Geography & Culture Quiz Flashcards

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Five themes of geography

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Location, place, human environmental interaction, region, and movement.

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Geography

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The study of people, their environment, and their resources.

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Location

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A particular position on the earth’s surface.

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Latitude measures…

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Distance north to south

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Longitude measures…

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Distance east to west

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Equator is a line of…

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Latitude

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Lines of longitude…

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Converge at the poles and are largest at the the equator and change.

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Latitude lines are…

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Always the same distance

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Place

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Physical characteristics and human characteristics.

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Physical characteristics examples…

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Lakes and trees

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Human characteristics examples…

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Schools and homes

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Human environmental-interaction

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Two types of interaction. Hidden costs and adaption.

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Hidden costs

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Things humans do to negatively harm the environment

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Examples of hidden costs

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Deforesting and overfishing

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Adaption

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How humans made things changed

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Movement

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Movement of ideas, trade, migration.

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Interdependence

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When one group of people relies on another group of people for supply of something they don’t have.

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Region

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Area with common characteristics.

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Characteristics that may define a region

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Landforms, climates, religion, language.

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Examples of region…

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Puget sound, Africa

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Climate zones have…

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Two factors. Location and elevation.

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Culture

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All the things that make up a people’s entire way of life.

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Seven elements of culture

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Social organizations, customs and traditions, language, arts and literature, religion, forms of government, economic systems.

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Social organizations

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Family patterns- smaller units within a culture that work together to meet basic needs.

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Nuclear family
2 generations- parents and children
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Extended family
3 generations- parents, children, and aunts/ uncles cousins
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Social classes
People grouped together by religion, etc.
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Customs and traditions
Ideas of right and wrong.
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Examples of customs and traditions
Enforcing laws, dress code, table manners, birthdays
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Language
Canada has two official languages- english and French. South Africa has 11. Most used: english. 2nd most used: africon. No official language on United States.
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Languages can be described with..
Body language, communication, and tone.
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Arts and literature
Products of the human imagination that please and entertain us and teach a cultures' values.
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Examples of arts and literature
Music, movies, stories
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Religion
Answers the basic questions about the purpose and meaning of life.
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Monotheism
Belief in one god
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Polytheism
Belief in multiple gods
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Forms of government
Provides for the common needs of people, protects from outside threats, and refers to societies laws and political institutions.
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Economic systems
How people use their resources to satisfy their wants and needs.
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Imports
Goods coming into our country
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Exports
Goods shipping out of our country
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Favorable balance of trade
Exports because your country makes more money.
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Ethnocentrism
Judging other cultures by the standards of your own culture.