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What is the main purpose of a population pyramid?
What is the main purpose of a population pyramid?
What is the primary difference between a command economy and a market economy?
What is the primary difference between a command economy and a market economy?
What is the term for the number of people that can be supported by a piece of land?
What is the term for the number of people that can be supported by a piece of land?
What is the term for the movement of people from one region to another?
What is the term for the movement of people from one region to another?
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What is the primary activity that involves gathering raw materials?
What is the primary activity that involves gathering raw materials?
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What is the term for a resource that can be replaced through natural processes?
What is the term for a resource that can be replaced through natural processes?
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What is the term for the economic system in which goods and services are traded without exchanging money?
What is the term for the economic system in which goods and services are traded without exchanging money?
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What is the term for the figure that shows the average number of people living in a measurable area?
What is the term for the figure that shows the average number of people living in a measurable area?
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What type of resources cannot be replaced once they have been removed from the ground?
What type of resources cannot be replaced once they have been removed from the ground?
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What is the total value of all goods and services produced by a country over a year?
What is the total value of all goods and services produced by a country over a year?
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What is the study of how people use space in cities?
What is the study of how people use space in cities?
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What is formed when several metropolitan areas grow together?
What is formed when several metropolitan areas grow together?
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What is the average amount of money earned by each person in a political unit?
What is the average amount of money earned by each person in a political unit?
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What is the process of people moving to cities and changing their lifestyle?
What is the process of people moving to cities and changing their lifestyle?
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What is the difference between weather and climate?
What is the difference between weather and climate?
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What is an ecosystem?
What is an ecosystem?
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What is the role of language in culture?
What is the role of language in culture?
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What is the term for the spread of ideas and innovations from place to place?
What is the term for the spread of ideas and innovations from place to place?
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What is the average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime?
What is the average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime?
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What is the number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand live births?
What is the number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand live births?
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What is the result of a society adopting an innovation?
What is the result of a society adopting an innovation?
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What is the term for a group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity, and a culture?
What is the term for a group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity, and a culture?
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Study Notes
Population Geography
- A population pyramid is a graphic device that shows the gender and age distribution of a population.
- Push factors are reasons that cause people to leave their homeland and migrate to another region, such as natural disasters and war.
- Population density is the average number of people who live in a measurable area.
- Carrying capacity is the number of organisms a piece of land can support.
Economic Systems
- An economy consists of the production and exchange of goods and services among a group of people.
- Traditional economy: goods and services are traded without exchanging money (barter).
- Command economy: production of goods and services is determined by a central government, which usually owns the means of production.
- Market economy: production of goods and services is determined by demand from consumers (also called capitalism).
- Mixed economy: a combination of command and market economies provides goods and services to benefit all people.
Levels of Economic Activity
- Primary activities: involve gathering raw materials, such as timber, for immediate use or to use in the making of a final product.
- Secondary activities: involve adding value to materials by changing their form, such as manufacturing automobiles.
- Tertiary activities: involve providing business or professional services, such as salespeople, teachers, or doctors.
- Quaternary activities: provide information, management, and research services by highly-trained persons.
The Economics of Natural Resources
- Natural resources: materials on or in the earth, such as trees or fish, that have economic value.
- Renewable resources: can be replaced through natural processes.
- Non-renewable resources: cannot be replaced once they have been removed from the ground, such as metals.
Seasons and Weather
- Weather: the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.
- Climate: the term for weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time.
- Precipitation: depends on the amount of water vapor in the air and the movement of that air.
Soils and Vegetation
- Vegetation regions: natural environments that provide the stage for human activities such as farming.
- Ecosystem: an interdependent community of plants and animals.
- Biome: an ecosystem of a region, which can be further divided into forest, grassland, or desert.
The Elements of Culture
- Culture: the total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group.
- Language is an important aspect of culture, allowing people to communicate and establish cultural identity.
- Innovation: taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need.
- Diffusion: the spread of ideas, inventions, and other practices from place to place.
- Acculturation: occurs when a society changes because it adopts an innovation.
Population Geography
- Birthrate: the number of live births per thousand population.
- Fertility rate: the average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime.
- Mortality rate: also called the death rate, is the number of deaths per thousand people.
- Infant mortality rate: the number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand live births.
Economic Support Systems
- GNP (Gross National Product): the total value of all goods and services produced by a country over a year.
- GDP (Gross Domestic Product): the total value of all goods and services produced within a country.
- Per capita income: the average amount of money earned by each person in a political unit.
- A nation's infrastructure consists of the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, and transportation.
Urban Geography
- Urban geography: the study of how people use space in cities.
- Cities: not just areas with large populations, but also centers of business and culture.
- Suburbs: political units touching the borders of the central city.
- Metropolitan area: the city, its suburbs, and exurbs linked together economically.
- Megalopolis: several metropolitan areas growing together.
- Urbanization: the dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes in lifestyle that result.
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Test your understanding of population pyramids, push-pull factors, and population density. Learn how geographers analyze and understand population distribution and migration patterns.
