Final examm Flashcards
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What is geography
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Study of the world it’s people and the landscapes they create
2
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What are the main branches of geography
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Physical and human
3
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Science of making maps
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Science of maps
4
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What are two specialized fields of geography
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Hydrology and metereology
5
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What is hydrology
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Study of water in earth
6
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What are the three levels at which a geographer might study the world
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Regional local global
7
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Globes maps computers and programs are..
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Geographer’s basic tools
8
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The study of weather is called
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Metereology
9
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The physical and human characteristics that define an area are its
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Landscape
10
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Is an area that has one or more features
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Region
11
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One complete spin of earth around its axis
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Rotation
12
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It’s the distance north or south of earth’s equator
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Latitude
13
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Is the set of beliefs values and practices a group of people have in common
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Culture
14
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Is an activity or behavior in which people often take part
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Culture trait
15
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Group of people who share a common culture and ancestry
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Ethnic group
16
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Is the state of having a variety of culture in the same area
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Cultural diversity
17
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The spread of culture traits
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Cultural diffusion
18
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Where is the prime meridian located
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Greenwich England
19
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What statistic subtract from a country’s population
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Death rate
20
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Examples that push people to leave their country
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Wars or money
21
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Examples that pull people to new country
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Peace more opportunities
22
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What are some types of government
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Monarchy,democracy, dictatorship,communism
23
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It is an organization of the worlds countries that promotes peace
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United Nations
24
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what are the levels of economic activity
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Primary industry
Secondary industries
Tertiary industries
Quartenary industries
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Economic systems
Market
| Command
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Countries that have market economy
Mexico
USA
Canada
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Countries that have command economy
North Korea
Venezuela
Cuba
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Example of culture trait
Religion
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It is a smaller steam or river that flows into a larger stream River
Tributary
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Where is the highest elevation in the USA located
Alaska
31
Name two rivers that are large tributaries of the Mississipi River
Missouri and Ohio rivers
32
These lakes makeup the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world
Great Lakes
33
What physical feature does the Mississipi River and its tributaries drain
Interior plains
34
Why were enslaved Africans brought to the colonies
To works on plantations.
35
It is a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land
Colony
36
He was the first president of USA
George Washington
37
From which continent did the ancestors of most Americans come from
Europe
38
NAFTA is a trade agreement among
USA
Mexico
Canada
39
What are three physical features shared by Canada and USA
St Lawrence River
Rocky Mountains
Niagara Falls
40
Who were the first Canadians
Indians and Inuits
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He is known as the father of New France he established Quebec 1608
Samuel de Champlain
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What immigrant group helped build the railroads in Canada
Chinese
43
What office heads Canada's government
Prime minister
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Which part of Canada did the French settle
Quebec
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It is a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
Peninsula
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What mineral produce more than any other country
Silver
47
What early culture in Mexico did the Spanish conquer
Aztec
48
What are the major physical features of Canada
Rocky Mountains
Hudson Bay
Vancouver island
49
The British builds forts throughout Canada in
Nova Scotia
50
It is a narrow strip that connects two larger land areas
Isthmus
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Large group of island
Archipelago
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Who built a civilization in Central America before the spaniards came
Maya's
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Guatemala
Guatemala City
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Nicaragua
Managua
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Honduras
Tegucigalpa
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Belize
Belmopan
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Panama
Panama City
58
El Salvador
San Salvador
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Costa Rica
San Jose
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Which European country establish the most colonies in the grater antilles
Spain
61
On which island is Haiti located
Hispaniola
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How many independent Caribbean island countries are there
Thirteen
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He became a popular governor of Haiti gaining the respect of both black and white on the island
Toussant l'ouverture
64
It is a self governing territory associated with another country
Commonwealth
65
What crop was the basis of the colonial economy in the Caribbean islands
Sugarcane
66
What is the most common religion in Spain and Portugal
Roman Catholic
67
Which three peninsulas are in Southern Europe
Iberian Italian and Baltic
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What type of landform cover much of the southern europe
Rugged mountains
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Coastal plains and river valleys
Ideal areas for farming
70
Spain and portugal are located on a leninsula known as
Iberia
71
What mountain range separates spain form the rest of europe
Pyrenees
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It is an independent state located within the city pf rome
Vatican city
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The head of the roman catholic church
Pope
74
Highest mountain in europe is
Alps
75
In whicg country of southern europe is the Orthodox Church dominant
Greece
76
Lisbon is in
Portugal
77
The moors were muslims who conquered
Spain
78
Italy
Rome
79
Spain
Madrid
80
Greece
Athens
81
Portugal
Lisbon
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What renaissance italy was
The rebirth if greek and roman ideas
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What group of people form northern europe raided Europe between 800and 1100
Vikings
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What elements of british culture are found around the world
Literature music and language
85
What teo countries make up the british isles
The republic or ireland and the UK
86
It is a narrow inlet of the sea between high rocky cliffs
Fjord
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It is the energy from the heat of earths interior
Geothermal energy
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The country most influential in eastern europe after world war II was
The soviet union
89
Which country violently broke apart in the 1990s
Yugoslavia
90
It was a nuclear power plant in ukraine that exploded in 1986
Chernobyl
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Ehat is one industry that has grown in the region aince the fall of the soviet union
Tourism
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It is the set of resoruces that a country needs in order to support economic activities
Infrastructure
93
In what country is prague located
Czech Republic
94
What people invaded the british isles
Roman empire
Celts
Saxons
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How did magna carta affect British government
Limited the power of the kings
96
Climate found across southern europe
Mediterranean
97
Russias overall climate
Cold
98
Separte european russia from assian russia
Ural mountains
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What type of government does russia now have
Federal republic
100
Czars
Emperors of russia
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It is a symbol of russia by orders of czar ivan the terible is located in moscow
St basils cathedral
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It is a form of the greek alphabets used to write russian
Cyrillic
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Religion practiced in russia
Russian orthodox christianity
104
Russias main government buildings are located in
Kremlin
105
Caucasus countries
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Georgia
106
What year dis the soviet union collapse and break into 15 independent republic
1991
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What 2 seas border the caucasus
Black and caspian sea
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Ir is the lowest ponit of any continent and is the worlds aaltiest body of water
Dead sea
109
What desert covers much of syria and jordan
Sahara desert
110
They are mineral slats containing the element phosphorus
Phosphates
111
Russia
Moscow
112
Georgia
Tbilsi
113
Armenia
Yerevan
114
Azerbaijan
Baku
115
Country houses of russia
Gulags
116
Capital of Saudi arabia
Riyadh
117
Iran
Tehran
118
United arab emirates
Abu dhabi
119
River that begin in humid regiona
Exotic
| Rivers
120
Wet fertile area in a desert
Oasis
121
Religion that muhammad founded in saudi arabia
Islam
122
Worlds first civilization located
Mesopotamia
123
Iraqs official language
Arabic
124
Government that follows strict islamic law
Islamic republic
125
Government of Saudi Arabia
Monarchy
126
Smallest country on arabian peninsula
Bahrain
127
North Africa
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Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
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128
Highest elevation located in north afria
Morocco
129
Connects the Mediterranean sea with the red sea
Suez canal
130
2 important arabic influences on north african culture
Arabic language and islam
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Longest river in west Africa
Niger river
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They are one of the best known west african arts
Masks
133
Area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs
Savanna
134
It is the spread of desert like conditions
Desertification
135
Morocco
Rabat
136
Algeria
Algiers
137
Libya
Tripoli
138
Egypt
Cairo
139
Tunisia
Tunis
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Rivera flown across a low flat pain in iraq
Tigrus river and euphrates
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What were the people who settled in mesopotamia
Sumerians
