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Introduction and Population
Intro to Geography and Population trends
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
07/07/2008

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Geography
Definition
the study of the arrangement of things on the face of the earth and of the association of things that give character to particular places
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Location

Definition
the prime interest of the geographer
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Spatial
Definition
the main emphasis and approach of the geographer
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Absolute Location
Definition
the global coordinates of a specific place
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Relative Location
Definition
a description of a place relative to other places
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Site
Definition

the physical characteristics and location of the land within or close to a place

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Situation
Definition
the location of a place relative to the surrounding area with which it interacts in numerous ways
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Hinterland
Definition
the surrounding area of a place with which it interacts in numerous ways
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Regional Geographers
Definition
study physical and human characteristics as they affect, or give character to, particular areas
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Way of Life
Definition
encompasses population, nutrition, health, migration, disease, race, language, religion, architecture, art, music, housing, cities, and so on...
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Greek study of Geography
Definition
categorized climatic regions
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English form of Geography
Definition
Political Arithmetic- developed because of a desire to exploit the resources of colonial lands.  In this form, Geography was a series of variables used to describe the resources of places around the world that could presumably benefit the mother country.
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French form of Geography
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produced from a desire to understand the effect of places on historical events
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German form of Geography
Definition
developed Geology then Geography from a desire to understand human interaction with the natural environment
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Environmental Determinism
Definition
theory that climate determined intelligence, culture, industriousness, and ability
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Ellsworth Huntington

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leader of the environmental determinists
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Richard Hartshorne
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published a book in 1939 entitled The Nature of Geography which explained that geography can be defined as "areal differentiation"- the difference between areas (regions)
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Formal Region
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an area of specific location which is distinctive from other areas and extends as far as that distinction extends
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Functional Region
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defined by activity, or several activities that bind it into an area of similarity
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Spatial Interaction
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the flow of products, people, services, or information among places, in response to localized supply and demand
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Population increase per day
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225,000
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Population increase per week
Definition
1.6 Million
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Population increase per Month
Definition
7 Million
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Population increase per year
Definition
80 million
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Thomas Malthus
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published Principles of Population in 1798 which theorized that population would eveuntually outrun the food supply bringing famine
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Demographic Transition
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the change from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates
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Rate of Natural Increase
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Birth rate - death rate
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Absolute Natural Increase
Definition
births - deaths
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Net Migration
Definition

inmigration - outmigration

accounts for most U.S. growth during the first half of this century

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