Human Geography

Question 1

Sociological Institutions

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Groups of people who have come together for a common purpose and have common norms which guide behavior and meet basic needs in the group/institution.

Religious institutions such as Catholicism or Methodism.

Question 2

Suez Canal

Answer 2

A man made navigable water route from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

Question 3

Transcontinental Railroad

Answer 3

Built between 1863 and 1869 and connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Question 4

Cultural Traits

Answer 4

individual aspects of human activity that shape the social life of a place

Question 5

Antarctic

Answer 5

The area south of the Antarctic Circle

Question 6

Humid Continental

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An area found inland in the middle latitudes. It is marked by four distinct seasons.

Question 7

Race

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Groups of people who have common biological traits such as body type, skin and hair color, and eye characteristics.

Most people who live in China are of the Asian race.

Question 8

Status

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The position that a person has in a group or setting.

Question 9

Surface Mining

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extracting resources from near the surface of the earth

Question 10

Canal

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A canal is a man-made stream that lets boats pass through or moves water for farming.

Question 11

Socialization

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The process of learning the norms and customs of a group or culture.

Question 12

Hierarchy

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system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance

Question 13

John James Audubon

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American bird expert, naturalist, and painter. His intricate bird paintings and drawings are famous.

Question 14

Negative Sanctions In Socialization

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The disapproval of some activities in a society.

Smoking marijuana has a negative sanction in many areas of society.

Question 15

Socioeconomic Class

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People who have the same or similar status based on their wealth, education, and/or family background.

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Non-Material Components

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any aspect of a culture that is not physical

Question 17

Democracy

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A system of government in which all members of society have a share in decision making

Question 18

Social Stratification

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The ranking of people in a society into various levels, often based on wealth or power. It is basically social status.

Question 19

Reclamation

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creating new, useable land or returning land to a former use

reforestation, reclaiming submerged land

Question 20

Social Control

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The methods that are used in a society to encourage compliance of rules, regulations, and behaviors.

Question 21

Transcendentalism

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1830s start. Theorized that everyone can know things beyond their intelligence. Seeked spiritual and natural truth

Question 22

El Niño

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A weather pattern change that happens when the top temperature of the Pacific Ocean near the Equator gets warmer than usual. One of the biggest effects is that it is dry in Asia when it would normally be rainy season.

Question 23

Secondary Groups

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A group of people who have little close interaction or intimacy.

Members of different grades in schools are often considered to be in secondary groups.

Question 24

Gulf Stream

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A strong, warm current in the Atlantic Ocean that speeds up as it goes up the East Coast of North America and shoots out into the open ocean toward Europe.

Question 25

Social Mobility

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The ease with which an individual is able to move between (up or down) social classes The status of the new class president rose considerably after his election.

Question 26

Cultural Adaptation

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Immigrants to a new community adjust to the norms of the new culture, and adopt them as their own

Question 27

Equal Employment Opportunity Act

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Discrimination based on race, religion, sex (including sexual orientation), gender, maternity status, or disability is not allowed in work or schools.

Question 28

Structures

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The way a group is organized in regard to governing rules and standards in a society; usually developed by those living in the group or community. Rules developed by City Councils

Question 29

Matrix of Domination

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This is a model that shows how race, gender, and social class affect a person's social standing.

Question 30

American Modernism

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After World War I and through World War II. Rejected the ideas of the Enlightenment and focused on life in a world that was just becoming mechanized. America the center of the art world

Question 31

Social Conflict

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The belief that disagreements will occur in societies where there are differing beliefs and values.

Question 32

Positive Sanctions In Socialization

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The approval of some activities in a society.

Question 33

Cultural Region

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A region defined by common human characteristics Midwest

Question 34

Push Factor

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Situations or things in a person's home country that make them want to leave or make them have to leave.

Question 35

Abstract

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Popular around WWII. Uses color and shape to create meaning and represent objects, landscapes, and people

Question 36

Material Components

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physical items related to a culture

Question 37

Cultural Diffusion

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the process by which cultural traits spread from one group to another

Question 38

Dominant Culture

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The culture of the strongest cultural group in a society.

Question 39

Henry David Thoreau

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American writer, philosopher, and transcendentalist. His most famous work, "Walden," was written near Walden Pond, owned by his tutor Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Question 40

Sociological Structures

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The organization and relationships in social institutions that guide individuals in the way they behave and interact with each other. Schools must have expected social structure in order for students to have the best opportunity to learn.

Question 41

Pull Factor

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Pull factors are situations or events that make people want to move to a certain place.

Question 42

Panama Canal

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A man-made waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

Question 43

Elevation

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distance above sea level

Question 44

Fertility Rate

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The average number of children that will be born to 1000 woman in a population per year

Question 45

Mining

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extracting valuable resources from under the surface of the earth

Question 46

Andy Warhol

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merican artist most known for developing the Pop Art movement. His prints of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell’s soup are very famous and he coined the phrase “15 minutes of fame"

Question 47

Erie Canal

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A man-made navigable water route from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean (via New York City's Hudson River)

Question 48

Mortality Rate

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The number of deaths per 1000 individuals in a population per year

Question 49

Mediterranean

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A part of land along the western coast of a continent that is in the middle latitudes.

Question 50

Human Migration

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the movement of people from one location to another

Question 51

Sociology

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The study of the relationships and interactions between groups and institutions.

Question 52

Battle Hymn of The Republic

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Julia Ward Howe wrote a well-known Civil War song about the Union troops in 1861.

Question 53

Norms

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Rules or expectations that help regulate behavior of individuals in a society.

Question 54

Socio-Economic Status

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social and economic standing within a group

Question 55

American Progress

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Painting from 1872 representing forward progress, specifically Manifest Destiny

Question 56

Inequality (in economics)

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Differences in income and chances, like between rich and poor people or between people of different races. Comes from a word that means "not the same."

Question 57

Ethnicity

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A group of people who share a common language, heritage, and/or other traits.

Question 58

Social Solidarity

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When a society is brought together by common values, work, kinship, and/or education.

Question 59

Norman Rockwell

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American painter and illustrator. His work displays typical American scenes such as “Before the Shot

Question 60

Group (in sociology)

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Two or more people who have common norms and have interactions over a period of time.

Question 61

Values

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A person's or group's standards of behavior based on what the person or group feels is important. The values of neighbors are often very different based on their background.

Question 62

Primary Groups

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A group of people who have frequent close interactions and intimacy with others in the group. Grade level teachers often form primary groups.

Question 63

Assembly Line

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Refined by Henry Ford in 1909 to improve the process of mass production.

Question 64

Role

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The expected characteristics or behaviors of a person or group as related to others.

Question 65

Underground Mining

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extracting resources from deep underground using people and machines

Question 66

Steppes

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A place in the middle latitudes that is far from the ocean. It has very different seasons.

Question 67

Surrealism

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A cultural and artistic movement that began in the 1920s and tried to get rid of rational, traditional beliefs and make people see things from a different point of view.