What is Human Geography? Human geography- how people make places‚ how we organize space and society‚ how we interact with each other in places and across space‚ and how we make sense of others and ourselves in our localities‚ regions‚ and the world. Advances in communication and transportation technologies are making places and people become more interconnected. 100 years ago‚ fastest transportation was the steamship‚ railroad‚ and horse. 200 countries‚ diverse world. Globalization- set of
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The Demographic Transition One attempt to summarize an observed voluntary relationship between population growth and economic development is the demographic transition model. It traces the changing levels of human fertility and mortality presumably associated with industrialization and urbanization. The first stage of that replacement process-and of the demographic transition model-is characterized by high birth and high but fluctuating death rates. As long as births only slightly exceed deaths
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Human Geography Mega City: A city with a metropolitan area with over 10million people. Millionaire City: A metropolitan city area with over 1million people. Mega City Millionaire City Large Town Small Town Village Hamlet Individual dwelling The Majority of mega cities and millionaire cities are found in Asia‚ specifically China and India due to their high population. Major Cities • Rome was really the first major city‚ with a population of 1million in ancient times. • During the
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very much similar to that of the earth. A new planet 2003 UB313 has been discovered recently in our solar system. It is bigger than Pluto and farthest from the Sun. Many words used in a language may have been taken from some other language. Geography‚ for example‚ is an English word. It has its origin in Greek‚ which relates to description of the earth. It is made of two Greek words‚ ‘ge’ meaning’ ‘earth’ and ‘graphia’ meaning ‘writing’. Find out more about the earth. The earth is the third
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Human Geography Chapter 2 Outline Where in the world do people live and why? * When geographers study population‚ we explain population traits across space. * Demography is the study of population * The US has an average of 81 people per square mile * This is misleading because the amount of population isn’t constant across an entire country (Nebraska vs. NYC) * 98% of Egypt’s population lives in 3% of the land Physiologic Population Density * A countries physiologic
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aph study guide Human Geography (AP) Homework Assignment Chapter 7.1 (pgs. 177-183) due online by 1/31/12 1. What are the two ways that major religions of the world have diffused across cultural barriers and language boundaries? The two ways major religions of the world have diffused is through migration and conversion. 2. List the ways religion marks the cultural landscape. Religion marks the cultural landscape by churches and mosques‚ cemeteries‚ shrines‚ statues‚
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY READING ASSIGNMENT – FAST FOOD NATION INTRODUCTION to Fast Food Nation (Amazon.com excerpt) On any given day‚ one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant‚ without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American‚ and harmless‚ as apple pie. But the industry ’s drive for consolidation‚ homogenization‚ and speed has radically transformed America ’s diet
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Natural Hazards Faith McPhee SANDSTORMS -wind current goes under layer of sand and picks it up like a tidal wave. -mostly in deserts (no vegetation) -Dust Devils in U.S.A (smaller version of sandstorm but with dust) -is sometimes caused by soil loss in dry lands -fast moving Cyclones/Typhoons/Hurricanes -Starts as storm‚ but is considered a TROPICAL storm when winds reach 74 miles per hour. -swirling water inward is eye‚ swirling < is southern hem‚ swirling > is northern hem. -Convection
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Principles individual worth (improving humans through study) strong commitment to public science development of skills and talents 5 Family Patriarchal (men in charge) daughters marry in mid-teens to benefit both families sons not independent until their 20s or 30s 6 Medici Family ruling family of Grand Duchy of Tuscany "despots" or dictators 7 Humanism "new learning"; "civilized" emphasize humans‚ their abilities & achievements 8 Quattrocento 15th Century 9 Giovanni
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Section 1: Review and Preview * Chapters 2 and 3 used “descriptive statistics when summarizing data using tools (such as graphs)‚ and statistics (such as mean and standard deviation) * Methods of inferential statistics use sample data to make an inference or conclusion about a population * Two main activities of inferential statistics are using sample data to… * Estimate a population parameters * Such as estimating a population parameter with a confidence interval
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