GEOG 1003 Chapter : GEOG 1003
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A region"s infant mortality rate gives insight into living standards that are based on: health, nutrition, sanitation, access to doctors, clinics, and medicine, education, housing. Some of the highest infant mortality rate: angola, cambodia. Nation vs. state: polis- greek word for state (plural poleis) Policy, police: political geography- study of the distribution of political phenomena in their areal expression, primary unit of study is the state. What is a state: an independent political unit with full sovereignty over a defined area, sovereignty is the exclusive right over the internal affairs of a territory and its people, state must be recognized by other such states. Map distance is always 1: types of thematic maps. Topographic-adds 3rd dimension to any map (elevation of depth: depicts physical and human features, relief (elevation) is shown using: Contour line- connects points of equal elevation. Choropleth- an area map that shows how the quantity/amount of something varies in space: they often use political boundaries.
