APHG Vocabulary

Model that describes a country's progression through five stages of development.

Geographical boundary lines where different linguistic features meet.

A model of development where LDCs are defined by their dependence on a developed core region.

Economic activities concerned with the processing of raw materials, such as manufacturing.

Total value of goods and services produced within the borders of a country in one year.

Boundary line established before an area is populated.

A country's leading city whose population is disproportionately larger than all other cities.

Clustering together of many firms from the same industry.

Number of deaths per 1,000 children within the first five years of life.

Spykman's theory that controlling the coasts of Eurasia could lead to world conquest

Territory administered by a sovereign gov't and recognized by the international community.

Exact position of an object or place, measured within the spatial coordinates of a grid system

The northern industrial states of Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania are now known as the

Cohort of individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during a time of peace and prosperity.

This city model has three CBD's.

Total value of goods and services, including income received from abroad, produced by residents

Language family including Germanic and Romance languages; spoken by about 50% of the world.

U.S. firms that have factories across the border in Mexico; products exported back to the U.S.

Decrease in interaction between two things as the distance between them increases

The relative ease with which a destination may be reached from some other place

Chile, Brazil, India, and China would all be considered

Language used by two people not sharing a native language; often for the purposes of trade

Projection that attempts to balance several possible projection errors.

Which of the following is NOT important in Weber's Least Cost Theory?

China is in this stage of the DTM.

Sharing a common language is this type of force.

Projection that distorts the size of landmasses, especially near the poles.

Type of map that distorts the size and shape of a political unit to represent some value

Stage of the demographic transition model with low birth rates and low death rates

State governed constitutionally as a unit, without internal divisions.

What do Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism have in common?

The population pyramid for stage 4 of the DTM looks most like a

He argued that population grows exponentially, while food production increases arithmetically.

Several metropolitan areas that have joined together to form a large, sprawling urban complex.

Italy and South Africa are both

The dispersal of an industry that formerly existed in an established agglomeration.

Soda bottling would be an example of this type of industry.

Computer chips and diamonds are examples of this type of industry

National or global regions where economic power, innovation, and advanced tech is concentrated.

Projection that attempts to retain the accurate sizes of all the world's landmasses.

If the net pop. growth of a country is 1%, how long will it take for the population to double?

The number of people living in a given unit area.

Place names given to certain features on the land such as settlements & terrain features.

Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?

Language in which all government business occurs.

Map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as average values per unit area

Thailand is an example of this state shape.

If the biggest city has 10 million, according to the rank-size rule, the 5th largest will have

San Marino and Lesotho are both

Andorra, San Marino, and Vatican City are all

Organization of three or more states to promote shared objectives, ie European Union.

Distance is actually shrinking as technology enables more rapid communication and interaction.

A pidgin language that becomes the primary language of the people who speak it.

Boundary line drawn in an area ignoring the existing cultural pattern.

Diffusion in which something is transmitted between places because of what they have in common

This city model has a Colonial Port Zone instead of a CBD.

The difference between the number of births and number of deaths within a particular country.

Industries that tend to locate close to the source of raw materials.

The adoption of cultural traits by one group under the influence of another.

Doctrine that claims that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions

Forces that tend to divide a country

Largest number of people that the environment of a particular area can sustainably support.

Mackinder's theory that political powers in central Eurasia could eventually dominate the world

Location where shipments of goods are broken up for delivery to local markets.

The drawing of new electoral district boundary lines in response to population changes.

Religion that is identified with a particular ethnic group; does not seek converts

When a trait of one culture prompts invention or innovation in another.

Chile is an example of this state shape.

Diffusion of ideas, innovations, etc. from one place to another through migration.

Contentious political process by which a state may break up into smaller countries.

Migration event in which individuals follow the path of preceding friends or family members.

Economic activities in which natural resources are extracted.

Despite the One Child Policy, China's population has continued to grow due to

Time period required for a population experiencing exponential growth to double in size.

Measure used by the UN to calculate development in terms of human welfare