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Exam #1 | GEOG - World Regions, Quizzes of Political Geography

Class: GEOG - World Regions; Subject: Geography; University: Camden County College; Term: Forever 1989;

Typology: Quizzes

2012/2013

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TERM 1
Absolute Location
DEFINITION 1
An identity of a point or area on the Earth's surface using
longitude and latitude
"Site"
TERM 2
Cartogram
DEFINITION 2
A map where statistical information is shown in
diagrammatic form
TERM 3
Climate
DEFINITION 3
A place's average temperatures, over a period of time
TERM 4
Continental Drift
DEFINITION 4
A theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1911 saying that
the Earth's continents once were together and have over
time, drifted apart
TERM 5
Core Area
DEFINITION 5
Located in a functional region, characterized by it's
dynamic internal structure
Could be a city, town, suburb, or religious locale
Example: Los Angeles Metro Area
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Absolute Location

An identity of a point or area on the Earth's surface using longitude and latitude "Site" TERM 2

Cartogram

DEFINITION 2 A map where statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form TERM 3

Climate

DEFINITION 3 A place's average temperatures, over a period of time TERM 4

Continental Drift

DEFINITION 4 A theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1911 saying that the Earth's continents once were together and have over time, drifted apart TERM 5

Core Area

DEFINITION 5 Located in a functional region, characterized by it's dynamic internal structure Could be a city, town, suburb, or religious locale Example: Los Angeles Metro Area

Corruption Index

An annual ranking of countries by their levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys TERM 7

Cultural Landscape

DEFINITION 7 Forms and artifacts placed on the natural landscapes by human activities. Human imprinting TERM 8

Development

DEFINITION 8 The economic, social, and institutional growth of national states TERM 9

Economic Geography

DEFINITION 9 Spatial aspects of the ways people make their living and deals with patterns of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services TERM 10

European State Model

DEFINITION 10 A state consisting of a legally defined territory inhabited by a population governed from a capital city by a representative government

Globalization

Geographical process in which spatial relations (economic, cultural, political) shift to even broader scales TERM 17

Hinterland

DEFINITION 17 The surrounding zone of a city TERM 18

Lingua Franca

DEFINITION 18 Language Families TERM 19

Natural Landscape

DEFINITION 19 A landscape that is unaffected by human activity TERM 20

Pacific Ring of Fire

DEFINITION 20 Zone of crustal instability along tectonic plate boundaries, marked by earthquakes and volcanic activity

Periphery

Spatial contrasts between the have and have not on the global, national, and regional scales TERM 22

Population Distribution

DEFINITION 22 The way people have arranged themselves in geographic space. 90% of the population lives north of the equator TERM 23

Regional Concept

DEFINITION 23 The geographic study of regions and regional distinctions Criteria for Regions: Area Boundaries Location Homogeneity Regions as Systems TERM 24

Relative Location

DEFINITION 24 "Situation" Where something is located, compared to other places Ex: It's 3 miles from the wawa TERM 25

Spatial Perspective

DEFINITION 25 Studying maps Learning geographic terms and concepts for each place Synthesize location with term

Balkanization

A centrifugal concept The process leading to a shatterbelt (Cultures breaking away from each other) TERM 32

Break-of-Bulk Point

DEFINITION 32 A port where goods need to be shipped to another point- changing methods of transportation Example: Boat, then train TERM 33

Centripetal Force

DEFINITION 33 Something that brings a place together Example: Language, Belief Systems TERM 34

Centrifugal Forces (& 4 Concepts)

DEFINITION 34 Refers to forces that tend to divide a country Centrifugal Concepts: Shatter Belt Irredentism Ethnic Cleansing Balkanization TERM 35

Devolution

DEFINITION 35 The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength To break away

Eastern Europe Characteristics (Needs more)

Has a centrality that establishes easy transportation TERM 37

European Union

DEFINITION 37 Supranational organization constituted by 27 European countries to further their common economic interests TERM 38

Europe's Climate Pattern

DEFINITION 38 B, C, D, E & H C climate is most prevalent The combination of the North Atlantic Drift, Prevailing Westerlies, and North European Plain make the moderate weather of Europe TERM 39

Europe's Four Natural Landscapes

DEFINITION 39 Alpine System Western Uplands Central Uplands North European Lowland TERM 40

Europe's Lingua Franca

DEFINITION 40 English

Four Motors

High technology regions Lyon Milan Barcelona Stuttgart TERM 47

Irredentism

DEFINITION 47 "Blurring of the lines" Cultural extension Political national group living in a neighboring country TERM 48

Local Functional Specialization

DEFINITION 48 A hallmark of Europe's economic geography that later spread to many parts of the world, whereby particular places concentrate on the production of particular goods and services TERM 49

Primate City

DEFINITION 49 A country's largest city May also be the capital of the country Example: Paris, Athens TERM 50

Shatter Belt

DEFINITION 50 A PLACE where cultures break away from each other

Supranationalism

A venture involving 3 or more states Political, Economical, Cultural TERM 52

Armenia Major Characteristics

DEFINITION 52 Near the Turkish border Capital: Yerevan Christian ** Constant conflict with Muslim Azerbaijan TERM 53

Azerbaijan Major Characteristics

DEFINITION 53 Has unfulfilled potential Borders the Caspian Sea Muslim TERM 54

Caucasus Shi'ite Faith

DEFINITION 54 Islamic Faith TERM 55

Chechens/Chechnya

DEFINITION 55 Leaders in terrorism Islam Region Language: Russian In need of the Russian economy #1 Nationalism

Near Abroad

The 14 former Soviet republics that constituted the USSR TERM 62

Ossetian Republic

DEFINITION 62 Located in the borders of Georgia TERM 63

Permafrost

DEFINITION 63 Soil at or below the freezing point of water for two or more years TERM 64

Russian Colonial

Territories

DEFINITION 64 Alaska/California? TERM 65

Russian Core

DEFINITION 65 European Russia Agricultural importance on Ukrainian border Manufacturing

Russian

Plain

Western Europe Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk Almost the whole Russian Core TERM 67

Russia's Capital

Cities

DEFINITION 67 Moscow St. Petersburg TERM 68

Russia's Population Implosion

DEFINITION 68 Homelessness Major drug use/alcoholism TERM 69

Russificastion

DEFINITION 69 The Soviet attempt to develop the Russian culture in minorities TERM 70

Siberia

DEFINITION 70 Sparse population Resource potential Fossil fuels

World Island

"Eurasia"