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Rostow's States of Economic Development

All develop in 5 stages. Investment allows nation to grow, which sparks economic gain that diffuses the nation. Based on NA / WEU (drawbacks for world)

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What model deals with disease vulnerability shifts in the DTM?

Epidemiological Transition Model (pestilence and famine, disease caused by overcrowding, diseases associated with longer life (cancer)

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What type of map projection is this?

Mercator Projection

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What type of map projection is this?

Azimuthal

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What model is this and explain it.

Demographic Transition Model (Demographic momentum: population continues to grow even after fertility rate decreases)

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Locational Interdependence

Hotelling's theory (location choices are influenced by location of chief competitors / related industries

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Multiple-Nuclei Model (Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman)

Changing growth pattern is based on assumption that growth occurs independently around several major nodes (many are far away from the CBD)

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Urban Realms Model (James Vance)

Explain / predict changing urban growth as cars became more prevalent and large urban "realms" developed (tied to mini-CBDs independent of CBD)

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Explain the gravity model.

Further away, the weaker the pull (migration). Further away, less likely to interact.

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Bid-Rent Curve

Variations in rent people are willing to pay for land at different distances from a peak point of accessibility / visibility to the CBD. More distance=less cost

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Central Place Theory (Christaller)

Explains /predicts patterns of urban places. Hexagonal patterns (cities, villages, towns, and hamlets)

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Explain Zelinsky Model of Migration Transition.

Migration follows DTM stages. More mobile with industrialization. International migration in stage 2 (moving to 3-4). Stage 4 has intraregional, less emigration

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Space-Time Compression

The more we develop transportation / technology, the less time it takes to travel (both physically and information)

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