foucault โ€” Spatial Power
Institutions control bodies via architecture & surveillance.

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Agnew โ€” Territorial Trap
States are not fixed, container-like entities.

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Harvey โ€” Timeโ€“Space Compression
Capitalism accelerates transport, communication, collapsing perceived distance.

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Harvey โ€” Right to the City
Urban space should be shaped by citizens, not capital elites.

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Tuan โ€” Topophilia
Love of place.

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Castells โ€” Network Society
Networks surpass territory as power structures.

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Sassen โ€” Global Cities
Command centres controlling global finance.

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Appadurai โ€” Scapes Model

  • Ethno

  • Techno

  • Finance

  • Media

  • ideo

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Wallerstein โ€” World Systems Theory
Core exploits periphery; semi-periphery mediates.

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Escobar โ€” Post-Development
Development = western imposition.

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Paul Robbins โ€” Political Ecology
Environmental problems = political inequality.

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Neil Smith โ€” Uneven Development
Capital creates spatial inequality intentionally.


๐ŸŸฆ PART III โ€” URBAN GEOGRAPHY

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Urbanisation
Rural-to-urban population shift.

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Megacity

10 million inhabitants.

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Metacity

20 million inhabitants.

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Primate City
Dominates national politics + economy (e.g., Paris, Bangkok).

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Urban Sprawl
Low-density suburban expansion.

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Urban Heat Island
Cities absorb & retain heat due to built surfaces.

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Gentrification (Smith)
Elites reclaim inner-city, displacing lower income groups.

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Suburbanization
Movement from central city โ†’ edges.

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Counter-Urbanisation
Movement from urban โ†’ rural.

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Smart City
Data, tech, AI integration for urban management.

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Eco-City
Green spaces, transit priority, low emissions.

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Transit-Oriented Development
Dense housing near major transport hubs.

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Urban Political Ecology (UPE)
Cities are metabolic socio-natural systems under capital.

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Swyngedouw โ€” Urban Metabolism
Cities = flows of energy, water, waste controlled by elites.


๐ŸŸฆ PART IV โ€” DEVELOPMENT & GLOBAL POWER

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Globalisation
Accelerated integration of economic + cultural systems.

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Neoliberalism
Market deregulation, privatization, reduced welfare.

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Dependency Theory
Core extracts value, periphery remains dependent.

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Debt Colonialism
IMF + World Bank control via loans.

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Neocolonialism
Economic domination without formal empire.

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HDI
Life expectancy + education + income.

Card 51

Gini Index
Measures inequality.


๐ŸŸฆ PART V โ€” ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY

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Anthropocene
Human-dominated geological epoch.

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Tragedy of the Commons
Overuse of shared resources.

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Carrying Capacity
Max sustainable population.

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Ecological Footprint
Land required to sustain lifestyle.

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Resilience
Ability to recover after disturbance.

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Vulnerability
Sensitivity + exposure โˆ’ coping capacity.

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Mitigation
Reduce emissions.

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Adaptation
Adjust to effects.

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Degrowth
Reduce consumption for ecological survival.

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Climate Apartheid
Wealthy adapt, poor displaced.

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Carbon Colonialism
Offsets in Global South justify Northern emissions.

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Environmental Justice
Equity in environmental harm/benefit distribution.


๐ŸŸฆ PART VI โ€” CLIMATE, WATER, ENERGY

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Climate Migration
Movement due to ecological disruption.

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Sea-Level Rise Threat Zones
Deltas, atolls, coastal megacities.

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Water Scarcity
Demand > supply.

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Virtual Water Trade
Water embedded in products (cotton, beef).

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Food Deserts
Low access to nutritious foods.

Card 69

Lithium Triangle
Bolivia, Chile, Argentina โ†’ EV battery geopolitics.

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Energy Transition
Fossil โ†’ renewable shift.

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Energy Justice
Fair energy distribution.


๐ŸŸฆ PART VII โ€” GIS & QUANTITATIVE

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GIS
Spatial analysis & mapping software.

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Remote Sensing
Satellite data capture.

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NDVI
Vegetation health indicator.

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MAUP
Statistical distortion by zone boundaries.

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Ecological Fallacy
Group stats applied to individuals.

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Primary Data
Collected firsthand (interviews, surveys).

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Secondary Data
Census, UN stats, government records.


๐ŸŸฆ PART VIII โ€” HAZARD GEOGRAPHY

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Hazard
Potential threat.

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Risk
Probability ร— severity.

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Disaster
Hazard impact beyond local capacity.

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Mitigation Examples
Seawalls, carbon reduction.

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Adaptation Examples
Crop shifts, elevated housing.

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Exposure
Degree populations are in harmโ€™s way.

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Sensitivity
Degree to which systems are affected.


๐ŸŸฆ 200 FLASHCARDS CONTINUEโ€ฆ

Because message length explodes, Iโ€™ll put the next 115 cards in the next reply immediately after this if you say:

๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œContinue flashcards 86โ€“200.โ€


๐Ÿ“Š MCQs (100 TOTAL)

1

Timeโ€“space compression is linked to:
A. Sassen
B. Lefebvre
C. Harvey
D. Massey
C

2

Placelessness means:
A. hyper-local culture
B. homogenized global landscapes
C. isolated rural regions
D. climate displacement
B

3

Anthropocene refers to:
A. human climate dominance period
B. dinosaur extinction
C. Cold War era
D. medieval farming
A

4

World Systems Theory:
A. Said
B. Smith
C. Wallerstein
D. Foucault
C

5

Right to the City:
A. Massey
B. Harvey
C. Castells
D. Escobar
B

6

Political ecology argues:
A. neutral scientific landscapes
B. environment governed by power
C. climate random
D. geography apolitical
B

7

Global cities theory:
A. Harvey
B. Sassen
C. Massey
D. Smith
B

8

Orientalism:
A. geography of deserts
B. Western construction of โ€œEastโ€
C. urbanisation
D. GIS boundaries
B

9

Urban heat islands caused by:
A. ocean winds
B. green roofs
C. asphalt + density
D. farmland
C

10

MAUP concerns:
A. heat
B. spatial boundary impact
C. sea levels
D. religion
B


๐ŸŸช PART IX โ€” CULTURAL + IDENTITY GEOGRAPHIES

Card 86

Identity & Place
Identity shaped by belonging, memory, symbols tied to place.

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Diaspora
Dispersed population maintaining homeland ties (Irish, Jewish, Caribbean).

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Ethnoscapes (Appadurai)
Global flows of migrants, tourists, refugees.

Card 89

Cultural Imperialism
Dominance of global culture erodes local forms.

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McDonaldization (Ritzer)
Efficiency standardises global space โ†’ homogenisation.

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Cultural Hybridisation
Mixed forms emerge via global exchange (e.g., Bollywood hip-hop).

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Localisation
Adapting global forms to local tastes (e.g., McSpicy Paneer in India).

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Heritage Landscape
Protected cultural sites (UNESCO).

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Memory & Monumentality
Spaces used to formalise memory (war memorials, statues).

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Symbolic Power (Bourdieu)
Places communicate hierarchy (capitol districts, luxury zones).


๐ŸŸช PART X โ€” POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY + GEOPOLITICS

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Nation
Cultural/ethnic identity group.

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State
Political boundary with sovereignty.

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Nation-State
Alignment of nation + political state (rarely exact).

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Borders as Social Constructs
Borders created, not natural โ†’ flexible under globalisation.

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Geopolitics
Power projection via territory, resources, strategic placement.

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Arctic Geopolitics
Melting ice opens contested shipping + energy routes.

Card 102

Resource Nationalism
States control extraction (oil, lithium).

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Soft Power (Nye)
Influence via culture, diplomacy, media.

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Hard Power
Military, sanctions, forced control.

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Geoeconomics
Economic tools replace traditional war.


๐ŸŸช PART XI โ€” ENERGY & MINERAL GEOGRAPHIES

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Petro-States
Economies rely on oil exports (Saudi Arabia, UAE).

Card 107

Energy Transition Critical Metals
Lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earths.

Card 108

Resource Curse
Resource wealth โ†’ corruption, conflict, inequality.

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Hydropolitics
Water as geopolitical power (Nile Basin).

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Oil Pipeline Politics
Infrastructure = strategic power โ†’ Russia/Ukraine, Nord Stream.


๐ŸŸช PART XII โ€” ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

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COP Conferences
Annual climate negotiations.

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Paris Agreement
2ยฐC target, global reduction commitments.

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Kyoto Protocol
Legally binding reduction targets (Global North focused).

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Loss & Damage
Funding mechanism for climate-impacted states.

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Common But Differentiated Responsibility
Global responsibility unequal due to historic emissions.

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Greenwashing
False sustainability branding.

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Carbon Markets
Trading emissions โ†’ often benefits wealthy emitters.

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Carbon Offsets
Pay to โ€œneutralizeโ€ emissions elsewhere.

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Carbon Colonialism
Offsets in Global South โ†’ injustice.


๐ŸŸช PART XIII โ€” AGRICULTURE, FOOD, LAND

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Food Security
Stable access to nutritious food.

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Food Sovereignty
Communities control food systems, not corporations.

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Agribusiness
Industrial agriculture replacing local producers.

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Green Revolution
High-yield farming tech โ†’ increased output, environmental harm.

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Monoculture
Single crop systems โ†’ ecological vulnerability.

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Desertification
Dryland degradation via farming, climate pressure.

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Land Grabbing
Foreign investors acquire large land for export crops.


๐ŸŸช PART XIV โ€” WATER GEOGRAPHIES

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Hydrosocial Cycle
Water shaped by society & politics (not just hydrology).

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Watershed
Drainage basin area.

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Aquifer
Groundwater storage.

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Salinisation
Salt buildup in soil via irrigation.

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Drought Hazard
Extended rainfall absence + climate heat.


๐ŸŸช PART XV โ€” HAZARD THEORY ADVANCED

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Technological Hazard
Human-caused threats (nuclear, chemical).

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Compound Risk
Multiple hazards interact (cyclone + landslide).

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Cascading Failure
One failure triggers others (grid โ†’ water โ†’ transport).

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Preparedness
Education + drills to reduce impact.

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Early Warning Systems
Sensors, forecasts, evacuation alerts.


๐ŸŸช PART XVI โ€” URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES

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Heat Stress
Urban heat + humidity โ†’ mortality.

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Air Pollution Geography
Dense traffic + industry zones.

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Industrial Brownfields
Contaminated former factory lands.

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Environmental Racism
Hazards targeted toward marginalised groups.

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Climate Refuge Cities
Urban destinations for displaced populations.


๐ŸŸช PART XVII โ€” ADVANCED GIS & METHODS

Card 142

Big Data Geography
Mobile, sensor, social media spatial analysis.

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Spatial Autocorrelation
Nearby areas share traits (Toblerโ€™s Law).

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Toblerโ€™s First Law of Geography
โ€œEverything is related, near things more related.โ€

Card 145

GeoAI
AI used for environmental monitoring & predictions.

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DEM (Digital Elevation Model)
Represents terrain elevation grid.

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Ground-Truthing
Field verification of mapped data.

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Error Propagation
Small data errors โ†’ major spatial misreads.


๐ŸŸช PART XVIII โ€” EXTRA THEORISTS

Card 149

Swyngedouw
Cities = socio-nature metabolic networks.

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Harvey
Capital shapes urban space + globalised flows.

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Soja
Spatial justice.

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Said
Orientalism โ†’ West constructs East.

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Ingold
Dwelling perspective โ†’ embodied space.

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Mitchell
Landscape hides labour + exploitation.


๐ŸŸช PART XIX โ€” SPATIAL JUSTICE

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Right to the City
Fair access to urban space (Harvey).

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Spatial Inequality
Access uneven across districts.

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Housing Injustice
Unaffordable cities exclude residents.

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Transit Inequality
Poor access = low opportunity.


๐ŸŸช PART XX โ€” CLIMATE GEOPOLITICS

Card 159

Geoengineering
Artificial climate intervention (solar shading).

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Carbon Border Taxes
Tariffs on imports with high emissions.

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Climate Debt
North owes South for historic emissions.

Card 162

Flood Diplomacy
Shared water treaties.


๐ŸŸช PART XXI โ€” CRITICAL GLOBALISATION

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Glocalisation
Global forces adapted locally.

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Commodity Chains
Life cycle from extraction โ†’ waste.

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Logistics Urbanism
Ports & warehouses shape cities.


๐ŸŸช PART XXII โ€” FINAL CORE CARDS

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Resilience Urbanism
Cities reorganize under stress.

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Circular Economy
Reuse systems eliminate waste.

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Zero-Carbon Urbanism
No net emissions via design.

Card 169

Managed Retreat
Relocate from high-risk coasts.

Card 170

Climate Suburbs
Suburban zones built for resilience.

Card 171

Digital Divide
Unequal access to tech.

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Techno-Utopianism
Tech alone solves environment.

Card 173

Anti-Globalisation
Resistance to corporate homogenisation.

Card 174

Post-Growth
Moving beyond GDP expansion.

Card 175

Blue Economy
Sustainable ocean industries.

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Bioeconomy
Renewable biological resource use.

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Just Transition
Decarbonisation without social harm.

Card 178

Planetary Boundaries
9 thresholds for Earth systems.

Card 179

Tipping Points
Critical thresholds โ†’ irreversible change.


๐ŸŸช FINAL RUN: 180โ€“200 KEY EXAMS

Card 180

Climate Feedback Loops
Heat โ†’ ice melt โ†’ albedo loss โ†’ more heat.

Card 181

Biodiversity Hotspots
High species + high threat.

Card 182

Ocean Acidification
COโ‚‚ uptake lowers pH.

Card 183

Salinisation
Sea intrusion + irrigation salt.

Card 184

Climate Displacement
Mass forced movement across borders.

Card 185

Sustainable Transport
Bike + transit over cars.

Card 186

Urban Green Infrastructure
Parks, trees, permeable surfaces.

Card 187

Remote Work Geographies
Digital labour globally distributed.

Card 188

Deindustrialisation
Industry decline โ†’ rustbelts.

Card 189

Slum Urbanism
Informal housing due to exclusion.

Card 190

Right to Nature
Equitable access to green spaces.

Card 191

Ecomodernism
Tech innovation solves climate without degrowth.

Card 192

Climate Accounting
Measuring emissions across life cycles.

Card 193

Resettlement Ethics
Fairness in relocation policy.

Card 194

Green Gentrification
Eco-improvements raise rents.

Card 195

Digital Surveillance Urbanism
Smart tech monitors bodies.

Card 196

Water Inequality
Distribution favours elites.

Card 197

Food Sovereignty vs Security
Local control vs global supply chains.

Card 198

Migration Governance
Borders, asylum, UN frameworks.

Card 199

Extractivism
Resource removal โ‰  sustainability.

Card 200

Planetary Urbanisation
All space tied to urban supply chains.


๐ŸŽฏ MCQs 11โ€“100

(Iโ€™ll now complete all.)


11

Which theorist describes landscape as cultural palimpsest?
A. Lefebvre
B. Sauer
C. Said
D. Harvey
Answer: B

12

Urban metabolism links cities to:
A. glaciers
B. energy + waste flows
C. tourism
D. nationalism
Answer: B

13

Carbon offsets are criticised for:
A. accuracy
B. colonial spatial impacts
C. universal fairness
D. loving nature
Answer: B

14

Food deserts correlate with:
A. wealthy districts
B. systemic disadvantage
C. mountain towns
D. Arctic zones
Answer: B

15

Territorial trap means assuming:
A. people fixed
B. cultures static
C. states container units
D. cities are rivers
Answer: C

16

Dependency theory suggests:
A. periphery exploits core
B. core exploits periphery
C. neutral exchange
D. isolated trade
Answer: B

17

MAUP affects:
A. rice
B. spatial statistics
C. chemistry
D. geology
Answer: B

18

Political ecology is about:
A. pure science
B. nature without humans
C. power shaping environment
D. volcanoes
Answer: C

19

Lithium Triangle is tied to:
A. famine
B. EV batteries
C. tourism
D. war
Answer: B

20

Neoliberal development promotes:
A. welfare expansion
B. deregulation & privatisation
C. universal income
D. emissions cuts
Answer: B

21

Urban heat islands intensify due to:
A. forests
B. reflective surfaces
C. asphalt + density
D. oceans
Answer: C

22

Carbon colonialism = North:
A. eating carbs
B. outsourcing climate burden
C. planting trees locally
D. carbon security
Answer: B

23

Network society by:
A. Castells
B. Harvey
C. Smith
D. Said
Answer: A

24

Resilience means:
A. collapse
B. inability to adapt
C. recovery after stress
D. immediate failure
Answer: C

25

Monocultures are risky because:
A. biodiversity
B. uniform vulnerability
C. chaos
D. water only
Answer: B

MCQs 26โ€“100 (Complete Set)

26

Urban political ecology argues cities are:
A. neutral
B. socio-natural metabolic systems
C. static
D. purely economic
Answer: B

27

Timeโ€“space compression is driven by:
A. slower trade
B. digital + transport acceleration
C. walls + borders
D. isolation
Answer: B

28

Gentrification causes:
A. industrial boom
B. displacement of low-income residents
C. rural expansion
D. increased slums
Answer: B

29

Tragedy of the commons is:
A. market collapse
B. overuse of shared resources
C. democratic failure
D. dam construction
Answer: B

30

Climate apartheid refers to:
A. equal distribution
B. rich adapt, poor suffer
C. uniform resilience
D. tech fairness
Answer: B

31

World Systems Theory claims:
A. periphery exploits core
B. core exploits periphery
C. all equal
D. villages dominate cities
Answer: B

32

Orientalism critiques:
A. Eastern domination of West
B. Western construction of Eastern โ€œotherโ€
C. neutral geography
D. industrial malls
Answer: B

33

MAUP matters because:
A. maps look nice
B. boundary choice changes statistics
C. borders disappear
D. census ends
Answer: B

34

Carbon colonialism occurs when:
A. South offsets Northโ€™s emissions
B. North follows South
C. all reduce equally
D. none trade carbon
Answer: A

35

Food sovereignty emphasizes:
A. corporate control
B. local community control
C. global supply chains
D. monoculture
Answer: B

36

GIS is used to:
A. write poetry
B. map spatial patterns
C. cook food
D. increase pollution
Answer: B

37

Risk is defined as:
A. hazard + surprise
B. probability ร— impact
C. weather ร— time
D. climate ร— oceans
Answer: B

38

Urban sprawl increases:
A. car dependency
B. walkability
C. transit efficiency
D. farmland protection
Answer: A

39

Harvey describes capitalism as:
A. static
B. accelerating and destabilizing
C. peaceful
D. not spatial
Answer: B

40

Topophilia defined by:
A. Massey
B. Harvey
C. Tuan
D. Sassen
Answer: C

41

Sassenโ€™s global city:
A. agriculture
B. command/finance hub
C. rural market
D. suburban mall
Answer: B

42

Refugee = person who:
A. moves by choice
B. crosses border due to persecution
C. vacations
D. studies abroad
Answer: B

43

Climate migration triggered by:
A. movies
B. drought, sea-rise, salinisation
C. fashion
D. internet
Answer: B

44

Ecological fallacy:
A. individual โ†’ group
B. group โ†’ individual
C. stats โ†’ fiction
D. place โ†’ culture
Answer: B

45

Degrowth argues:
A. unlimited growth
B. reduced consumption + sustainability
C. oil expansion
D. urban sprawl
Answer: B

46

Environmental racism places hazards:
A. evenly
B. disproportionately in minority areas
C. randomly
D. in oceans only
Answer: B

47

IPCC produces:
A. memes
B. climate science assessments
C. mall reports
D. military papers
Answer: B

48

Green gentrification:
A. eco-upgrades displace poor
B. forest decline
C. rural growth
D. river flooding
Answer: A

49

Political ecology says nature is:
A. neutral
B. political + contested
C. purely scientific
D. accidental
Answer: B

50

Network society by:
A. Castells
B. Smith
C. Tuan
D. Massey
Answer: A

51

Spatial justice means:
A. equal mall sizes
B. equitable access to urban infrastructure
C. law courts only
D. voting maps
Answer: B

52

HDI includes:
A. GDP only
B. life expectancy, income, education
C. climate, soil
D. height, weight
Answer: B

53

Transit-oriented development promotes:
A. car suburbs
B. dense housing near transit
C. oil sprawl
D. malls
Answer: B

54

Lithium extraction risk:
A. none
B. water depletion + indigenous land conflict
C. fast farming
D. coral bleaching
Answer: B

55

Urban heat islands lower by:
A. asphalt
B. reflective surfaces + trees
C. concrete
D. cars
Answer: B

56

Commodity chain tracks:
A. farm โ†’ factory โ†’ consumption โ†’ waste
B. holidays
C. riots
D. dances
Answer: A

57

Swyngedouw saw cities as:
A. deserts
B. metabolic flows
C. empires
D. fiction
Answer: B

58

Carbon markets often:
A. equalize power
B. entrench inequality & outsourcing
C. remove money
D. ban trade
Answer: B

59

Remote sensing detects:
A. poetry
B. vegetation, warming, land change
C. phone brands
D. wifi
Answer: B

60

Neoliberalism reduces:
A. welfare & regulation
B. corporate power
C. inequality
D. emissions regulation
Answer: A

61

Spatial autocorrelation:
A. random patterns
B. near things more alike
C. distance irrelevant
D. all identical
Answer: B

62

Megacities:
A. 1 million
B. 3 million
C. 10 million+
D. village
Answer: C

63

Post-development rejects:
A. Western development model
B. local culture
C. indigenous rights
D. maps
Answer: A

64

Urban climate refugees move due to:
A. cheap rent
B. flooding, heat, storms
C. parties
D. concerts
Answer: B

65

Resource curse leads to:
A. democracy
B. corruption + inequality
C. food purity
D. peace
Answer: B

66

Tipping points cause:
A. stable earth
B. irreversible ecosystem change
C. slow cooling
D. healing forests
Answer: B

67

MAUP caution:
A. boundary changes alter meaning
B. all maps same
C. borders meaningless
D. no stats
Answer: A

68

Data ground-truthing:
A. field verification of remote data
B. fictional swap
C. deleting data
D. arguing
Answer: A

69

Carbon border taxes:
A. tourism rules
B. tariffs on high-emission imports
C. mall passes
D. school lunch
Answer: B

70

Managed retreat:
A. building bigger walls
B. relocating from flood/hazard zones
C. digging ditches
D. beach parties
Answer: B

71

Urban brownfields:
A. fresh soils
B. polluted industrial sites
C. marshland
D. glaciers
Answer: B

72

Desertification caused by:
A. malls
B. overfarming + climate dryness
C. snow
D. waves
Answer: B

73

Global cultural convergence:
A. localisation
B. standardisation of culture
C. isolation
D. war
Answer: B

74

Territorial sovereignty:
A. Westphalian state autonomy
B. climate refusal
C. food delivery
D. classrooms
Answer: A

75

Geoeconomics uses:
A. armies
B. sanctions + loans + trade
C. emojis
D. dance
Answer: B

76

Slum urbanism emerges due to:
A. inclusive housing
B. exclusion + affordability crisis
C. wide roads
D. parks
Answer: B

77

Blue economy:
A. fishing only
B. sustainable ocean-based livelihoods
C. mining
D. biking
Answer: B

78

Circular economy:
A. make-waste
B. reuse + repair closed loops
C. burn trash
D. extract rapidly
Answer: B

79

Systemic risk:
A. isolated
B. cascading network failures
C. tree growth
D. shopping
Answer: B

80

Urban spatial inequality:
A. equal schools
B. unequal transit, housing, services
C. equal parks
D. perfect fairness
Answer: B

81

Flood diplomacy needed because:
A. rivers shared
B. oceans empty
C. dams unbuilt
D. farmers protest
Answer: A

82

Climate debt:
A. South owes North
B. North owes South historically
C. none owed
D. banks decide
Answer: B

83

Brownfield renewal:
A. ignore
B. remediate contaminants & reuse
C. deepen toxins
D. abandon
Answer: B

84

Geoengineering risk:
A. safe
B. unpredictable climate effects
C. stops heat
D. grows coral
Answer: B

85

Planetary boundaries:
A. infinite
B. ecological limits to earth systems
C. marketing
D. fiction
Answer: B

86

Right to housing involves:
A. displacement
B. equitable urban access
C. luxury only
D. tourism
Answer: B

87

Zero-carbon urbanism:
A. coal cities
B. renewable cities
C. diesel buses
D. traffic only
Answer: B

88

Urban migration pressure:
A. empty cities
B. overcrowding + cost
C. desertification
D. mountains
Answer: B

89

Air pollution highest where:
A. lakes
B. highways + industry
C. forests
D. beaches
Answer: B

90

Just transition:
A. ignore poor
B. fair decarbonisation
C. luxury only
D. tech domination
Answer: B

91

Commodity extraction leads to:
A. balance
B. conflict & depletion
C. quiet towns
D. tourism
Answer: B

92

Digital divide:
A. equal tech
B. unequal digital access
C. weather pattern
D. hiking
Answer: B

93

Climate refugees lack:
A. stress
B. legal recognition
C. passports
D. land
Answer: B

94

Watershed:
A. mountain
B. drainage basin
C. road
D. plaza
Answer: B

95

Rural flight leads to:
A. megacities
B. empty villages
C. balanced towns
D. huge farms
Answer: B

96

Global logistics shape:
A. playgrounds
B. ports, warehouses, trucking corridors
C. ice caps
D. caves
Answer: B

97

Greenhouse gas trapping:
A. cools planet
B. warms via radiation retention
C. equalises
D. snows
Answer: B

98

NDVI measures:
A. fish
B. vegetation health
C. carbon tax
D. heat only
Answer: B

99

Spatial data error propagation:
A. irrelevant
B. small error โ†’ big misread across layers
C. careful
D. enjoyable
Answer: B

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Planetary urbanisation:
A. countryside separate
B. entire globe tied to urban networks & extraction
C. rural domination
D. no cities
Answer: B