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GWA Ch.1 Test Flashcards

1
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Literacy

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Ability to reason about Earth systems and interconnections to make far reaching decisions

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2
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Population Density

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Number of people in that country divided by the area in square kilometers or miles

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Diffusion

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Spread of people, things, ideas, cultural practices, disease, technology, weather, and other factors from place to place

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Cash Crops

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Agricultural crops that are planted for the purpose of selling on the market or for export to make a profit

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5
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Capital

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A city a region’s government is located

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Urbanization

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The growth and spatial reorganization of contemporary city (The growth of a city)

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Imperialism

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When a country extends its power into other territories for economic or political gain

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Artisans

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A worker who practices a trade or handicraft

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Tariff

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A tax on good and services imported into a country

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Nomads

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A member of a community without fixed habitation who regularly moves to and from areas

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Map projection

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A method for taking the curved surface of the earth and displaying it on something flat

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Interaction

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How locations interact with each other in terms of movement of people, freight, services, energy, or information

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13
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Polytheism

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The belief in multiple gods

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Cultrue

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All the ways of life including arts, beliefs, and institutions of a population passed down through generations

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Ethnocentrism

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Belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group

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16
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Name the 4 Map Projections and list the problems with each one

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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)

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17
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List the 5 Characteristics Needed for Civilization to exist

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-Organized government
-Organized religion
-Social classes
-Division of labor
-System of writing

18
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List some of the early cultural advancements of hominids.

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Being able to make tools

19
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What are the scientific names of the following?

Old Stone Age-  

New Stone Age- 

Middle Stone Age-
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Paleolithic

Neolithic

Mesolithic

20
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When did culture begin

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4mya

21
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What is the difference between archaeology and anthropology?

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Anthropology is the study of human societies, cultures, and development while Archaeology is the study of human history and the analysis of artifacts

22
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List the five themes of geography

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Movement
Region
Location
Interaction
Place

23
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List 5 factors that influence culture

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Social class
Religion
Government
Economy
Art/Music

24
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What factor greatest impact on culture

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Family

25
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Explain the difference betwen an extended family & nuclear family.

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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

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Explain the difference between a patriarchal family & matriarchal family

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Patriarchal family has the eldest male making all the decisions while it is the eldest female for a matriarchal family

27
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What is the cornerstone of culture

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Language

28
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Something that is essential or fundamental to a particular culture

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The environment and Tech.

29
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What is the difference between latitude and longitude lines?

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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.

30
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What do isotherms & isohyets connect?

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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.

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Hominids

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Human beings and earlier human-like characteristics

32
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Australopithecus

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Earliest ancestor was categorized as this, with both ape and human-like qualities

33
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Lucy

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The most nearly complete skeleton

34
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Birthplace of Humanity

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Africa (Ethiopia)

35
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Stratigraphy

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A way of telling how old an object is for how far down it is. Not as accurate

36
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Carbon Dating

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An accurate measurement to tell how old an artifact is. More accurate

37
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Artifacts

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Man-made objects

38
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Who is the “Father of Geography”?

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Eratosthenes

39
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What does the equator represent?

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The zero degree latitude. It divides the earth into North and South hemispheres

40
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When and what was Pangea?

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250 mya. It was all of the continents today, combined into one large continent. May also be considered a super continent.

41
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Break down the word Geography. Origin and Meaning?

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It is a Greek word meaning Earth-Writing

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