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The
South American with the highest average daily caloric consumption is
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Brazil
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It
is estimated that ___ of the world's population is seriously malnourished
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1/6th
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The
set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships and
heightening interdependence regardless of national boundaries are called _____
processes
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globalization
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The
branch of geography that focuses upon natural landforms, climate, soils and
vegetation of the Earth is
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physical
geography
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The
importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is
that it shows:
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the
arrangement and organization of things on the surface to the Earth
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Which
geographical theme would involve the study of the impact of the drainage of
part of the Florida Everglades
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human-environment
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__________
refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion
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sense
of place
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The
degree of direct linkage between one particular and other locations in a
transport network is referred to as
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connectivity
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The
coordinates of ablsolute location are useful mainly in determining exact
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distance
and direction
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The
concern of geography with space puts _____ at the center of its agenda
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scale
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A
good example of a formal region would be a
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region
showing the migration to a central location
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A
good example of a functional region would be
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a
city and its surrounding region
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The
spread of ideas, cultural traits, knowledge and skills from their place of
origin to other areas where they are adopted is called
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diffusion
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The
spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an
example of:
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contagious
diffusion
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Which
form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by the media
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relocation
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