Final Exam Review Flashcards
In which direction do lines of longitude run?
North to South
In which direction do lines of latitude run?
East to West
What is a primary source?
A primary source is information written or made by a person at the time of an event.
What is a secondary source?
A secondary source is information that was written by someone else who was not there and wrote about it after an event.
What is scarcity?
When there isn’t enough of something that you need.
What is abundance?
When there is more than enough of something to fit your needs.
How would studying the human-environment interaction on water sources lead to improvement in water quality?
People would want to keep their water clean and not waste it which would cause the water quality to be better.
How would living near the coast help communities with trade?
It would make it easier to trade with other countries or continents and that would cause their community to get wealthy and rich.
What is an example of cultural diffusion in India?
Buddhism came from India and now people from China are from the religion of Buddhism.
How can natural disasters cause people to migrate to a new location?
People’s houses can get destroyed which would cause them to move to a new location.
What was responsible for the formation of South Asia’s Himalayan Mountains?
India collided into Asia and the Himalayan Mountains were formed.
What is a limited government?
In limited government the powers of leaders are restricted by the constitution.
What is an unlimited government?
In unlimited government the leaders have absolute powers.
Why do communist countries tend to have low GDPs and HDIs?
People don’t work as hard to earn a lot of money, because everyone earns the same amount of money.
How was paper first introduced to Europe and where did it come from?
Paper was introduced to Europe through the Silk Road from the Chinese Han Dynasty.
