Ags Spring Final Review

Front 1

what is a nation state

Back 1

a state whose teritory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality

Front 2

why is denmark a good example of a nation-state

Back 2

all danes live in the borders of denmark and they all speak danish

Front 3

define centripetal force an give 3 examples

Back 3

an aditude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
1) national anthem
2) flag/pledge
3) baseball

Front 4

define nationalism

Back 4

loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality

Front 5

define apartheid, where did it occur

Back 5

a separation of faces in different geographic areas

south Africa

Front 6

define balkanization and how it deals with yugoslavia

Back 6

break of a state due to conflict among nationalities, yugoslavia broke up due to balkanization

Front 7

what is the largest ethnic minority group in the united states

Back 7

native americans

Front 8

in which region of the US would african americans be clustered

Back 8

west

Front 9

in which region of the US would hispanics be clustered

Back 9

west, south west

Front 10

according to the us census bureau which group is not considered a race

Back 10

hispanic

Front 11

which us supreme court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine

Back 11

plessy vrs. fergison

Front 12

define white flight

Back 12

white leaving due to scare of blacks moving in

Front 13

define blockbusting and how the ethnicity changes in the neighborhood

Back 13

real estate agents convinces white home owners living near a black area to sell their homes at low prices hoping blacks would move in and cause property values to decline
white to black

Front 14

in america what is shared in common by all americans

Back 14

nationality

Front 15

an area defined as an independent political unit is called a _____

Back 15

state

Front 16

define sovereignty

Back 16

independence from control of its internal affairs by other states

Front 17

what is the world's largest state (land area)? how many zones does it have?

Back 17

russia, 11

Front 18

list four characteristics of the fertile crescent

Back 18

crescent shaped
hearth
territory organized into a sucession of empires
fertile land

Front 19

what is the only large land mass (continent) NOT part of a sovereign state?

Back 19

Antartica

Front 20

A territory that is part of another state tather than being completely independent is called a ____

Back 20

colony

Front 21

the world's smallest colony (population) is called ______

Back 21

pitcairn

Front 22

the Kurds are an example of a ______ nation

Back 22

stateless

Front 23

define and give an example of a unitary state

Back 23

places most power in the hands of the central gov. officials

Front 24

name two countries that are not members of the United Nations

Back 24

taiwan and vatican

Front 25

how does terrorism differ from political assassinations

Back 25

terrorism attacks everyday people
assassination attacks an important individual

Front 26

lias all the more developed regions with their HDIs

Back 26

Angle America (.94)
Western Europe (.93)
Eastern Europe (.80)
Japan (.94)
South Pacific (.87)

Front 27

The difference in the GDP between more developed and less developed regions is ______

Back 27

widening

Front 28

On a North Polar projection map where do the LDCs appear to be located?

Back 28

peripheral (outer ring)

Front 29

the value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its ____

Back 29

GDP (gross domestic product)

Front 30

List the several examples of primary sector activities

Back 30

agriculture, sometimes mining, fishing, forestry

Front 31

LDCs have a higher percentage of workers in the ____ sector compared to MDCs

Back 31

primary

Front 32

what types of jobs would you find in the tertiary sector

Back 32

involves pervision of goods and services to people for money

Front 33

why are people more productive in more developed countries (MDCs)

Back 33

more machines, tools, equipment

Front 34

List four categories that show a country's level of development

Back 34

life expectancy, infant mortality rate, natural increase rate, and crude birth rate

Front 35

how did japan attempt to develop their country after WW II

Back 35

they industrialized and sold products world wide

Front 36

where would you find oil reserves in the middle east/southwest of Asia?

Back 36

along the Persian gulf

Front 37

Agriculture in South Asia (India) each year depends on the ____ a seasonal rain that comes during the summer

Back 37

monsoon

Front 38

according to rostows model, the process of development ends when a country reaches ______

Back 38

the age of mas consumption

Front 39

define and describe hunting and gathering

Back 39

lived in small groups, they collected food hunted fished and where nomads

Front 40

define vegetative planting, where did it begin

Back 40

reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants (southeast Asia, west Africa, and Northwestern south Africa)

Front 41

the first group to bring together seed agriculture with domestication of animals was in which region?

Back 41

Southwest Asia

Front 42

Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries?

Back 42

plantation

Front 43

The largest number of farmers in Asia practice which type of agriculture

Back 43

intensive subsistance

Front 44

describe the way rice is usually grown in Asia? What type of agriculture is used

Back 44

plant rice in dry nurcery then moved seeds to flooded fields to promote growth

Front 45

define transhumance

Back 45

seasonal migration of livestock between mountains, lowlands, and pastures

Front 46

to increase crop yields (production) farmers in southeastern China usually practice _____

Back 46

double cropping

Front 47

define agribusiness

Back 47

commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food processing industry
usually associated with large corperations

Front 48

Draw a diagram to show the different rings of von Thunen's model

Back 48

(check study guide)

Front 49

what is the second most important crop in the U.S. mixed crop and livestock region?

Back 49

soybeans

Front 50

Winter Wheat is planted in the ____ and is harvested in the _____

Back 50

fall, summer

Front 51

what is the most popular form of agriculture in the U.S. southeast

Back 51

truck farming

Front 52

in what country did the industrial revolution begin

Back 52

northern england and southern scott land

Front 53

when did the industrial revolution begin

Back 53

late 1700s

Front 54

during the industrial revolution what was the main power source for steam engine

Back 54

coal

Front 55

why was eastern north america the continents manufacturing center during the industrial revolution up until WWII

Back 55

its early date of settlement

Front 56

a copper concentration mill tends to locate near a copper mine

Back 56

the inputs are heavy and it minimizes transport

Front 57

define and give examples of bulk gaining industries

Back 57

final product weighs more than inputs

Front 58

what is the primary reason that car manufacturers select locations for their manufacturing plants

Back 58

access to raw materials and cheep transportation

Front 59

define bulk-of-break point

Back 59

a location where transportation modes is switched

Front 60

list 3 important site factors

Back 60

labor land and capital

Front 61

drink bottling is an example of ______

Back 61

bulk gaining industry

Front 62

what mining region has the most varied mineral deposits in the world, with over 1000 minerals?

Back 62

urals

Front 63

define central business district

Back 63

area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered

Front 64

why are land values in the CBD so high

Back 64

has accessibility

Front 65

what type of land use would you most likely find on the street-level floor of a skyscraper in a north american CBD

Back 65

retail

Front 66

what is a type of land use that is not usually included in a North American CBD?

Back 66

manufacturing and residents

Front 67

define commuting

Back 67

ways of transport

Front 68

residents of rural settlements are more likely than residents of urban settlements to work in what type of jobs?

Back 68

primary

Front 69

starting in 2008, most people in the world live in what type of settlement

Back 69

urban

Front 70

the plantation was a common form of rural settlement in which region of colonial America?

Back 70

south and southeast

Front 71

define hinterland

Back 71

the area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted

Front 72

define range

Back 72

maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service

Front 73

define threshold

Back 73

minimum number of people needed to support a service

Front 74

how does the gravity model relate to population and distance

Back 74

the greater the population and smaller distance the more likely interaction is

Front 75

what is the geometric pattern that geographers use to represent market areas?

Back 75

hexagon

Front 76

define rank-size rule

Back 76

a pattern of settlements in a country such that the nth largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement

Front 77

define primate city and give two examples

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the largest settlement in a country if it has twice as many people as the 2nd ranking settlement (copenhagen and london)

Front 78

Define urbanization

Back 78

increase in % and in the number of people living in urban settlements

Front 79

describe the relationship between urbanization and the industrial revolution

Back 79

industrial revolution increased/caused urbanization

Front 80

according to louis wirth urban areas are more likely than rural ares to have...

Back 80

specialty jobs, specialties, and tollerance

Front 81

define megalopolis and give an example from the U.S.

Back 81

cities over lapping each other

southern great lakes (Chicago to Milwackee)

Front 82

define filtering

Back 82

a process of change in use of a house from single family to abandonment

Front 83

define redlining

Back 83

process by which banks draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property in the district

Front 84

define gentrification

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transforming a low class neighborhood to middle class

Front 85

according to the 5th amendment what is the term for when the government takes land for public use and a family is forced to relocate

Back 85

eminent domain

Front 86

t of f: the amount of sprawl in the US in greater than the amount of sprawl in the UK

Back 86

true

Front 87

give three reasons why people in the U.S. choose to move to the suburbs

Back 87

American dream
more space
safer
cheaper

Front 88

Where does the largest percentage of the U.S. population live? Urban, suburban, or edge cities?

Back 88

suburban

Front 89

what does the Burgess concentric zone model look like? what is its shape?

Back 89

a target, a circle

Front 90

according the the hoyt sector model where is the best housing located

Back 90

middle class residential

Front 91

What are Squatter settlement (slums)? Where are they usually located?

Back 91

an area within a city in a LDC where people live illigally in erect home structures on land they dont own

Front 92

t or f: most urban residents in the US live in central cities rather than suburbs

Back 92

False

Front 93

t or f: Urban population worldwide is projected to be larger than rural settlement population for the first time in 2008

Back 93

True

Front 94

Saudi Arabia has a large reserve of what?

Back 94

oil

Front 95

the US has relatively large reserves of what?

Back 95

coal

Front 96

define conservation

Back 96

the sustainable use of management of a natural resource through consuming at a less rapid rate than it can be replaced