Most mix-ups happen when two words sit next to each other. These are the 4 pairs
worth practicing apart. The 3 marked most confused are the ones the course
itself flags, or that sit closest together.
Cover the right-hand column with your hand, read the left definition, and say which term it
is out loud before you look. Then swap sides.
most confused
absolute location
The exact spot. An address, or latitude and longitude.
vs
relative location
A place defined using another place. Landmarks, time, direction, distance.
How to tellBoth answer 'Where is it?' Absolute works from anywhere. Relative only works if you know the reference.
most confused
push factors
Reasons for leaving a place.
vs
pull factors
Reasons for going to a place.
How to tellMovement theme. Push is why you go. Pull is why you pick that destination.
formal regions
Shared human property: language, government.
vs
functional regions
A hub and its connections: suburbs around a city.
How to tellPerceptual is the third: based on attitude, like Southern California.
most confused
location
Where is it?
vs
place
What is it like?
How to tellLocation is a point. Place is the character of that point.
If you only remember one thingDemography is the study; demographics are the data. Population is how
many; density is how packed. Deviance is society rejecting you; a
counterculture is a group rejecting society. Culture shock is the feeling;
acculturation is the adjusting.
