HGeog Unit 1 Vocab

A region having a particular pattern of relief features on land forms that differs significantly from that of adjacent region

• Physiographic Region

• Perceptual Region

• Formal Region

• Informal Region

Growth of the number of people living in cities

• suburbanization

• urbanization

• gentrification

• urban sprawl

Deindustrialization is

• Replacement of manufacturing jobs with service sector jobs in a city

• The growth of factories in American cities as a result of a renewed focus on "Made in the USA"

• Process by which companies relocate manufacturing jobs to other regions or countries with cheaper labor

• When competing companies combine their factories together to save on production costs

Gentrification is

• the gender divide within a population

• the process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in

• the effect of more women in the population than men

• the decline of industrial activity in a city or region

Global network of satellites, sensors, and devices that are used to define absolute location, to determine elevation, and to calculate transportation routes

• Global Information Systems

• Compass

• Celestial Navigation

• Global Positioning Systems

A transition zone is

• a sharp boundary that clearly divides two states from one another

• the region that surrounds an international border

• where two geographic realms meet

• an internationally recognized border

A geographic realm is best described as

• global neighborhoods with combinations of environmental, cultural, and organizational properties

• any of the world's main continuous expanses of land

• a sovereign territory with one group of individuals who share a common history

• a country that is formally independent in the world but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control from another country

Which of the following describes a "nation"?

• a community of people who have a similar identity who want to establish a formal country for their group

• a community of people who live in various states, with no state of their own

• a sovereign state where the political boundaries of the state largely coincide with the cultural boundaries of a nation, meaning a group of people with a shared culture and identity

• a politically organized territory with a defined boundary, a permanent population, a government, and sovereignty

What does "lingua franca" mean?

• A language designated by a country's government for use in official documentation, legal proceedings, education, and public communication.

• A regional variation of a language that can be distinguished by its distinctive pronunciation, vocabulary and spelling.

• Any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages

• A political state that uses two or more languages.

An umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.

• civilization

• lifestyle

• habits

• culture