APHG Models, Theories, and Equations

Which model uses hexagons as a market area shape?

(Number of Live Births/Total Population)(1,000)

Which theory emerged as a result of central place thinking?

Based on 2013 demographics, how many countries are in stage 1?

subsistence, agriculture, barter

What is the core of the urban landscape?

# of children born/women aged 15-45

What is the core of a country's political landscape?

Rostow stage 2: individuals invest in intrastructure and technology

Rostow stage 1: products gown/made are used by the producer

specialization, surplus, infrastructure

What is a typical MDC's birth rate?

The core is always in the center of the peripheral region

(# of immigrants-# of emigrants)/ (population/1,000)

What model is used to calculate transportation/migrant flow and area of influence of a business

What is an abstract generalization of real-world geographies?

What do spatial models show?

The Demographic transition model has a predictive capability

In Rostow stage one, there are no countries, only a few individuals

(Location₁ Population)(Location₂ Population)/ Distance²

Who developed central place theory?

industrialization, regional growth, political change, growing investments

[(CBR-CDR)+ net migration rate]/10

Third world countries may display signs of this stage when in long periods of warfare

70/ rate of natural increase

By placing a country on the demographic transition model, you define the ________.

The global population will expand to a point where the environment cannot sustain it (food etc)

(Birth Rate-Death Rate)/ 10

Ghana and Nepal are in stage...

consumer oriented, durable goods flourish, service sector is dominant

Rostow stage 5: individuals have lower incomes

Explains why land prices are low in suburbs and higher in the CBD

What stage are service-based economy countries in?

What is the replacement rate?

What stage are agriculturally based economy countries in?

Rostow stage 3: rapid growth; industrialization replaces agriculture

Contains services like finance, industry, real estate, health care, and communication

What is stage one of the demographic transition model characterized by?

Rostow stage 4: education is not valued in society

What type of model is the demographic transition model?

Women are engaged in the labor force and relatively politically and socially empowered

(Number of deaths/total population)(1,000)

diversification, investments, innovation, less dependent on imports