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the ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture

the total number of people divided by the total land area

an east-west line designated under the land ordinance of 1785 to facilitate the surveying and numbering of townships in the united states

the science of making maps

the spread of something over a given area

relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space

the rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout the population

geographic approach that emphasizes human environment relationships

fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group

the body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group's distinct tradition

the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area

the process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time

the diminishing in the importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin

the arrangement of something across earth's surface

a 19th and early 20th century approach to the study of geography which argued that the general laws sought by human geographers could be found in the physical sciences. Geography was therefore the study of how the physical environment caused human activies.

the spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in a snowballing process

an area in which everyone shared one or more distinctive characteristics

an area organized around a node or focal point

a computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data

a system that determines the precise position of something on earth through a series of satellites, tacking stations, and recievers.

actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope

the time in that zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0 longitude

the region from which innovative ideas originate

the spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places.

an arc that for the most part follows 180 longitude, although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land areas. when you cross the international date line heading east, the clock moves back 24 hours. when you go west, the calendar moves ahead one day.

a law that divided much of the united states into townships to facilitate the sale of land to settlers.

the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on the globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator.

the position of anything on the earth's surface

the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on the globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian.

a two-dimensional, or flat, representation of earth's surface or a portion of it.

a representation of a portion of earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place containing personal impressions of what is in a place and where places are located

an arc drawn on a map between the north and south poles

a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians

the geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area

the number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.

a specific point on earth distinguished by a particular character

land created by the dutch by draining water from an area.

the theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from the alternatives

the meridian, designated at 0 longitude, that passes through the royal observatory at Greenwich, England.

a north-south line designated in the land ordinance of 1785 to facilitate the surveying and numbering of townships in the united states

the system used to transfer locations from earth's surface to the flat map.

an area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features

an approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area

the spread of a feature or trend though bodily movement of people from one place to another

the acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from other long-distance methods

An substance in the environment that is useful to people, is economically and technologically feasible to access,and is socially acceptable to use.

generally, the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole, specifically, the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature in earth's surface

A square normally 1 mile on a side. The land ordinance of 1785 divided townships in the united states in 36 sections.

the physical character of a place

the location of a place relative to another place

the physical gap or interval between two objects

the reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something in  a distant place as a result of improved communications and transportation systems

the spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected

the name given to a portion of earth's surface

a square normally 6 miles on one side. the land ordinance of 1785 divided much of the united states into a series of townships

a company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, but just where its headquarters or shareholders are located.

the increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of globalization of the economy

an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.

the ratio of the number of farmers to total amount of land suitable for agriculture

the time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering

a complete enumeration of a population

the total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society

the total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society

the process of change in a society's population from a condition of high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a condition of low crude and birth rates, low rate of natural increase, and a high total population

the scientific study of population characteristics

the number of people under the age of 15 and over age 64 compared to number of people active in the labor force

the number of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase

the portion of earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement

distinctive cause of death in each stage of the demographic transition

branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that are prevalent among a population at a special time and are produced by some special cause not generally present in the affected locality.

a series of improvements n the industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods

the total umber of deaths in a year among infants under 1 year old for every 1,000 live births in a society

the average number of years an individual can be expected to live, given current social,economic, and medical conditions. life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live

medical technology invented in Europe and north america that is diffused to the poorer countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. improved medical practices have eliminated many of the traditional causes of Europe in poorer countries and enabled more people to live longer and healthier lives.

the percentage growth of a population in a year, computed as the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.

the number of people in an area exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living.

disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population

the number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suited for agriculture.

a bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex

the number of males per 100 females in the population

the average number of children a women will have throughout her childbearing years.

a decline of the total fertility rate to the point where the natural increase rate equals zero.

large-scale emigration by talented people

migration of people to a specific location because of relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there.

short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis

net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries

migration from a location

the area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends

permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors

workers who migrate to the more developed countries of northern and western europe , usually from southern and eastern europe or from north africa, in search of high paying jobs

migration to a new location

permanent movement within a particular country

permanent movement from one country to another

permanent movement from one region of a country to another

an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration

permanent movement within one region of a country

form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location

change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition

all types of movement from one location to another

the difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration

factor that induces people to move to a new location

factor that induces people to leave old residences

in reference to migration,laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year

people who are forced to migrate from their home country and can not return for fear of prosecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group,or political opinion.

people who enter a country without proper documents

permanent movement undertaken by choice