Functional Regions in Geography

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What is a common influence on people's definitions of perceptual regions?

Personal experience and age

Travel and media (correct)

Family and friends

Education and income

What is the term used to describe the space between two entities?

Interaction

Distance (correct)

Diffusion

Distribution

What type of diffusion is characterized by the spread of culture or phenomena through a hierarchy of places or people?

Contagious diffusion

Hierarchical diffusion (correct)

Relocation diffusion

Expansion diffusion

What is the concept that describes the effect of distance on spatial interaction, where the impact of distance decreases as technology improves?

Friction of distance Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the relative ease of interaction and communication between two locations?

Accessibility Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept that states that everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things?

Tobler's first law Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of functional regions?

They have nodes that coordinate activities. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor in defining a region, according to the geographer?

The specific purpose of research or teaching. Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of vernacular regions?

They are defined by people's feelings and attitudes. Signup and view all the answers

What is a key difference between functional and vernacular regions?

Functional regions have clear borders, while vernacular regions do not. Signup and view all the answers

What is a common feature of functional regions?

They have a central point that coordinates activities. Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of vernacular regions over time?

They are more likely to change over time. Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a line that connects all points along the same latitudinal angle?

Parallel Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of creating time zones in the late 19th century?

To increase international movement Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between map scale and distance?

Large scale maps show small areas Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of map projections?

To distort size, shape, or distance of actual space Signup and view all the answers

What type of map is designed to illustrate location and combine selected data?

Reference map Signup and view all the answers

What type of thematic map maps a measurement over an area and indicates differences by shades or colours?

Choropleth map Signup and view all the answers

In the Demographic Transition, what is characteristic of Stage 1 (Low Growth)?

Very high CBR and CDR, very low NIR Signup and view all the answers

What was the occupation of people during most of Stage 1?

Hunting and gathering Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the CDR in Stage 2 (High Growth)?

It declined rapidly Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the National Population Council in Mexico?

40 percent of Mexico's married women had sterilizations Signup and view all the answers

What is the demographic transition a process of change from?

High crude birth and death rates to low rate of natural increase Signup and view all the answers

What is characteristic of Stage 3 (Moderate Growth)?

Rapidly declining CBR, moderately declining CDR, moderate NIR Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime, assuming she experiences the current fertility rates of a population?

Total fertility rate Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason why the rate of natural increase is declining?

Decrease in total fertility rate Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the number of deaths in a given period per 1,000 people already living?

Crude death rate Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that affects the rate of natural increase in a population?

Crude death rate Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the anticipated average number of years lived by an individual?

Life expectancy Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of mortality policies?

To decrease the crude death rate Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which a population's fertility rates decline as it develops economically?

Demographic transition Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of a population to maintain its growth due to a relatively young age structure?

Population momentum Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the average annual rate of change in a population's size?

Rate of natural increase Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the graphical representation of a population's age and sex structure?

Population pyramid Signup and view all the answers

What is the main distinction between 'place' and 'location' in the context of geography?

Place refers to how and where we live, whereas location refers to where we live. Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the emotional attachment people have to a particular place or region?

Topophilia Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic that defines a formal region?

Shared cultural traits Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the process of classifying locations into regions based on their shared characteristics?

Regionalization Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the visible characteristics of a region?

Landscape Signup and view all the answers

What is the key challenge in defining cultural regions, according to the subjectivity of formal culture regions?

The territorial extent of a culture region depends on what and how many defining traits are used. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary consideration that influences how a geographer defines a region?

The specific purpose of research or teaching that the region is designed to serve Signup and view all the answers

What is the key feature of a functional region that distinguishes it from other types of regions?

A node (central point where functions are coordinated and directed) Signup and view all the answers

How do vernacular regions tend to change over time?

They are more likely to change over time Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between functional and vernacular regions in terms of their boundaries?

Functional regions generally have clearly defined borders, while vernacular regions lack sharp borders Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis for defining a vernacular region?

The collective spatial perception of the population at large and bearing a generally accepted name or nickname Signup and view all the answers

How do functional regions often relate to formal regions in terms of spatial coincidence?

They do not generally coincide spatially Signup and view all the answers

What is cartogram and how does it differ from traditional maps?

A cartogram is a map that scales the area of each province or territory to its share of the Canadian population, thereby distorting the area size to represent the relative population sizes. Signup and view all the answers

What are the four interrelated technologies that comprise Geomatics?

The four interrelated technologies are: Remote sensing, Computer-assisted cartography, Global positioning systems (GPS), and Geographic information systems (GIS). Signup and view all the answers

How has Computer-Assisted Cartography changed the production and use of maps?

Computer-Assisted Cartography has enabled rapid creation and updating of maps, diffused the production and use of maps, and reduced the need for drafting skills, but has also raised concerns about design skills. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)?

The main purpose of GIS is to add analysis to data collection, storage, and mapping, enabling spatial analysis and the overlay of multiple data in a single map. Signup and view all the answers

What is required to enhance geographical awareness, according to the text?

Constant attention to world, regional, and local events, evaluation, and relating events to location are required to enhance geographical awareness. Signup and view all the answers

What are the disciplinary strengths of Geography, according to the text?

The disciplinary strengths of Geography include a broad perspective on what makes places, skills for addressing space and place-specific questions, and transferable analytical and communication skills. Signup and view all the answers

What are the three aspects that demography studies in population geography?

Demography studies population size and composition, processes influencing population composition, and links between populations and larger human environments. Signup and view all the answers

What are the three areas of historic concentration of population distribution?

The three areas of historic concentration of population distribution are South-Central Asia clustered along key rivers and coasts, East Asia clustered toward the east coast and along rivers, disperses to the west, and other areas. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of population geography and health geography?

The primary focus of population geography and health geography is to examine the spatial dimensions of demography. Signup and view all the answers

When did population studies emerge as a field of study?

Population studies emerged in the 19th century. Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of factors that affect population distribution?

The two types of factors that affect population distribution are physical factors and cultural factors. Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of census data in understanding population distribution?

Census data is dependent on census data. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main shift in healthcare provision in the epidemiological transition?

A shift from disease focus to health focus Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for the decline in the rate of natural increase in a population?

Declining fertility and longer life expectancy Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of the long history of migration in terms of population distribution?

The current distribution of people is an outcome of a long history of migration Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between health and illness in terms of spatial distribution?

Health and illness vary spatially, at a variety of scales, and over time Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of the current population growth trend?

The population continues to increase markedly but at a decreasing rate Signup and view all the answers