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HUMAN GEO UNIT TEST Flashcards

1
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age distribution

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the proportionate numbers of persons in successive age categories in a given area

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agricultural density

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farmers per unit area of farmland/arable (less farmers = more developed because working on other jobs)

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arable land

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farmable land

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arithmetic density

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Arithmetic Density = Total Population / Total Land Area. (MR NEWELL NO LIKEY)

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census

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Survey of an area/
A census counts the population of a nation, state, or other geographic region. It records information about the population’s characteristics (such as age, sex, and occupation).

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child mortality rate

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How many deaths in 1000 small children (Under five)

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clusters

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a localized anomaly, usually an excess of something given the distribution or variation of something else. Often it is considered as an incidence rate that is unusual in that there is more of some variable than might be expected. (BY NILE)

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contraception

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NO BABIES (ONE BABY POLICY CHINA)

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9
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crude death rate (CDR)

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total number of deaths in a year/every 1,000 people

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crude birth rate (CBR)

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total number of births in a year/every 1,000 people

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demographic transition

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Process of change in a society’s population (STAGES.)

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12
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demography

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The study of population characteristics (age, gender, jobs)

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doubling time

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THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES FOR A POPULATION TO DOUBLE IN SIZE

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ecumene/non-ecumene

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AMOUNT OF LIVABLE AREA OF LAND ORRRR AREA OF LAND PEOPLE DONT LIVE

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15
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epidemiological transition

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focuses on health threats in demographic transitions (pg. 64)

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16
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infant mortality rate (IMR)

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17
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life expectancy (longevity
rate)

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THE AMOUNT OF TIME A PERSON IS EXPECTED TO LIVE

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Malthus, Thomas

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Said world population (exponential growth) was outnumbering resource/development of food (arithmetic growth)

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19
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Medical Revolution

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SANITATION CREATION

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20
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natalism (pro- and anti-)

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PRO MEDALS MORE BABIES MORE GOOD ORRRR ANTI LESS BABIES IS BETTER

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natural increase rate (NIR,
RNI)

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Percentage by which a population grows in a year

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22
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Neo malthusians

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MODERN DAY THOMAS MALTHUS (fear population will overtake food resources)

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23
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physiological density

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The physiological density or real population density is the number of people per unit area of arable land. (How sustainable the land is)

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total fertility rate (TFR)

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The total fertility rate in a specific year is defined as the total number of children that would be born to each woman if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years and give birth to children in alignment with the prevailing age-specific fertility rates.

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25
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zero population growth

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NO GROWTH

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26
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Aristotle

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Proved the Earth was round

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27
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Erastothenes

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First to use the term geography, found circumference of the earth

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28
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Ptolemy

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Wrote the Atlas (Guide to Geography)

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29
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GPS

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Global-Positioning-System

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30
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Geotagging

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Identification and storage, info, latitude and longitude coordinates

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31
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GIS

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Captures, stores, displays geographic data more accurate than drawn by hand

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32
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GIScience

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Data from the satellite

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33
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Remote Sensing

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Scans earth’s surface, transmits into digital image/form

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34
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Mashup

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overlaying data into a map

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35
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Map Scale

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Relationship of a feature’s size on a map to it’s actual size on Earth (EARTH COMPARED TO MAP)
(Three types - Ratio, Written, Graphic)

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36
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Goode Homolosine

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squiggle map - equal area projection

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37
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Robinson

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oval rectangle map - uninterrupted projection BUT land areas are too small

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38
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Mercator

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square map - Accurate shapes/directions BUT distorted towards poles

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39
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Meridian

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North south longitude

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40
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Parallel

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East west latitude

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41
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Prime Meridian

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Greenwich/0 degrees/180 degrees on opposite side

42
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GMT - Greenwich Mean Time

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Reference time, points on earth

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Toponym

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Name of a place

44
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Site

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Physical characteristics of a given area

45
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Situation

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Places relative to the location

46
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Formal Region

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Characterized by definite boundaries/called uniform region area where people have common characteristics (Language)

47
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Functional Region

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Based around a focal point/node/called nodal region connected to central point by transportation, communication, economic

48
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Vernacular Region

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People believe they exist based on cultural identity/perceptual region (south)

49
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Culture

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What people care about/what people take care of (pg. 18)

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Qualitative Data

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Examines cultural or regional geography

51
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Quantitative Data

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Uses mathematical techniques to find numerical data

52
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Idiographic

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Facts for place or region (different)

53
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Nomothetic

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Universally applicable (same)

54
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Cartography

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Making maps

55
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International Date Line

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Imaginary line (one calendar day from the next)

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Distance decay

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Distance increases = less connection

57
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Friction-of-distance

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effects from distance between region

58
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Space-time compression

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Feels like reduction in space because of technology

59
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Hearth

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Place in which an innovation or cultural change originates from

60
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Relocation diffusion

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when a group moves place to place and gives a characteristic

61
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Hierarchical diffusion (expansion)

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Authority spreads ideas to lower people

62
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Contagious diffusion (expansion)

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Widespread characteristic from one focal point/spreads evenly

63
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Stimulus diffusion (expansion)

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Fails initially in place then changes to succeed (McDonalds)

64
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DT Stage 1 - low growth

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Very high CBR, very high CDR, low NIR

65
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DT Stage 2 - high growth

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High CBR, rapidly declining CDR, very high NIR

66
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DT Stage 3 - moderate growth

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Rapidly declining CBR, moderately declining CDR, moderate NIR

67
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DT Stage 4 - low growth

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Very low CBR, low or slightly increasing CDR, 0 or negative NIR

68
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Population pyramid

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Bar graph outside thingy

69
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Dependency ratio

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of people too young or old to work compared to the people in the working age

70
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epidemiology

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branch of medical science concerned with incidents distribution, and control of diseases in a population

71
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ET Stage 1 - pestilence and famine

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Infectious and PARASITIC disease (Bubonic plague, HANDS, FLEA, people + animals attack)

72
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ET Stage 2 - Receding pandemics

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Diseases that occur widespread PANDEMIC disease (Covid)

73
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ET Stage 3 - Degenerative Diseases

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Decrease in deaths from infectious diseases, but increase in chronic disorders associated with aging (cardiovascular disease, CANCER!)

74
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ET Stage 4 - Delayed Degenerative Disease (BUT NOT DISEASE)

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Through medical advancements life expectancy of older people is extended

75
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ET Stage 5

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Diseases come back

76
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cultural ecology

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77
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distance-decay

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78
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friction of distance

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79
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formal region

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80
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Gravity Model

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81
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Mercator projection

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82
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custom

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83
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globalization

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84
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creole

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85
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dialect

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86
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Indo-European

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87
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isogloss

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88
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isolated language

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89
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language branch

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90
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language family

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91
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language group

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92
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lingua franca

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93
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literary tradition

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94
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national language

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Language spoken by a large part of the population of a country, which may or may not be designated an official language

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pidgin

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96
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slang

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97
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standard language

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a variety of language that is used by governments, in the media, in schools and for international communication.

98
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syntax

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99
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brain drain/gain

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100
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chain migration (migration ladder)

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101
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emigration

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102
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immigration

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COMMON PREFIXES - GREEK (4 decks)

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