GEOG 155 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Sheryl Wudunn, Nicholas Kristof, Ganges
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Geography: the study of why what is where. 2 different ways t o approach geography: systematic: approach to geographic study based on topical geography, ex: religion geography, regional: based on spatial unit of region, ex: asian geography. Divided into: human geography & physical geography. Techniques used by geographers: gis, gps, remote sensing, qualitative/quantitative techniques, maps, exploring link between people and place, explaining differences across people, places, scales,& times. Core vs periphery regional relationships: areas and relationships to each other. Core areas: independent, dominate economically; exploit periphery & strong & powerful. Periphery areas: dependent on core areas; poor economically. Population continues to grow=> many misconceptions that there"s not enough supplies. Three diseases that can affect life expectancy & mortality (death rate: infectious diseases (vectored/nonvectored, chronic/degenerative diseases, genetic/inherited diseases. 5 highest population countries: china (1,373,541,278, india (1,266,855,598, united states (323,995,528, indonesia (258,316,051, brazil (205,834,665) Demographic transition model: takes into account changes in birth, death and nir.
