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FOUR GEOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

DIRECTIONS: Match the correct vocabulary word with the correct definition.

1. How easily one place can be reached from another.

2. The speed and direction that something spreads over time.

3. Measures the rank and importance of a place.

4. The likelihood that two places will interact.

HIERARCHY

Based on the maps and the population information given, arrange the cities in their hierarchy with “the most important going at the top in the first arrow and the least important going at the bottom.

Populations

Oyster Bay 6,707New York City 1,602,000Staten Island 470,467Hudson 6,657

A. Hierarchy B. Accessibility C. Diffusion D. Complimentarity

ACCESSIBILITY Answer the questions based on this map.

1. Which two cities in North Caroline are most accessible to each other on a regular basis?

a. Raleigh and Charlotte b. Raleigh and Winston-Salem c. Charlotte and Durham d. Raleigh and Durham

2. Why did you pick that answer?

3. What are two ways in which Buffalo, New York might have accessibility with Cleveland, Ohio?

4. Despite the distance between Charleston, West Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina some people would argue the two cities are very accessible to one another, why would people say that?

5. If you were planning a road trip down to Florida, from Wilmington, Delaware what road could you take the whole way down?

DIFFUSION For questions 1 and 2 read the excerpts below and answer the questions that follow. For question 3 use the map and brief description to answer the question, and question 4 depends on your knowledge.

The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system. It is the largest school system in the United States, with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,700 separate schools. The department covers all five boroughs of New York City. About 1.1 million students attend New York City public schools. About 40% of students in the city's public school system live in households where a language other than English is spoken, and one-third of all New Yorkers were born in another country. The city's Department of Education translates report cards, registration forms, system-wide alerts, and documents on health and policy initiatives for parents into Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Urdu, Persian, Hindi, Russian, Bengali, Haitian Creole, Korean, and Arabic.

1. In a minimum of two sentences describe how the New York City school system is an example of Diffusion.

La Casa Pasta

130 Four Seasons Shopping Center, Newark, 738-9935 • For the eyes, there is classically neutral Italian decor with marble floors, stone statues and crème linen tablecloths. For the ears, there is Pavarotti singing in the background. But what really gets you is the smell of bread baking and garlic sautéing. Chef and owner Giuseppe Martuscelli hails from Santa Maria Di Castellabate near Salerno, Italy, and specializes in northern and southern dishes. He uses many fresh herbs and ingredients imported from Italy.

2. Give two examples of how this restaurant description from Newark, Delaware shows diffusion?

Christianity began as a small faith in modern day Israel (circled on the map) now it is the majority religion in Europe, North America, South America, Southern Africa and Oceania.

3. In a minimum of 2 sentences describe how religion shows diffusion.

4. An example of diffusion is that crops that were once grown mostly in North and South America are what?

a. No longer grown there. b. Now grown all over the world.c. Now grown only in North and South America. d. Now only grow in productive areas.

COMPLIMENTARITY

1. Using the map to the left which country has a higher degree of complimentarity with the United States and how do you know(explain)?

A. CubaB. Brazil C. Peru D. Mexico

2. Currently the United States and Uruguay (circled) do not have a high degree of complimentarity why, might that be the case?

3. What might happen in Uruguay that could increase complimentarity with the United States?

The “Last Great Gold Rush,” was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in northwestern Canada between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered here on August 16, 1896 and, when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a "stampede" of would-be prospectors. The journey proved too hard to many and only between 30,000 and 40,000 managed to arrive. Some became wealthy; however, the majority went in vain and only around 4,000 struck gold. In terms of mining, the gold rush lasted until 1903 when production peaked after heavier equipment was brought in. Since then, the Klondike has been mined on and off and an estimated 1,250,000 pounds (570,000 kg) of gold has been taken from the area. Today the legacy draws tourists to the region and contributes to keeping it alive.

4. How did the discovery of gold increase the complimentarity between northwestern Canada and the rest of the world? (2 ways)