GWA Ch.1 Test Flashcards
Literacy
Ability to reason about Earth systems and interconnections to make far reaching decisions
Population Density
Number of people in that country divided by the area in square kilometers or miles
Diffusion
Spread of people, things, ideas, cultural practices, disease, technology, weather, and other factors from place to place
Cash Crops
Agricultural crops that are planted for the purpose of selling on the market or for export to make a profit
Capital
A city a region’s government is located
Urbanization
The growth and spatial reorganization of contemporary city (The growth of a city)
Imperialism
When a country extends its power into other territories for economic or political gain
Artisans
A worker who practices a trade or handicraft
Tariff
A tax on good and services imported into a country
Nomads
A member of a community without fixed habitation who regularly moves to and from areas
Map projection
A method for taking the curved surface of the earth and displaying it on something flat
Interaction
How locations interact with each other in terms of movement of people, freight, services, energy, or information
Polytheism
The belief in multiple gods
Cultrue
All the ways of life including arts, beliefs, and institutions of a population passed down through generations
Ethnocentrism
Belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group
Name the 4 Map Projections and list the problems with each one
Mercator Projection- Distorts areas along poles
Interrupted- Distorts distances across oceans
Peter’s- Distorts shapes of landmasses
Robinson- Distorts areas along edges of map (ocean)
List the 5 Characteristics Needed for Civilization to exist
-Organized government
-Organized religion
-Social classes
-Division of labor
-System of writing
List some of the early cultural advancements of hominids.
Being able to make tools
What are the scientific names of the following?
Old Stone Age- New Stone Age- Middle Stone Age-
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Mesolithic
When did culture begin
4mya
What is the difference between archaeology and anthropology?
Anthropology is the study of human societies, cultures, and development while Archaeology is the study of human history and the analysis of artifacts
List the five themes of geography
Movement
Region
Location
Interaction
Place
List 5 factors that influence culture
Social class
Religion
Government
Economy
Art/Music
What factor greatest impact on culture
Family
Explain the difference betwen an extended family & nuclear family.
A nuclear family only consists of the parents and siblings. While a extended family contains the entire family which is cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles
Explain the difference between a patriarchal family & matriarchal family
Patriarchal family has the eldest male making all the decisions while it is the eldest female for a matriarchal family
What is the cornerstone of culture
Language
Something that is essential or fundamental to a particular culture
The environment and Tech.
What is the difference between latitude and longitude lines?
Latitude goes from west to east and is measured north to south of the prime meridian. Longitude is the opposite, goes north to south and is measured east to west of the equator.
What do isotherms & isohyets connect?
Isohyets are several places with the same amount of rainfall throughout a specific time period and isotherms are lines we draw on maps to connect several places that have the same temperature throughout a time period.
Hominids
Human beings and earlier human-like characteristics
Australopithecus
Earliest ancestor was categorized as this, with both ape and human-like qualities
Lucy
The most nearly complete skeleton
Birthplace of Humanity
Africa (Ethiopia)
Stratigraphy
A way of telling how old an object is for how far down it is. Not as accurate
Carbon Dating
An accurate measurement to tell how old an artifact is. More accurate
Artifacts
Man-made objects
Who is the “Father of Geography”?
Eratosthenes
What does the equator represent?
The zero degree latitude. It divides the earth into North and South hemispheres
When and what was Pangea?
250 mya. It was all of the continents today, combined into one large continent. May also be considered a super continent.
Break down the word Geography. Origin and Meaning?
It is a Greek word meaning Earth-Writing