This document contains questions about key concepts in geography related to globalization and the spread of culture across space, such as how technology and communications have contributed to globalization, different types of population density and concentration, influences on geography like gender and ethnicity, space-time compression, diffusion processes, and distance-decay. It asks the reader to define terms, describe phenomena, and provide examples.

1. Chapter 1: Thinking Geographically: Key Issue 3
Why Are Different Places Similar?
1. How has modern technology played a role in globalization?
2. In what ways is globalization of culture manifest in the landscape?
3. In what ways has the communications revolution played a role in globalization?
4. Make three bulleted statements about reactions against globalism and globalization.:
5. The _________________________ of a feature in ___________________ is known as its distribution.
6. Define density:
7. What is arithmetic density?
8. What is physiological density?
9. The way in which a feature is spread over space is known as concentration. What are the opposite ends of
the spectrum of concentration?
a.
b.
10. In the boxes below, draw 10 dots in each so that the density is the same in each, but illustrate and label the
different kinds of concentration.
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2. 11. Please complete the chart below by describing how each of the following influences geography.
Gender and Ethnic Diversity in Space
Gender
Race
Sexual
orientation
12. What is space-time compression?
13. In the past, most interaction between places required what?
14. How has this changed?
15. Give some examples of things that retard interaction among groups:
16. Describe the phenomenon known as distance-decay.
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17. Diffusion is defined as the process by which a characteristic spreads across space. With regard to
diffusion, define and, where possible, give an example of each of the following:
Diffusion
Hearth
Relocation
Diffusion
Hierarchical
Diffusion
Contagious
Diffusion
Stimulus
Diffusion