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**Mr. Webb's First Semester Exam Review Terms**

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Vocab. Word
Definition
show the total number of people divided by the total land area  
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cartography   show
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concentration   show
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contagious diffusion   show
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culture   show
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density   show
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show the process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time.  
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distance decay   show
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show the arrangement of something across earth's surface  
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show the spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in a snowballing process.  
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show (aka. uniform or homogeneous region) an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics  
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Geographic Information System (GIS)   show
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globalization   show
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show the time in that time zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0 degrees longitude.  
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show (aka. nodal region) an area organized around a node or focal point.  
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hearth   show
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show the spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places.  
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International Date Line   show
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show the position of anything on earth's surface.  
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show the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on the globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian (0 degrees).  
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show the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on the globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator (0 degrees).  
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show an arc drawn on the map between the north and south poles  
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show a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.  
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prime meridian   show
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region   show
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show the spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another.  
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show the acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods.  
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site   show
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situation   show
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show the spread of an underlying principal, even though a specific characteristic is rejected.  
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show the name given to a portion of Earth's surface.  
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vernacular region   show
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show the ratio to the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture.  
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census   show
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show the total number of live births in a year for every 1000 people alive in the society  
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show the total number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people alive in the society  
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demographic transition   show
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demography   show
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show the number of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase.  
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infant mortality rate (IMR)   show
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life expectancy   show
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show (aka. developing country) a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development.  
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show (aka. relatively developed country or developed country) a country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development.  
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Natural increase rate (NIR)   show
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overpopulation   show
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physiological density   show
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show a bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex  
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show the average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years.  
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show a decline of the total fertility rate to the point where the natural increase rate equals zero.  
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show large scale emigration by talented people  
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show migration from a location  
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forced migration   show
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show workers who migrate to the more developed countries of northern and western Europe usually from southern and eastern Europe or from north Africa in search of higher paying jobs  
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immigration   show
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immigration quota   show
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Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)   show
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International migration   show
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show permanent movement within a particular country  
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show permanent movement from one region of a country to another  
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show permanent movement within one region of a country  
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migration transition   show
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net migration   show
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pull factor   show
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show factors that induce people to leave old residences  
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Ravenstein's laws of Migration   show
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refugees   show
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undocumented immigrants   show
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show the frequent repetition of an act to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act  
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show a repetitive act performed by a particular individual  
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show culture traditionally practiced by a small homogeneous rural group living in relative isolation from other groups  
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show culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics  
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show the region from which a culture originates  
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taboo   show
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implicit culture   show
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explicit culture   show
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