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Arithmetic DensityThe total number of people divided by the total land area
Physiological DensityThe number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture
Hearth DiffusionThe region in which innovative ideas originate
Relocation DiffusionThe spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another
Expansion DiffusionThe spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in a snowballing process
Hierarchical DiffusionThe spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places
Contagious DiffusionsThe rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population
Stimulus Diffusionthe spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected
Absolute Directiona compass direction such as north or south
Dispersionthe spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
Concentrationthe spread of something over a given area
Absolute DistanceThe distance that can be measured with a standard unit length, such as a mile or kilometer.
Relative DistanceA measure of distance that includes the costs of overcoming the friction of absolute distance separating two places. Often relative distance describes the amount of social, cultural, or economic, connectivity between two places.
DistributionThe arrangement of something across Earth's surface
Environmental DeterminismAn earlier approach to the study of geography. It was the study of how physical environmnet caused human activities
Absolute Locationlocation of places with respect to a fixed grid or reference system such as latitude and longitude
Relative Locationa location of a place in relationship to the features around it
Site LocationThe physical Character of a place
Situation LocationThe location of a place relative to other places
Centralized Patternclustered or concentrated at a certain place
Random Patternno specific order or logic behind its arrangement
Physical Attributesa quality or feature of something
PossibilismThe theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environmnet and choose a course of action from many alternatives
Formal RegionAn area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics
Functional RegionAn area organized around a nodal or focal point
Vernacular RegionAn area that people believe to exsist as part of their cultural identity
ScaleThe relationship between the portion of earth being studied and the earth as a whole, specifically between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on earth
Sizethe physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
Spatialpertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
Accessibilitythe ease of getting to a place; a variable quality of location
Connectivitythe degree of economic, social, cultural, or political connection between two places
Networkan interconnected system of things or people
Distance DecayThe diminishing in importance and eventual dissappearence of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
Friction of DistanceA measure of how much absolute distance affects the interaction between 2 places.
Acculturationthe adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
Cultural EcologyGeographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships.
Cultural identitythe connection the people of the same culture feel with one another
Cultural Landscapea landscape that has been changed by human beings and that reflects their culture
CultureThe body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group of people's distinct traditions
RelocationThe spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another
Maladaptive DiffusionDiffusion of a process with negative side effects
Distortionthe mistake of misrepresenting the facts
GISA computer system that organizes analyzes and displays geographic data
GPSA system that determines the precise position of something on earth through a series of satellite tracking stations and recievers
LatitudeThe numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator
Equatoran imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
LongitudeThe numbering system used to indicate the location of the meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian
Prime Meridianthe meridian designated as 0 degrees longitude which passes through the royal observatory at Greenwich England
International Date LineAn arc that for the most part follows 180 degree longitude although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing lands.
MapA two dimensional or flat representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it
Map Scaleindicates the relationship between the distances on the actual distances on the earth.
Thematic Mapshows climate, vegetation, natural resources, population density, economic activity, historical trends, movement, etc...
Statistical Mapa graphic representation of elements of importance or interest pertaining to a theme
Cartogram MapA presentation of statistical data in geographical distribution on a map
Choropleth Mapa thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as average values per unit area
Isolineline connecting points on a map having some similar feature
Mental MapAn internal representation of a portion of earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place,containing personal impressions of what is in a place and where places are located
Demographic Transition ModelA sequence of demographic changes in which a country moves from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates through time.
Gravity ModelA model that 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
Social Distancethe extent to which members of one culture have contact with members of another culture
Dowrya sum of money given by the wife's family to the husband upon marriage
Enfranchisementa statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
Gendera social distinction based on culturally conceived and learned ideas about appropriate appearance, behavior, and mental or emotional characteristics for males and females
Gender GapA major gap inbetween the two genders
Infanticidekill infants of other males
Folk CultureCulture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
Folklorethe unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
Material CultureThe physical manifestations of human activities; includes tools ,campsites, art, and structures. The most durable aspects of culture
Nonmaterial cultureideas, knowledge and beliefs that influence people's behavior
Popular Culturewidely shared beliefs, tastes, goals, and practices
Survey Systemspattern of land division used in an area
Traditional Architecturetraditional building styles of different cultures, religions, and places
CreoleA language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated
DialectA regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
IsoglossA boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate
LanguageA system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning
Language FamilyA collectio of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history
Language GroupA collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relativity recent past and display relativly few differences in grammer and vocabulary
Language Subfamilya smaller group of related languages within a language family
Lingua FrancaA language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages
Multilingualusing or knowing more then one language
Official LanguageThe language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents
PidginA form of speech that adopts a simplified grammer and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communications among speakers of two different languages
ToponymThe name given to a portion of earth's surface
Chain migrationmigration of people to a specific location becasue relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
AssimilationThe merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups not involving biological amalgamation
Cultural AdaptationAdjusting a translation based on the cultural environment of the target language
Ethnic CleansingProcess in which more powerful group forcibly removes a less powerful one in orderto create an ethnically homogenous region
Ethnic Conflicttype of conflict that occurs when different tribes are lumped together to form a country
Ethnic Enclavea small area occupies by a distinctive minority culture
Ethnic GroupBelonging or deriving from the cultural racial, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country
Ethnic Homelanda sizable are inhabited by an ethnic minority that exhibits a strong sense of attatchment to the region and often exercises some measure of political and social control over it
EthnicityIdentity with a group of people that share distict physical and mental traits as a product of common heredity and cultural traditions
Ethnocentrismbelief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
Plural Societya society in which different cultural groupls keep their own identity, beliefs, and traditions
AnimismBelief that objects such as plants and stones or natural events liike thunderstorms and earthquakes have a discrete spirit and conscious life
Buddhisma religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
Christianitya monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
Confucianismthe teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity
Ethnic Religiona religion identified with a particular ethnic group and largely exclusive to it
Exclavea part of a country that is seperated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory.
Enclavean enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
FundamentalismLiteral interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion
HinduismA body of religious and philosophical beliefs native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation
Interfaith Boundariesboundaries between the major religions
Islamthe monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
Judaismthe monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Monotheismpractice of believing in one god
Polytheismpractice of believing in more then one god
Mormonismthe doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon
Reincarnationa second or new birth
Religious Conflictform of social control
Sacred SpacePlaces sacred to certain groups
Secularismsecular opinion or belief, especially a system following a political or social philosophy that rejects religious faith
Sharia Lawthe code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
Sunnia member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
Shiathe Shia believe that leader is called an imam and this "caliph/imam" should be a direct descendant of Mohammed They want Ali- 11 descendant 12 imam =caliph
Taoismpopular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic
Theocracythe belief in government by divine guidance
UniversalizingA religion that attempts to appeal to all people not just those living in a particular location
AnnexationLegally adding land area to a city in the united states
ApartheidLaws in South Africa that physically separated different races into different geographic areas
Balkanizationthe process of a region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units
Natural BoundaryWhen a physical feature such as a mountain or river determine a political boundary
Physical BoundaryPolitical Boundaries that correspond with physical features such as mountains or rivers.
Buffer Statea small neutral state between two rival powers
Capitalwealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
Centrifugaltending away from centralization, as of authority
CentripetalAn attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
City StateA soverign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland
ColonialismAttempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
Corea small group of indispensable persons or things
Peripherythe outside boundary or surface of something
Decolonizationthe action of changing from colonial to independent status
Devolutionthe transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal government to the states
Domino Theorythe political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
European Unionan international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
FrontierA zone separating two states in which neither state excersicers political control
Geopoliticsthe study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
Heartlandthe central region of a country or continent
LandlockedA state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea
Law of the SeaLaw establishing states rights and responsibilities concerning the ownership and use of the earth's seas and oceans and their resources.
Manifest Destinya policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God)
MicrostateA state that encompasses a very small land area
Nationthe people who live in a nation or country
Nation StateA state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
Reunificationthe act of coming together again
Satellite StateCountry controlled by a more powerful nation
Self-DeterminationConcept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
SovereigntyAbility of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states
StateAn area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs
Stateless NationA nationality that is not represented by a state.
SuffrageThe right or privilege of voting.
Territorial DisputesAny dispute over land ownership
Compact StatesA state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly
Fragmented StatesA state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory
Elongated StatesA state with a long narrow shape
Perforated statea state that completely surrounds another one
Agglomerationthe act of collecting in a mass
BlockbustingIllegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell their properties by telling them that a certain people of a certain race, national origin or religion are moving into the area
Central Business DistrictThe area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered
Census TractAn area deliniated by the us beureau of the census for which statisitcs are published; in urbanized areas, census tracts correspond roughly to neighborhoods
Centralizationthe act of consolidating power under a central control
Central Place TheoryTh distribution on services, based on the fact that settlements serve as centers of market areas for service; larger settlements are fewer and farther apart then smaller settlements and provide services for a larger number of people who are willin to travel farther
Colonial CityCity established by colonizing empires as administrative centers. Often they were established on already existing native cities, completely overtaking their infrastructures.
Commercializationthe act of commercializing something
Concentric Zone ModelA model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings
Counter- urbanizationnet migration for urban to rural areas in more developed countries
Decentralizationthe spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
Ethnic Neighborhoodan area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background
Ghettoduring the middle ages, a neighborhood in a city set up by law to be inhabited only by Jews; now used to denote a section of a city in which members of any minority group live becasue of social legal or economic pressure
GlobalizationActions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope
Hinterlanda remote and undeveloped area
Inner Citythe older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
Megacitiescities with populations of ten million or more
Megalopolisa very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
Multiple Nuclei ModelA model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activiteis
Planned CommunitiesA city built to a definite plan
Primate Citya city that ranks first in a nation in terms of population and economy
Rank Size RuleA pattern of settlements in a country such that the largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement
RedliningA process by which banks draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within the boundaries
Sector ModelA model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors or wedges radiating out from the central business district
Segregationthe act of segregating or sequestering
Sluma district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
Squatter SettlementAn area within a city in a less developed country in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures.
Grida network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image
Suburba residential district located on the outskirts of a city
SuburbanizationThe process of population movement from within towns and cities to the rural-urban fringe.
UrbanizationAn increase in the percentafe and in the number of people living in urban settlements
Solar EnergyEnergy generated by the Sun
SeasonsThe four cycles of weather and temperature
Rain Shadowan area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it
Climatethe weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
WeatherTemperatures and climate
ContinentsOne of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Physical FeaturesThe physical aspect of a country or region
Equinoxthe time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21
Solsticeeither of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point.
Orographic Effectthe precipitation that occors when moist air rises up the sides of a mountain. as the air rises, it cools down and realeases most of its moisture as rain or snow
Climatic Zonesany of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude
Developmentthe act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Energy ConsumptionThe consuming of energy
Gross Domestic ProductThe value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period
Gross National ProductThe value of the total output of goods and services produced nationally in a given period of time
Human Development IndexIndicator level of the development for each country, constructed by United Nations, combining income, literacy, education, and life expectancy
Purchasing Power Paritya measure of how many units of currency are needed in one country to buy the amount of goods and services that one unit of currency will buy in another country
Technology GapThe feared dominance of high-tech US companies in Europe in the 1960's, limiting critical European research and development resources and permitting independent European technological and industrial development
Technology Transferthe trading of technology from place to place
Third WorldThe region of the world containing a high concentration of underdeveloped or emergent countries.
Acid Rainrain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
Air PollutionConcentration of trace substances, such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, ntrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and solid particulates at a greater level then occurs in average air
Aluminum Industrymanufacturers of aluminum considered as a group
Assembly Line Productionworkers performed a single task repetitively
Deindustrializationloss of the industrial activity in a region
Ecotourismtourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
Energy ResourcesNatural resources that can be converted into energy
Greenhouse Effectwarming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere
Industrial RevolutionDuring this rapid period of industrial growth more and more countries adopted mass production. Handmade goods were quickly replaced by machine-made goods. Factory laborers replaced craftsmen and home production
Infrastructurethe stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
MaquiladoraMexican factorys that assemble parts to make product for export
Adaptive Strategiesgroup's system of economic production. In non-industrial societies, it is usually based on food production.
Agribusinesscommercial firms that have developed w/ or stemmed out of agriculture
Agriculturethe practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
Animal Domesticationgenetic modification of an animal such that it is rendered more amenable to human control
Collective Farmgovernment-owned farms and employed large numbers of workers; all crops distributed by the gov't
Commercial AgricultureAgriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.
DiffusionThe process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time
First Agricultural Revolution10,000 years ago achieved plant and animal domestication
Green Revolutionthe introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity
Hunting and GatheringTo chase or search for game/to bring together into one group
OutsourcingThe procuring of services or products, such as the parts used in manufacturing a motor vehicle, from an outside supplier or manufacturer in order to cut costs
Ozone Depletionthinning of Earth's ozone layer caused by CFC's leaking into the air and reacting chemically with the ozone, breaking the ozone molocules apart
Thresholda region marking a boundary
Intensive Subsistence Agriculturea form of subsistance agriculture that requires larg amounts of labor to make the largest crop possible on small plots of land
Mediterranean Agriculturespecialized farming that occurs only in areas where the dry summer Mediterranean climate prevails (grapes, olives, figs, citrus, fruits, dates, et al0
Miningthe act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
Planned Economyan economy in which governemtn direscts the use of national resources and regulates the economy to achieve both goals and stability.
Plantation Agricultureraising a large amount of a "cash crop" for local sale or export
RenewableA resource that can be replaced in a short period of time.
NonrenewableA resource a resource that can not be replaced within a short period of time
Second Agricultural Revolutiondovetailing with and benefiting from the Industrial Revolution, improved methods of cultivation, harvesting, and storage of farm produce
Third Agricultural Revolutioncurrently in progress, development of genetically modified organisms
Human Geographyconcentrates on patterns of human activity and on their relationships with the environment.
Regionan area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.
Spacethe physical gap or interval between two objects
Placea specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character
Cartographythe science of making maps
DensityThe frequency with which something exists withen a given unit
PatternThe geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area
Remote SensingThe acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods.
ProjectionThe system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.
Mercator Projectiontrue shapes of landmasses but distorts the size
Land Ordinance of 1785A law that divided much of the United States into a system of townships to facilitate the sale of land to settlers.
Space Time CompressionThe reduction in time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation systems
LocationThe position of anything on Earth's surface.
Life ExpectancyAverage number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social, economic, and medical conditions.
EcumeneThe portion of the Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement
Landformsshape on Earth's surface, such as hills and mountains
Internal MigrationPermanent movement within a particular country
Natural Increase RateThe percentage growth of a population in a year, computed as a crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.
Crude Birth RateThe total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society
Crude Death RateThe total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.
Fertility Ratethe average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime, if she had children at the current rate for her country
Population Densitythe number of individuals per unit area
Doubling Ratenumbers that it takes a population to double in size
Population PyramidA bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex.
Push FactorsFactors that induce people to leave old residences.
Pull FactorsFactors that induce people to move to a new location.
Brain DrainLarge-scale emigration by talented people
QuotasIn reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year
Guest WorkersWorkers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern of Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs.
EmigrateMigration from a location
MigrationForm of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location
5 Pillars of Islamthe principles by which Muslims live their lives
Caste Systema social structure in which classes are determined by heredity
Ethnic DiversityDifferences among groups of people based on their origins, languages, customs, or beliefs
NationalismLoyalty and devotion to a particular nationality
Mulitnational Statestate that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.
Altaic Languagea group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
Multi-ethnic StateSate that contains more than one ethnicity.
Agricultural DensityThe ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture.
Overpopulationthe number of people in an area exceeds that capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living.
Land Areathe amount of land inside the borders of a state or country
Prorupted Statean otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension
More Developed Countries (MDC)a country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development
Less Developed Countries (LDC)a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development
Economic Sectora segment or section of an economy, such as farming, manufacturing, mining, and transportation
Pastoral NomadismA form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals
Industrial RevolutionA series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods
Teritary Sectorthe portion of the economy concerned with transportation, communications, and utilities.
Sector ModelA model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district (CBD).
Consolidationsomething that has consolidated into a compact mass
ResourceA substance in the environment that is useful to people, is economically and technologically feasible to access, and is socially acceptable to use.
Biomass FuelFuel that derives from plant material and animal waste
Fossil Fuelenergy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago.
Infant Mortality Ratethe number of deaths in the first year of life for every 1,000 live births
Immigrationmigration to a new location
Populationthe people who inhabit a territory or state
One Child PolicyAct in China that allows people to have only 1 child in the city and 2 children in the countryside created in 1980
Fractional ScaleThe ratio between two sets of dimensions.
Graphic ScaleA ruler printed on the map and is used to convert distances on the map to actual ground distances
Projection ScaleA method of representing the surface of a sphere or other shape on a plane.
Robinson Map ProjectionsA map projection of a world map, which shows the entire world at once
Goode's Homolosine ProjectionShows continents but distorts ocean
Gnomic Projectiondisplays all great circles as straight lines
Population Momentumbuilt-in potential for population growth due to a large number of individuals entering reproductive age
Stationary Population PyramidA population pyramid typical of countries with low fertility and low mortality
Constrictive Population pyramidpopulation pyramid showing lower numbers or percentages of younger people
Expansive Population PyramidA population pyramid showing a broad base, indicating a high proportion of children, a rapid rate of population growth, and a low proportion of older people
Stage 1 of the Demographic Stagespre-industrial society, death rates and birth rates are high and roughly in balance
Stage 2 of the Demographic Stagesthe death rates drop rapidly, which increase life spans and reduce disease
Stage 3 of the Demographic Stagesbirth rates fall and an increase in the status and education of women
Stage 4 of the Demographic Stagesboth low birth rates and low death rates.
Supranational OrganizationExtending beyond or transcending established borders or spheres of influence held by separate nations:
Core-periphery Modelmaintained that the world can be divided into four types of region.
Von Thunen's modelModel which shows the location of agriculture in regard to a commercial economy that is similar to the concentric model

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