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Subsaharan Africa: Population Characteristics
Currently 800+ million Climate driven Pockets are mostly where fresh water is available TERM 2
African Transition Zone
DEFINITION 2 Large increase of Islam in the North + European in the South Physical differences, like Sahara, Sahel, + forest TERM 3
Africa's Global Location
DEFINITION 3 South of the Sahara TERM 4
Africa's Post-Modern Characteristics
DEFINITION 4 Population Distribution Rural Urbanization 1/3 in cities Languages Multi Religions TERM 5
Afrikaners
DEFINITION 5
Arab Slave Trade
25 million Present day Kenya + Tanzania 700 AD TERM 7
Berlin Conference
DEFINITION 7 1884 Was a European Colonial objective Europeans creating boundaries in Africa Boundaries are still in existence today TERM 8
Colonial Legacy
DEFINITION 8 Language Ethnic conflict Religious conversion (Christianity) Poor development Transportation linkages Communication impediment Mono-economy 1 economic output TERM 9
East Africa Lingua Franca
DEFINITION 9 TERM 10
Endemic
DEFINITION 10 Not fatal Debilitating Local, not widespread Example: Schistosomiasis (found in fresh water)
Periodic Market
TERM 17
Plate Tectonics, Continental Drift,
Pangaea
DEFINITION 17 TERM 18
Plateau Continent
DEFINITION 18 TERM 19
Religious Distribution
DEFINITION 19 Traditional Islam in the North Christianity in the South TERM 20
Rwandan Civil War Combatants
DEFINITION 20 Forced to live together with Uganda and Burundi
Subsistence Agriculture
Self sufficient farming with family involvement E. Africa- cattle Over 50% of the Subsaharan world are dependent on agriculture TERM 22
Subsaharan Viewpoint of the West
DEFINITION 22 In untrusting terms TERM 23
Symmetrical Climate
DEFINITION 23 Climate, precipitation and vegetation are symmetrical of the equator TERM 24
West African Colonial Powers
DEFINITION 24 Great Britain, France, Portugal and Belgium? TERM 25
NASWA: Arab
Spring
DEFINITION 25 Revolutionary dominoes Relam's youthfulness Uncertain future
Current Sequent Occupance (pt. 2)
Later Muslim Empires Short time control European Colonialism British + French control Decolonization 20th century Rise of local kingdoms Nationalism (Current) Early 1960's Smaller countries TERM 32
Diffusion
DEFINITION 32 Religion spread through diffusion Expansion -Expanding -Contagious -Hierarchal -Forcing -Relocation TERM 33
Freshwater Locations
DEFINITION 33 Moist coast lines (Turkey + N. Africa) River Valleys + Basins (Jordan River, Nile, Tigris/Euphrates) Mountain Basins (Iranean Plateau) Ground Water (Oasis) TERM 34
Hydraulic Civilization Theory
DEFINITION 34 Whatever city can access fresh water for the hinterland will have power over the other cities TERM 35
Islamic Diffusion
DEFINITION 35 Spread through expansion + relocation diffusion 1400 years ago Predominant religion in NASWA
Largest Populated States
Egypt Turkey Iran 1/3 of the population are in these locations TERM 37
Maghreb
DEFINITION 37 "The Barbary Coast" Western 4 African states TERM 38
Major Oil
Fields
DEFINITION 38 About 50% of the world's oil reserves N. Africa Persian Gulf Central Asian TERM 39
Majority Islamic Sect
DEFINITION 39 Al-Queda TERM 40
NASWA Characteristics
DEFINITION 40 Aridity Covers 3 continents Oil reserves Home of 2 cultural hearths 5 Religions
Power of
Oil
50% of the world's oil is located in this realm TERM 47
Predominant Religion
DEFINITION 47 Islam Turkey: 80 million Iran: 77 million Egypt: 75 million Afghan/Iraq: 30 million TERM 48
State
DEFINITION 48 TERM 49
Stateless Nations
DEFINITION 49 Palestine Kurd (Largest) TERM 50
Wahhabism
DEFINITION 50 Religious movements with objectives to return to foundations of it's faith Often a product of several viewpoints Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan Covered clothing for women Sunni
S. Asia: Buffer States
Nepal Bhutan Between India and China TERM 52
Demographic Transition Theory
DEFINITION 52 The structural change in birth + death rates in a society over time Most countries are in stage # TERM 53
Demographic Transition Theory (Stages)
DEFINITION 53 Low Growth Increasing Growth Population Explosion Decreasing Growth Declining Population TERM 54
Golden Quadrilateral
DEFINITION 54 4 major Indian points for transportation network Infrastructural challenge TERM 55
Green Revolution
DEFINITION 55 The significance of Agriculture
Jammu + Kashmir
Still controlled by India 3/4 population is Muslim China + Pakistan are also trying to control TERM 62
Monsoon Climates
DEFINITION 62 Major wind system General offshore flow in the winter General onshore flow in the summer Positive Results: Rice production + Recharge of groundwater Catastrophic Results: Homelessness, Malnutrition, Disease Pakistan Bangladesh TERM 63
Naxalite Movement
DEFINITION 63 Communist group in Eastern India Violence Located in India Small Nepal influence TERM 64
Nepal's
Environment
DEFINITION 64 Buffer state Himalayas Mostly Hindu with communist influence Environmental Ruin Deforestation Energy Use Shelter Soil Erosion TERM 65
Pakistan's Core Area
DEFINITION 65 Punjab 1/2 of the population live here
Partition
Geopolitics (Realm Flashpoints) An attempt to separate the Hindus + Muslims TERM 67
Population Pyramid
DEFINITION 67 TERM 68
Raj
DEFINITION 68 What the British colonialism is referred to as TERM 69
S. Asia's Cultural Fragmentation
DEFINITION 69 4 major centrifugal forces affecting the population Language diversity Dominant Indo-European Religious Conflict 3 Major: Buddhism, Muslim + Hindu Population Growth 1.6 billion Low Income Economies $3,000 per year is the average income TERM 70
S. Asia's Cultural Hearth
DEFINITION 70 Sindhu: Indus River Valley
Sri Lanka's Two Ethnic Populations
Sinhalese Buddhist Majority/Dominant Tamil Hindu Dravidian S. India
