Geography

Question 0

Map projection

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Project the round earth on a flat surface

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Great circle route

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Traveling along a great circle route

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Planar projection

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Shows the earth centered in such a way that straight line coming from the center to any other point represents the shortest distance

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Absolute location

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the exact position of a place on the earths surface

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Relative location

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or the location of one place in relative to another

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Thematic map

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emphasize a single idea or particular kind of information

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Culture

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The way of life for a group who share similar ways of thinking, believing and living

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Language familiy

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large groups of languages having similar

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Ethnic group

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made up of people who share the common language , history or place of origin.

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Culture region

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includes areas that have certain traits in common

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Cultural diffusion

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the spread of cultural traits, material and non material from one culture to another

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Cultural hearth

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center where cultures developed and from which ideas traditions spread outward

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Birth rate

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the numbers of birth per year for every 1,000 people

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Death rate

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the numbers of death per year for every 1,000 people

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Natural increase

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the growth of population is the difference between Birthrate and death rate.

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Migrations

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move of people from place to place

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Doubling time

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numbers of years it takes for a population to double in size.

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Population distribuation

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variations in populations occur across the country a continent or the world.

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Population density

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average number of people living on a square number for square mile or kilometer

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Unitary system

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form of government in which all key powers are given to the central or nation government

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Federal system

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form of government I which powers are divided between national, state or provincial governments.

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Autocracy

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system of government rules with all power and authority

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Monarchy

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form of autocracy with heredity king or queen exercising supreme power.

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Theocracy

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system of government in which theses who rule are divinely inspired

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Democracy

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system of government which is ruled by the people.

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Natural boundary

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fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains etc

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Cultural boundary

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between two countries

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Geometric boundary

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defined as follows a geometric code

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Traditional Economy

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habit and custom determine the rules for all economic activity.

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Market economy

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individuals and private groups make decisions about what things produce.

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Command econmy

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system of resource management in which decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made central authority.

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Mixed economy

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system of resource management In which the government supports and regulates enterprise through decisions that effect the market place.

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Free enterprise

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the ideas that private individuals or groups that have the right property or businesses and make profit with only limited government interference

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Urban sprawl

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spreading of urban areas, and onto mor undeveloped land near cities

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Connectivity

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82% of Americans live in more urban areas and more then 2 thirds of people from other Countries do as well.

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Metropolitan area

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a region that includes a central city and it’s surrounding suburbs.

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Central place thery

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geographical that seeks to explain the number, size and location of human settlements in the urban sprawl.

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World cities

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cities genially considered to play an important part in the global econmic system.

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Tributary

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smaller river or stream that feeds into the larger river

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Headwaters

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the source of a stream or river

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Divide

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high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow

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Fall line

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a boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic coastal plain

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Hurricane

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large powerful windstorm that flows over warm ocean waters

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Fossil fuels

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a resource formed in the earth by plant and animal remains

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Underground Railroad

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a network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people to freedom

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Dry farming

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farming method used in dry regions in which crops that rely on natural precipitation

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Manufacturing belt

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concentrated region of manufacturing industries n the ne and Midwestern united states

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Sun belt

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mild climate region n the sw and southern portions of the United States

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Megapolis

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large population concentration made up several large and many smaller cities .