Chapter 1 Flashcards
absolute location
the exact spot on earth w/ geographic feature
relative location
where a place is compared to something that is commonly known
latitude
runs parellel with the equator
longitude
measures degrees from prime meridian
place
sight hear taste feel smell
movement
the way people, ideas and products move from place to place
linear distance
how FAR something moves across the earth
time distance
how LONG it takes for a person to travel somewhere
psycgological distance
the way people view distance
formal region
defined by a few characters
functional region
usually a central hub
preceptual region
one in which people see the characteristics the same way
dialect
changes in speech patterns related to class, region or other cultural changes
diffusion
the spread of ideas and inventions from different socities
visual arts
- architecture
- painting
- sculpture
- textiles
oral or written
poems
folk tales
stories
traditional economy
goods an services traded without exchanging money
command economy
production of goods determined by a central government and owns the factories
market economy
supply and demand
performing arts
music
dance
theater
film
mixed economy
combination of command and market economies provides goods and serves so that people will benefit
primary
gather natural resources for use or sale
secondary
take resources and and value then sell
tertiary
services
quaternary
highly skilled and trained workers who serve businesses
natural resources
materials that are on or in the earth that have value
renewable
can be replaced though natural processes
nonrewable
cannot be replaed once taken from the ground
GDP
total money value of all goods and services produced WITHIN a country
GNP
total value of all goods and services produced by a country
infrastructure
basic systems needed to keep an economy going
inexhaustable
resources that are result of solar or planetary processes
pull factor
make you want to go elsewhere
monotheistic
belief in 1 god
push factor
force someone to leave their home
polytheistic
belief in multiple gods
animistic
belief in divine forces in nature
major world religions
judiasm *christianity islam hinduism buddhism
state
independeny unit that occupies a specific territory and has full control of its internal and external affairs
nation
refers a group of people with a common heritage
nation-state
when a nation and a state occupy the same territory
rural
small towns and villages
urban
large cities
suburbs
the build up area that surrounds a city
exburbs
smaller towns and cities with open land between them and the central cites
metropolitan area
the city along with its suburbs
and exburbs
urbanization
the trend of people moving to cities
innovation
inventions
acculturation
when a society changes because of the innovation
dictatorship
an individual or group holds polictical power
democracy
citizens got the power
monarchy
ruled by a king and queen
communism
all and power and production by the government
natural boundaries
natural features
artifical boundaries
man made borders
