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| The physical and cultural characteristics of the place itself. |
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| external relations of a place: will the site prosper based on its situation--relation to trade centers, water, routes, materials |
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| a line indicating equal rainfall |
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| line indicating equal temperatures |
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| have highly centralized governments; tend to be smaller countries |
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| indicates equal barometric pressure |
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| a line of equal valure: isothers, isohyets, isobars |
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| the permanently inhabited part of Earth's surface |
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| the sparsely uninhabited places of earth |
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usually 103-106 males to every 100 females 105:100 |
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| an independent political unit with complete sovereignty over a defined area |
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| a group of people with a common culture occupying a particular territory |
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| regions can be nested within larger regions: Acadiana-->the Deep South |
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| a device of areal generalization |
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| by far the largest city in a unitary state; usually the capital; has political, cultural and economical primacy. Ex: Paris, France |
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| governance is delegated to states/provinces and to even lower levels of governent like school boards; generally do not have primate cities. ex. Ottawa, Canada; Washington, DC; Canberra, Australia |
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the quantitative aspects of human populations |
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focuses on the spatial aspects of demographic data |
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