AP Human Geography Morning Review 1

Which term refers to the physical character of a location. a Which term refers to the physical character of a location? a. Situation b. Site c. Relative location d. Absolute location e. Place

Which term refers to the physical character of a location. a Which term refers to the physical character of a location? a. Situation b. Site c. Relative location d. Absolute location e. Place Situation refers to a description of a place, based on its relationship to something else Site refers to a physical description of a place

What factors have led to the revival of minority languages?

What factors have led to the revival of minority languages? Elders teaching the young Devolution Government Policies (multi-lingual states) Nationalism Technology Tourism

What is meant by demographic momentum?

Demographic Momentum is the tendency for growing population to continue growing after a fertility decline because of their young age distribution.

What is meant by TFR?

Number of Children Born What is meant by TFR? On average, how many children a woman will have during her lifetime. Number of Children Born Women Aged 15 to 45

What is a language family?

What is a language family? A group of languages that are related and derived from a single earlier language—the protolanguage

In reference to migration, what is meant by an intervening opportunity In reference to migration, what is meant by an intervening opportunity? Intervening obstacle?

Intervening opportunity: the idea that migrants will choose a location closer rather than farther if all other factors are roughly the same. Intervening obstacle: An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration

What is an example of a monotheistic religion?

Christianity Islam Judaism

What does lingua franca refer to?

What does lingua franca refer to? The language of business and trade

What is a vernacular region? Examples?

What is a vernacular region What is a vernacular region? A popular region that is names for the way people perceive it. Examples? The South, New England, the North

What are the characteristics of a universalizing religion?

What are the characteristics of a universalizing religion? One in which anyone can become a member

What are the characteristics of an ethnic religion?

What are the characteristics of an ethnic religion? One that is a part of a particular ethnic group or political group

What is an example of a polytheistic religion?

Hinduism Confucianism Mahayana Buddhism Taoism Shintoism

Describe the belief system of animism. Where can this religion be found?

Describe the belief system of animism: The belief that spirits (including ancestral) live within objects such as animals, rivers, rocks, trees, and mountains. Where can this religion be found? Mainly Africa, but aspects can found in many ethnic religions.

Define Possibilism:

Define possibilism: The theory that the physical environment merely establishes limits of what is possible on the human population

Define environmental determinism

Environmental Determinism: The theory that human behavior is controlled by the physical environment

Who first coined the term geography?

Who first coined the term geography? Eratosthenes

What is meant by a formal region? Examples?

What is meant by a formal region What is meant by a formal region? A region with a high level of consistency in a certain cultural or physical attribute. Examples: Texas, Virginia, Florida, the Sahara Desert

What is meant by a prolanguage?

What is meant by a prolanguage? A reconstructed ancestral language that forms the basis for a language family

Describe Tobler’s first law of geography

Tobler’s First Law of Geography: "Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things."

How do you find the rate of natural increase?

Birth Rate – Death Rate__ How do you find the rate of natural increase? Birth Rate – Death Rate__ 10

Which country has the higher rate of natural increase? Country A: CBR 50 CDR 30 Country B: CBR 22 CDR 9

What can an S-curve be used to illustrate?

What can an S-curve be used to illustrate? Diffusion of an innovation over time Population over time

Why has the population of China continued to grow even though there is a one child policy in effect?

It is due to demographic momentum

How do you determine doubling time?

How do you determine doubling time? 70___ _ Rate of Natural Increase How do you determine doubling time?

What did Ravenstein say about migration?

What did Ravenstein say about migration? Move only a short distance Usually settle in urban areas if moving long distances Move in steps Move from rural to urban Are adults International=more young males internal= more females

What term is used to describe the linguistic boundary between using coke and pop?

What term is used to describe the linguistic boundary between using coke and pop? Isogloss

What is the current global lingua franca?

English

What do Zionist believe?

What do Zionist believe What do Zionist believe? they support the reestablishment of a Jewish homeland in the territory defined as the historic Land of Israel

What are the basic beliefs of Judaism?

What are the basic beliefs of Hindusim?

What are the basic beliefs of Christianity?

What are the basic beliefs of Buddhism?

What are the basic beliefs of Islam?

Describe the conflict in Ireland

Describe the conflict in Ireland: Northern Ireland is predominantly Protestant and more closely aligned with the British Crown. The rest of Ireland is predominantly Catholic and wants home rule.

Describe the conflict in Israel

Describe the conflict in Israel: With the creation of the state of Israel in 1947, there has been major conflicts in the region. Palestine lost half of its land in this process and were upset. After a couple of wars between Israel and Palestine/Arab World, Israel defeated Palestine and their allies, taking up land. The issue today is over whether or not Palestine should be granted statehood.

What is the difference between GPS and GIS. a. GPS uses GIS data b What is the difference between GPS and GIS? a. GPS uses GIS data b. GIS uses GPS data to determine location c. GPS is the layering of data, whereas GIS is the gathering of data d. GIS is the layering of data, whereas GPS is the gathering of data e. GPS correlates with GIS, but GIS does not correlate with GPS

What is the difference between GPS and GIS. a. GPS uses GIS data b What is the difference between GPS and GIS? a. GPS uses GIS data b. GIS uses GPS data to determine location c. GPS is the layering of data, whereas GIS is the gathering of data d. GIS is the layering of data, whereas GPS is the gathering of data e. GPS correlates with GIS, but GIS does not correlate with GPS

A fad is started by a television personality of wearing shorts with a shirt and tie. The trend spreads throughout the United States. This is an example of what type of diffusion? a. Expansion b. Contagious c. Stimulus d. Relocation e. Hierarchical

A fad is started by a television personality of wearing shorts with a shirt and tie. The trend spreads throughout the United States. This is an example of what type of diffusion? a. Expansion b. Contagious c. Stimulus d. Relocation e. Hierarchical

What is this? What does it tell us?

How does this differ from the previous slide?

What is the difference between arithmetic density and physiologic density? What are the drawbacks of each?

Arithmetic density: divides the entire population of a country by the total land are to come up with a population density for the country as a whole. Physiologic density: only takes into account the land that is being used by humans

What is meant by dependency ratio?

Dependency Ratio: the ratio of people under age 15 and those 65 and older to those age 15 to 65.

What does this tell us?

Explain this graphic

What is meant by Chain Migration?

Chain Migration: The part of a migrant flow that follows former migrants to an area

Acculturation OR Assimilation

Acculturation: the change that occurs within a culture when it adopts a practice from another culture Assimilation: the process by which immigrants become totally integrated into the host culture

According to APHG, what is the oldest major religion?

According to APHG, what is the oldest major religion? Hinduism

What are the major language families?

What are the major language families? Indo-European Language Family: Largest language family in the world Of the top 10 languages spoken in the world today, seven are descendants of the Indo-European language family. Examples: English, Greek languages of Aeolic, Ionic, Doric, Farsi, Bengali, and Hindi. The Sino-Tibetan Language Family: Upwards of 20% of the world’s population speaks a Sino-Tibetan language Examples: Mandarin, Thai, Cantonese, and Burmese The Afro-Asiatic Language Family: Many of these languages are spoken in North Africa. Most commonly spoken language is Arabic Examples: Arabic, Hebrew, Somali, and Berber The Niger-Congo Language Family: Consists of languages found in Southern Africa Swahili is a lingua franca in the East Africa region today Languages primarily diffused through colonization (relocation diffusion) and trade. Examples: Swahili, Zulu