Posted: March 28th, 2023
Urban, Regional, and some Political Geography
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Population Pyramid
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Graph that shows gender and age distribution
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Birthrate
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number of live births per 1000 population
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Death rate
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number of deaths per 1000 population
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Mortality rate
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same as death rate
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Infant mortality rate
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number of infants who die before 1st year per 1000 live births
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Push factors
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Negative factors that force people to migrate from home
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Pull factors
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Positive factors the encourage people to migrate to a place
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Population density
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average number of people who live in a measurable area
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Carrying capacity
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number of organisms (people, animals, plants) a piece of land can support
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Perceptual region
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A region based on a person's thinking or point of view
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Vernacular region
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A region that is commonly accepted, but not formally or legally defined
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Administrative region
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A region with formal, legal or official boundaries and definition
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Functional region
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a region with a single place and areas around it, example- Washington DC and its suburbs in Northern Virginia
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Urbanization
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People moving from rural areas to cities, urban areas expanding
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Ethnicity
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A group of people with a common ancestry, culture and usually language
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Stateless nation
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An ethnic group without a formal, official country or government
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Confluence
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cities built at the junction or meeting place of two or more rivers
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Situation
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relative location of a place or city
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Pilgrimage cities
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Mecca, Benares
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Hilltop cities
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Jerusalem, Athens
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Confluence cities
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Pittsburgh, Khartoum
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Cities on trade routes
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Samarkand, Timbuktu
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Latin America
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A region primarily defined by language, Spanish and Portuguese
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Francophone world
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A region defined by language, French-speaking countries
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Rust Belt
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A region in the Midwest, formerly lots of industries and factories
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World Religions
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Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism
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Hinduism
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Oldest world religion, most common in India
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Buddhism
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Founded in India, most common in East and Southeast Asia
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Christianity
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Common in Europe, Subsaharan Africa, Western Hemisphere, Australia
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Islam
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Youngest world religion, most common in Middle East, North Africa, South Asia
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Judaism
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2nd oldest world religion, smallest of major 5 world religions, most common in Israel and United States
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NAFTA
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Trade agreement between US, Canada, and Mexico
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NATO
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Defense alliance with US, Canada, and many European nations
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OPEC
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Economic alliance that controls the production (and therefore price) of petroleum
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EU
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Political and economic union of European Nations, common currency
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OAS
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Political organization of states in Western Hemisphere, promotes democracy
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ASEAN
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Promotes trade and cooperation among Southeast Asian Nations
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Commonwealth Countries
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Former parts of the British empire like India or South Africa
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