Study Guide Geography 1002 Test 1 Mr. Naumann 1. Locate: Orinoco River‚ Colorado River‚ Rio Grande (River)‚ Amazon River‚ Parana River‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Atlantic Ocean‚ Pacific Ocean 2. To what does the term lingua franca refer:. 3. What are examples of the physical landscapes that can be explained by the theory of plate tectonics? The Pacific Ring of Fire‚ Mount Pinatubo‚ Pangaea‚ the Mid Atlantic ridge‚ the Rift valleys of Africa‚ the Himalaya mountains‚ etc. 4. Locate the Rocky Mountains
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Urbanization and Urban growth An urban area is defined as a town or city plus its adjacent suburban fringes with a population of between10‚000-50‚000. A rural area usually is defined as an area with a population of less than 2‚500 people. Urbanization is the process in which people increasingly move from rural areas to densely populated cities; also involves the transformation of rural areas into urban areas. A country’s degree of urbanization is the percentage of its population living in an urban area.
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Mark Twain once described the Hawaiian Islands as “The loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean”. Hawaii is the most unique of the states of America. To further understand the geography of Hawaii‚ one must understand how Hawaii was formed‚ how Hawaii was populated‚ and understand what Hawaii came to be today. To begin‚ Hawaii is the longest chain of islands in the world. It was originally formed by a fissure more than 1600 miles long that lies along the floor of the Pacific Ocean
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What is Urban Design? “The art of creating and shaping cities and towns...” The word design is used as a verb as well as a noun. It refers to the process and activity of designing as well as the end result and/or product. Much confusion takes place unless this clearly understood. The process The process of designing (certainly in urban design) has two aspects. One aspect is the process of making decisions and choices which directly affect the physical forms and qualities of a city or town. Those
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Urban sustainability Name Instructor In the global context‚ Urbanization is viewed as an essential trend for development for a couple of decades to come‚ this is especially the case in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asian countries. Cities in mentioned regions as well as other parts of the world are predicted to promote sustainable development of their respective nations. This is supported by the knowledge that urbanization if well-articulated can enhance economic
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Geography Geography and climate have always had very potent effects on culture. Geography‚ or the study of relationships between people and locations on Earth‚ very often shapes the way people live and interact with each other. Climate‚ or the prevailing weather patterns over time of a region‚ also has drastic effects on society and cultures‚ and these statements are especially true in the South East Asian nation of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelago‚ or chain of
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Geography – Unit One Notes What is Geography? Geography is the study of the world‚ how it works‚ and how people use and change the world as they live in it. Origins The word “Geography” comes from the Greek word “Geo.” Meaning earth and “graph” meaning writing. Definitions Population Denisty – Figure calculated by dividing the population of a region by the region’s area. Staristical Analysis – Studying collected data for the purposes of summarizing information to make it more usable and
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Tourism Trends of Domestic Tourism and International Tourism Generally Increasing * Increase in overall tourist arrivals‚ Increase in revenue generated Significant Events in Singapore within last decade: 1) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in 2003 2) Global Financial Crisis from 2007-2012 3) Global Recession 2008-2012 Reasons for Growth in Tourism Demand Factors: 1) Increase in Amt of Disposable Income 2) Increase of Leisure Time 3) Changing Lifestyle-
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UPSC Mains - General Studies - Geography of India Physiography 1. What do you understand by Deccan Trap? Describe its characteristics. (1995/20) 2. Why do the Western Ghats receive more rainfall than the Eastern Ghats? (1995/3) 3. Mention the advantages which India enjoys being at the head of the Indian Ocean. (1996/15) 4. What are the geo-economic causes of underdevelopment of various regions in India? (1998/15) 5. How do the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep differ in the
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In a book written by urban legend specialist Jan Brunvand‚ “The Vanishing Hitchhiker‚” there is a trilling chapter about the theme of contamination in different urban legends. Whether it is about food or body contamination‚ those legends of contagion have been in place for quite some time‚ but not always exactly in the same form. The way those legends are infiltrated in our culture can tell us a lot about their importance and their evolution. The two legends “Alligators in the sewers” and “Spider
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