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HGAP Unit 1/2 Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reference map | display information about man-made and physical features (political - boundaries; physical - landforms) |
| thematic map | shows density or distribution of specific quantitative data |
| absolute distance | distance between places physically, measured in units |
| absolute direction | direction that never changes (east/west, north/south) |
| relative distance | distance between places relatively (culturally, etc.) |
| relative direction | direction of something in correlation to something else |
| clustering | when things are really close together |
| dispersal | things are far apart |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| map projection | represenation of the Earth on a map (is distorted: SADD) |
| absolute location | exact location of something (coordinates or address) |
| relative location | location of a place in correlation to something else |
| geographic information systems | database that helps in understanding info about a location using layers |
| satellite navigation systems | system that uses satellites to provide geospatial positioning |
| remote sensing | detecting and learning about a place remotely |
| field observations | research/observations made in the field |
| media reports | articles published by newspapers/media |
| travel narratives | account of a travel that provides information about the place |
| policy documents | formal documents that outline policy |
| personal interviews | face-to-face interviews conducted with people to collect data |
| landscape analysis | analysis of a community or landscape that provides information about its characteristics, strengths, weaknesses |
| photographic interpretation | examining photographs to collect data and understanding |
| census data | data that comes from censuses, surveys that typically come from the government |
| satellite imagery | images taken from satellite |
| space | physical gap between two objects |
| place | a fixed point in space |
| flows | the movement of people/goods/ideas |
| distance decay | when places are farther apart, the less they are connected with one another |
| time-space compression | technology helps eliminate distance decay |
| pattern | how things are arranged in space |
| sustainibility | using resources wisely, preserving for future use |
| natural resources | resources occuring in nature that can be used for economic gain |
| environmental determinism | environment controls & limits humans |
| possibilism | environment limits humans but humans can also adapt |
| global scale | relating to the entire world |
| regional scale | relating to a region, do not share the same characteristics |
| national scale | relating to a nation, same culture/lang |
| local scale | relating to a specific place, many specific characteristics |
| formal region | region that has clear boundaries or shared characteristics (ex. US) |
| functional/nodal region | organized around a "node" of importance (ex. cell tower) |
| vernacular/perceptual region | not clear boundaries, characterized by people's perceptions of it |
| climate | weather conditions over a long period of time |
| landforms | natural feature of earth's surface |
| distribution | way things are spread out |
| arithmetic density | total people/total land |
| physiological density | total people/arable land |
| agricultural density | farmers/arable land |
| carrying capacity | how many people an environment can support |
| population pyramid | bar graph that shows a place's population, divided by age and gender |
| demographic | relating to structure of population |
| birth rates | total births/1k |
| death rates | total deaths/1k |
| life expectancy | average age people live to in a place |
| dependency ratio | total # of people in the workforce / people aged before 15 or above 64 |
| rate of natural increase | total births/total deaths |
| doubling time | how long will it take for a population to double |
| DTM stage 1 | hunter-gatherer societies, high death and birth rates |
| DTM stage 2 | ex. Nigeria, agricultural society, high birth rates, death rates rapidly falling (medical advancements) |
| DTM stage 3 | ex. Brazil, industrial society, lower birth rates, death rates stabilizing |
| DTM stage 4 | ex. US, service-based, birth and death rates stable |
| DTM stage 5 | ex. Japan, lower birth rates |
| ETM stage 1 | pandemics like Bubonic Plague |
| ETM stage 2 | rapidly receding pandemics |
| ETM stage 3 | degenerative diseases |
| ETM stage 4 | delayed degenerative diseases, life expectancy peak |
| ETM stage 5 | proposed stage, diseases overcome antibiotics |
| malthusian theory | there is a certain point food supply will reach, then it will not be able to support population |
| esther boserup | opposes malthusian theory - agricultural technology will always improve and be able to sustain |
| pronatalist | pro-birth policies |
| antinatalist | anti-birth policies |
| ravenstein's laws of migration | most migrants move short distances; people near growing town move into it and their gaps filled by people from distant areas; opposite; long-distance migrants go to cities; natives less migratories; males more migratory; economy main cause |
| migration | movement of one place to another |
| push factors | factors that make one want to leave a place |
| pull factors | factors that make one want to go to a place |
| intervening obstacles | negative factors that disable one from migrating |
| intervening opportunities | positive factors that disable one from migrating |
| slavery | people trafficking and work situations where individuals become entrapped |
| refugees | person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster |
| asylum seekers | person who has been forced to leave their country because of political reasons |
| internally displaced persons | someone who is forced to leave their home but remains within their country's borders |
| voluntary migration | migration that happens of one's own accord (push/pull factors) |
| transnational migration | people who live/have ties to multiple nations |
| transhumance | seasonally migrating livestock from one grazing ground to another |
| internal migration | human movement within a nation-state |
| chain migration | immigrants from a particular area follow others from that area to a particular destination |
| step migration | rural inhabitants move closer to urban areas of growth |
| guest worker | people who work in one place but send money back home |
| rural-to-urban migration | people moving from farms/rural areas to cities |
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