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Define nation-state. Why is denmark a good example of a nation-state? |
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1. A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality. Denmark is a fairly good example of a European nation-state, because the territory occupied by the Danish ethnicity closely corresponds to the state of Denmark. The Danes have a strong sense of unity and speak all the same language. |
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Define centripetal force and give 3 examples of centripetal forces in the US |
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1. An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state. |
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1. Loyalty and devotion to a nationality. |
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Define apartheid. Where did aprtheid occur (country)? |
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1. The physical separation of different races into geographic areas; South Africa. |
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Define Balkanization and hoe the term is connected to the former Yugoslavia |
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1. The process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities as a threat to peace throughout the world, not just in a small area. Rivalries among ethnicities resurfaced in Yugoslavia during the 1980’s after Tito’s death, leading the breakup of the country. |
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What is the largest ethnic minority group in the United States? |
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In which region of the united States would African-Americans be clustered? |
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In which region of the US would Hispanics be clustered? |
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1. Southwest near the border |
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According to the US Census Bureau, which group is not considered a race? |
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Which US Spepreme court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine? |
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Define white flight. What are several local examples of white flight? |
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1. The emigration of whites from an area in anticipation of Blacks immigrating into the area. Ex. Westlake |
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Define blockbusting. how does blockbusting affect neighborhood changes in ethnicity? |
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A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood |
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In America, what is shared in a common by all Americans? |
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An area defined as a independent political unit is called a______ |
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1. Independence from control of its internal affairs by other states |
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What is the world's largest state? How many time zones does it have? |
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List 4 characteristics of the Fertile Crescent |
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1. Fertile crescent-shaped area of land; between Persian gulf and Mediterranean sea; territory organized into succession of empires; middle east area |
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What is the only large land mass not part of a sovereign state? |
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Aterritory that is part of another state rather than being completely independent is called a _________ |
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The world's smallest colony is called |
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1. Pitcain, pressed by UK |
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The Kurds are an example of a ___________ nation |
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Define and give a n example of a unitary state |
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1. An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials; France |
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Name two countries that ate not members of the United Nations |
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What is the name of the largest colony by population? |
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How does terrorism differ from political assasinations? |
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1. Terrorism: attacks target common ordinary people; Political assassination: attacks target an important political figure/ leader |
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List all of the More Developed Regions with their HDI |
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1. Anglo America (.94) Western Europe (.93) Eastern Europe (.80) Japan (.94) South Pacific (.87) |
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The difference in per capita GDP between MDC and LDCs is ______ |
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On a North Polar projection map, where do the LDCs appear to be located? |
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The value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its ________________ |
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1. Gross domestic product (GDP) |
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List several examples of primary sector activities |
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1. (agriculture) mining, fishing, foresting
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LDCs have a higher percentage of workers in the _________ sector, comprared to MDCs |
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What types of jobs would you find in the tertiary sector? |
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1. Retailing, banking, law, education, and government |
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Why are people more productive in more developed contries (MDCs)? |
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1. Access to more machines |
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List four categories that show a country's level of development |
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1. Life expectancy, infant mortality rate, natural increase rate, crude birth rate, health and welfare, education and literacy rate |
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How did Japan attempt to develop their country after World War II? |
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1. They industrialized and sold products world wide |
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Where (specifically) would you find petroleum/oil reserves in the Middle East/ Southwest Asia? |
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Agriculture is South Asia (India) each year depends on the ____________ a sesonal rain that comes during the summer. |
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According to Rostow's model, the process of development ends when a country reaches _____________ |
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1. Age of mass consumption |
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Define and describe hinting and gathering |
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1. Hunting animals such as fish or gathering plants or seed for food |
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Define vegetative planting. Where did it begin? |
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1. The reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants such as cutting stems and dividing roots, plants growing in the wild |
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The first group to bring together seed agriculture with domestication of animals was in which region? |
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1. Inhabitants of southwest Asia |
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Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries? |
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1. Subsidence agriculture; plantation |
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The largest number of farmers in Asia practice which type of agriculture? |
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1. Intensive subsistence agriculture |
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Describe the way rice is usually grown in Asia? What type of agriculture is used? |
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Wet rice; intensive subsistence; planting rice on a dry land in a nursery and then moving the seedling to a footed field to promote growth |
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1. The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures. |
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To increase crop yeilds (production), farmers in southeastern China usually practice ______________ |
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The most important crop in the US mixed crop and livestock region is corn. What is the second most important crop in the US mixed crop and livestock region? |
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Winter wheat is planted in the ___________ and winter wheat is harvested in the __________ |
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What is the most popular form of agriculture in the US Southwest? |
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In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin? |
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1. Northern England, Southern Scotland, UK |
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When did the Industrial Revolution beign? |
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During the Industrial Revolution, what was the main power source for the steam engines? |
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Why was Eastern North America the continent's manufacturing center during the industrial Revolution up until World War II? |
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1. Its early date of settlement gave eastern ethnicities advantage |
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A copper concentration mill tends to locate near a cpper mine? |
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1. Yes, minimizes transportation costs |
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Define and give examples of bulk-gaining industries |
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1. An industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises of a greater volume than inputs; soft drinks, coca cola |
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What is the primary reason that car manufacturers select locations for their manufacturing plants? |
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1. They have access to move raw materials and transportation costs are lower |
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Define a break-of-bulk point |
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1. A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another |
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List 3 important site factors |
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Drink bottling is an example of ____________ |
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What are the differnces between Fordist and Post-Fordist production? |
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1. Fordists assign each worker to do one task repeatedly. Post-Fordists are more flexible
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What mining region has the most varied mineral deposits in the world, with over 1,000 miinerals |
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1. Russia (Ural mountains) |
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Define Central Buisness (CBD) |
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1. The area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered |
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Why are the land values in the CBD so high? |
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1. The eastern part of the city to reach and is the focal point of the transportation network |
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What type of land use would you most likely find on the street-level floor of a skyscraper in a North America CBD? |
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What is the type of land use that is not usually included in a North America CBD? |
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1. Manufacturing and residents |
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1. When you have to drive a while to get to work |
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Residents of rural settlements are more liekly than residents of urban settelments to work in what type of jobs? |
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1. Agriculture, farming/primary |
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Starting in 2008, most people in the world live in what type of settelment? |
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The plantation was a common form of rural settelment in which region of colonial America? |
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1. Area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted too |
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1. The maximum number of people are willing to travel to use a service |
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1. The minimum number of people needed to support the service |
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How does the gravity model relate to population and distance? |
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1. The closer the cities, the greater the population, the more likely cities are to interact, the farther the less population, the less likely to interact |
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What is the geometric pattern that geographers use to represent market areas? |
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1. Hexagon, they fit together, circles don’t |
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If the largest city had 1,000,000 people, how many people would be in the 2nd largest __________ 3rd largest __________ 4th largest _______ the 5th largest ________ |
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1. 500000…250000…125000…62500 |
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Define the rank-size and give an example |
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1. A pattern of settlement in a country such that the Nth largest settlement is 1/N the population of the largest settlement |
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Define primate city and give two examples of primate cities |
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1. The largest settlement in a country if it has more than twice as many people and the second ranking settlement |
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1. An increase in the percentage and the number of people living in urban settlements |
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Describe the relationshi[ between urbanization and the industrial Revolution |
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1. Increase in the percentage and the in the number of people living in urban settlements; series of improvements and industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods |
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According to the Louis Wirth, urban areas are more likely than rural areas to have ______________________________________. |
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1. Tolerance for a variety of view points, specialty services, specialty jobs |
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Define megapolis and give an example from the US |
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1. Cities that are overlapping great lakes Chicago to Milwaukee |
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1. A process of changing in the use of a house, from single family owner occupancy to abandonment |
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1. A process by which banks draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within the boundaries |
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1. A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices, because of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood area |
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Define the gentrification and give and example from Austin |
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1. A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low income renter occupied area to predominantly middle class owner occupied area; South Congress and The East Side |
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According to the Fifth Amendment, what are is term for when the government takes land public use and a family is forced to relocate? |
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True or False: The amount of sprawl in the US is greater than the amount of sprawl in the UK |
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Give three reasons why people in the US choose to move to suburbs |
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1. American dream, more space, safer and cheaper |
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Where does the largest percentage of the US population live? Urban, suburban, or edge cities? |
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What does Burgess concentric zone model look like? What is its shape? |
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1. It looks like a target. It is a circle |
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According to the Hoyt sector model, where iss the best housing located? |
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1. In the middle of middle class residential |
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What are squatter settelments (slums)? Where are they usually located? |
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1. An area within a city in a less developed country in which people legally establish residence on land they do not own or rent and create man-made structures |
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True or False: Most urban settelments in the US live in central cities rather than suburbs. |
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True and False: Urban population world-wide is projected to be larger than rural settelment population for the first time in 2008 |
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Saudi Arabia has large reserves (underground suppiles) of what |
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The US has relatively large reserves (underground supplies) of what? |
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1. The sustainable use and management of a natural resource, through consuming at a less rapid rate that it can be replaced |
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