GRAPES Flashcards

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Adapt

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How humans, animals, and plants, change to their environment

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Depend

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relying on our environment

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Physical map

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Shows land forms, and natural features

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Political map

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Shows Countries, states, cities

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Thematic map

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Shows symbols for temp. language, population, ect.

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Lattitude lines

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also called parallels, run horizontally, helps identify temp zones, measures distance north and south.

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Longitude lines

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also called meridians, run vertical, measures distance west and east, helps identify time zones

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Time zones

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1 hour = 15 degrees longitude, west/left subtract, east/right add

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Peninsula

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A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

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Island

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a piece of land surrounded by water

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Archipelago

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A group of islands, Hawaii

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Isthmus

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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

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Plateau

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an area of high, flat land

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Human geography

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Study of relationship between people and environments and how they vary across space and time

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Culture

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A total way of life that must be learned

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Purpose of culture

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provides individual identity as well as group identity

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Elements of culture

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Religion, language, clothing, food, politics, education, family, technology, economy, music, literature, and art

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Religion

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system of faith and worship

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Purpose of Religion

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meaning and purpose in life

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Monotheism

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the belief in one god

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polytheistic

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the belief in many gods

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Branches

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a group of people within a larger group

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Political system

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How a group is governed

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Political system purpose

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provides order and security, resolves conflicts, and distributes power

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Monarchy
King, queen, emperor
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Democracy
people as a whole directly make the rules
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Republic
elected officials make the rules for the group
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Dictator ship
1 person or small group takes control
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purpose of international organizations
multiple countries from across the globe come together to accomplish a mutual goal
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United nations
Political and economic cooperation, improves human rights and peace
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Economy
helps manage wealth and resources
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Economy purpose
produces and distributes goods and services
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Traditional economy
An economy in which production is based on customs and traditions and economic roles are typically passed down from one generation to the next. hunting, fishing. taking care of only you and your family
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Command economy
An economic system in which the government makes all economic decisions.
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Marker Economy
governed only by supply and demand
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Mixed economy
mix of command and market economies
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Modify
making changes to the environment
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Capitalist Economy
supply and demand plus competition
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Socialist economy
organized to meet the needs of the country, goes hand and hand with command
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Social systems
the ranking/groupings of people based on certain status to provide order
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Class system
based on wealth, you have to earn it
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Caste system
you are born into your caste, based on a certain characteristic
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Classless system
everyone is equal
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Open class system
status given to you based on you as an individual
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Kinship system
the system on how you know who is your family
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Patrilineal system
ancestors though dad
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Matrilineal system
ancestors through mom
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Bilateral system
ancestors through both parents
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Patriarchal
dad or oldest male makes decisions
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Matriarchal
the mom or oldest female make decisions
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Egalitarian
both parents make decisions
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Nuclear
mom dad, kids
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Extended family
mom dad kids plus maybe gma and gpa or aunts and uncles
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Norms
rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members
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Folkways
norms that are not strictly enforced
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Mores
required behavior
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Laws
deliberately created, specific punishments
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Taboos
unthinkable things
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Cultural interaction
trade, travel, tourism, media
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What discourages cultural interaction
physical features, human features (racism, prejudice)
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Enthocentrism
judging another culture based on your cultures standards impacts by that culture feeling superior over the other culture
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Global interdependence
relying upon other cultures, expands horizons
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Inventions
Material inventions- things non material inventions- ideas
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Cultural diffusion
the spreading of a cultures traits
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Integration/pluralism
2 cultures come to contact with each other, keep norms but live together
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Assimilation
2 cultures mix together and form a new one
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Cultural revitalization
A process through which unique cultures regain a sense of identity, such as through promoting heritage languages or reviving traditions and customs.
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Population growth and movement
the people change the way they do things because things are different
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Natural disasters
creates changes to population, economy, families, and environment
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Pros or cultural change
there are more goods for more peoplePros
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Cons of cultural change
can spread bad things like disease, and economic collapse