ILLINOIS STATE GEO 135 EXAM 1- Study Guide And Actual Answers.
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ILLINOIS STATE GEO 135
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ILLINOIS STATE GEO 135
GIS - Answer -geographic information system
-synthesis of multiple fields/disciplines
-chronological (time) framework
-chronological (space) framework
demographic momentum - Answer a rapid population growth in a country that has a large percentage of people younger than 15, and happens ...
ILLINOIS STATE GEO 135 EXAM 1- Study
Guide And Actual Answers.
GIS - Answer -geographic information system
-synthesis of multiple fields/disciplines
-chronological (time) framework
-chronological (space) framework
demographic momentum - Answer a rapid population growth in a country that has a large percentage
of people younger than 15, and happens when a large number of girls enter their prime reproductive
years
cultural carrying capacity - Answer the maximum number of people who could live in reasonable
freedom and comfort indefinitely, without decreasing the ability of the earth to sustain future
generations
birth rate, or crude birth rate - Answer the number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a
given year
death rate, or crude death rate - Answer the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population in a
given year
immigration - Answer the movement of people into specific geographic areas
emigration - Answer the movement of people out of specific geographic areas
population change of an area - Answer (births + immigration) - (deaths + emigration)
TFR - Answer -total fertility rate
-the average number of children born to women in a population during their reproductive years
, high TFR - Answer above 3
low TFR - Answer at or below 1.3
ideal TFR - Answer 2.1, will eventually hault world population growth
what does a high TFR mean? - Answer the population would continue to grow, it could double, triple,
etc
urban sprawl - Answer the growth of low-density development on the edges of cities and towns, is
eliminating surrounding agricultural and wild lands
where is urban sprawl? - Answer usually in big cities such as the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in Arizona
advantages to urban areas - Answer -cities are centers of industry, commerce, transportation,
innovation, education, technological advances, and jobs
-urban residents in many parts of the world tend to live longer than do rural residents, and have lower
infant mortality and fertility rates
-cities provide better access to medical care, family planning, education, and social services
-recycling is more economically feasible
-concentrating people in cities helps to preserve biodiversity
-central cities can save energy if residents rely more on energy efficient mass transportation, walking,
and bicycling
disadvantages to urban areas - Answer 1) most urban areas are unsustainable systems
-the typical city depends on large non-urban areas for huge inputs of matter and resources, while it
generates large outputs of waste matter and heat
2) most cities lack vegetation
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