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Geography Flashcards

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What is absolute location

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Absolute location means the exact latitude and longitude

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What are the 5 themes of geography

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The five themes of geography are location, place, human environment, interaction, movement, and region

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What is relative location

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Relative location means a description of a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places

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What is place

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Place describes the human and physical characteristics of a location

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What is human environment interaction

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human environment interaction is how humans adapt to there environment and shape the environment through their interactions with the land

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What is movement

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Movement means humans move a lot and so do resources and animals do too

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What is region

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Region is how we divide the world. There are two types of regions. there is formal regions and there are functional regions.

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What is civilization

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The description of a highly developed culture

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What is city-state

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City-state is a city with farmland surrounds it

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What is polytheism

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Polytheism is the worship of more than one god

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What is theocracy

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Theocracy is like a government lead by religious leaders

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What is cuneiform

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Cuneiform is made up of hundreds of shapes markings and wedges
They are made out of clay

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What is an empire

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Empire is a group of states all under one ruler

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What is delta

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Delta is a fertile area where the Egyptians farmed and fought off enemies

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What is a Pharaoh

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A pharaoh is like a god to the Egyptians

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What are pyramids

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Pyramids are huge tombs designed to protect the Pharaohs body

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What is a Papyrus

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A papyrus is a plant that grows along the Nile.the Egyptians used it as paper

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What are hieroglyphs

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Hieroglyphics was a form of writing

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What is autocracy

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Autocracy is a government in which one person has all the power. There are two main types of autocracy: a monarchy and a dictatorship

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What is monarchy

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A monarchy is a king or queen rules a country. Monarchy usually come to power through a family line. In old times monarchy held all the power and had final say over government. In modern times usually share power with other parts

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