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| lines drawn on a map that represent data of equal value. (Isotherms link temperatures) |
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| the characteristics (cultural, political, environmental, ect.) found in a place |
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| the relative locations of a place to other places. also involves the interactions and relationships with other Places. |
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| any method of representing the earth's sphere on a plane |
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| any method of representing the earth's sphere on a plane |
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| any method of representing the earth's sphere on a plane |
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| the ratio of a single unit on a map with corresphonding distance on the ground |
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| a map based on a thematic variable rather than scale and area (e.g. population |
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| populations change due only to births and deaths |
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| a relatively homogenous cultural group (language, ethnicity, religions, history) |
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| A state that consits of a homogeneous Nation. Very Rare. Japan |
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| a "seasonal reversal of winds" that bring heavy moisture to a region. |
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| define population age structure- |
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| a profile of a ocuntry's population based on age and gender |
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| the manner in which peoplehave arranged themselves spatially in a particular place |
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| how long it will take in yeras for a country's population to double |
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| built in population groth due to a population's age structure |
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| the total obtained by adding the average number of births in each female age cohort together for an area |
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| characterized by precipitation (how much, when) and temperature (daily variation and annual variation) |
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| a geographical area with similar climatic conditions. |
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| the impact of distance from an ocean on climatic conditions. (dryer and more extreme temps away from ocean) |
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| a natural process where atmospheric gasses absorb or trap heat |
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| intertropical onvergence zone- |
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| a low pressure zone centered around the equator. |
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| political and cultural forces that tend to pull apart or weaken existing states |
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| political/cultural forces that tend to bind and promote unity in an existing state |
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| a system where on country contols foreign possessions economically and politically. |
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| the geographical spreading and adaptation of cultural traits from one location to another. |
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| a place where a major culture originated. |
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| a geographic region defined by a distinct culture |
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| the ongoing reduction of contrasts between global realms and regions as a result of increasing political, cultural, and economic interaction |
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| a policy of cultural and political expanion into a neighboring state by a state whose nationals live in the neighboring state (lots of russians in georgia) |
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| a region's common language used in the economic and political sphere |
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| a territory controlled and organized by a sovereign government |
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| a transportation point where goods are transferred from one transportation carrier to another |
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| money earned by immigrants in their new country and sent to their contry of origin in order to support family members left behind |
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| an agricultural system based on periodically changing cultivation sites. This allows some fields to lay "fallow" or a period of years between use. |
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| farms grown only for the farmer's and his family's needs, not sold |
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| forested areas are cut and cleared through burning for a period of agriculture |
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| the forcing down of one continental plate under another due to collision |
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| the movenment of people from a popular corwded area to a less popular area by the government. The people are usually happy to have more room to live. |
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cultural rules and norms (religion, language, customs)
perceptions and meanings (how place is viewed)
bio physical processes (evaporation, corriolis effect) |
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| 3 clusters of great population |
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west europe
east asia
south asia |
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colonialism in Africa
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french-western-just wanted resources
British - gawna, zimbabwa - wanted to forces views on savages
Dutch - south
Belgium - Rawanda and DR of Congo
Portugese - costal areas |
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swahili - east coast
englinsh - kenya and nigeria
French - western |
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| relocation diffusion (has one type) expansion diffusion (and its two types) |
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sequential diffusion - traits diffused as transmitter relocats to a new area (only area of trait grows, not number of people with it)
expansion- the spreading of a trait in a way that the number with that trait grows
contaigious expansion- spreads to those around you (diseases) hierarchial expansion- it "trikles down" rom larger to smaller units |
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relocation - by war they moved to different areas
hierarcical expansion- trade with biggest cities
contagious expansion - missionary work |
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| climate effected by 3 natural conditions: |
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latitudal position
continental position (how near to water)
elevation |
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percent of world's population
USA:
Europe:
China:
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India:
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USA: same.
Europe: decreasing. by 3%
China: decreasing. 4% but still alot
L.A. deceasing barely
Africa: increasing 6%!!
India increasing 1%
indonesia: same |
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| seasonal dusty dry wind that afects the Sahel in africa |
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location of ITCZ in africa:
and what does this do to the climate? |
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ITCZ is north in summer - wind comes from ocean - rainy season
ITCZ is south in winter - wind comes from Sahara - dry season |
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| cold ocean currents around africa |
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canary (upper west)
Benguela (south west)(below equator so moves to its left |
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| warm ocean currents around Africa |
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Indian N equatorial (by horn)
Agulhas (goes down between Africa and Madagascar)
The atlantic and Indian equatorial conuters point to Africa in middle from both sides |
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| the spirit or soul, the true slef of every person |
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| one's personal set or rules of what they need to do to work up ladder of reincarnation |
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late spring it gets rly rly hot (March-April to June)
Monsoon begins in June or July |
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| why monsoon comes to India |
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| land over Asia heats up. The air rises creating an area of low pressure. Air moves to the low pressure from the ocean. The moist winds bring a ton of rain. |
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China
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Japan
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Indonesia
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Pop.
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2025
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China
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1.33 b
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.6%
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1.47b
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1.41b
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19%
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8%
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127m
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119m
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95m
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13%
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23%
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243m
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1.5%
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292m
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343m
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29%
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6%
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1.17b
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1.6%
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1.75b
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32%
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5%
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836m
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738m
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702m
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16%
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