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Module 3: The Human World Flashcards

1
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Set of beliefs, goals, and practices that a group of people share

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culture

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an activity or behavior in which people often take part

language, sports, food, how you eat

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culture traits

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3
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Example of a trait shared around the world:

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soccer

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4
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Examples of traits NOT shared around the world:

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how people eat food/utensils

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5
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a area in which people have many shared culture traits

religion, language, lifestyle

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culture region

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6
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group of people who share a common cuure and ancestery

language and special foods

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ethnic group

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7
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a society that includes a variety of cultures in the same area

mix of ideas, behaviors, and practices

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multicultural society

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The study of ________________ helps geographers learn about the world.

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population patterns

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9
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the total number of people in a given area

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population

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a way to measure how crowded an area is; must factor in population and how much space those people are in

person per square mile (or square kilometer)

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population density

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Advantages of high population density

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  • more resources (library, pharmacy, grocery store)
  • more jobs available
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Disadvantages of high population density

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  • land is expensive
  • roads are crowded
  • tall buildings (more population, fewer jobs available, disease spreads easily, worse sanitation)
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Advantages of low population density

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  • more open space
  • less traffic
  • more available land, so it’s cheaper
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Disadvantages of low population density

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  • fewer resources
  • fewer jobs
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Factors that impact where people live:

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  • whether they can farm there (land and climate)
  • access to fresh water
  • lots of natural resouces
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16
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annual (yearly) number of births per 1,000 people

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birthrate

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17
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annual (yearly) number of deaths per 1,000 people

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death rate

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18
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how much the population is growing;

birthrate minus deathrate

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rate of natural increase

19
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process of moving from one place to another

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migration

20
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migration factors

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  • enviromental
  • economic (money)
  • political (government)
21
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two reasons for increase in the world population

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  • better health care
  • improved food production
21
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growth in industrialized nations

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slow growth

21
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growth in less industrialized nations

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fast growth

22
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any place where a community is established

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settlement

23
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things from nature that we use (often used to make into something else)

ex. coal, freshwater, iron

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natural resources

24
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a path used by traders for buying and selling goods

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trade routes

25
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cities and the surrounding areas

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urban

26
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an area immediately outside of a city, usually residential

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suburb

27
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a city, its suburbs and surrounding areas

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metropolitan area

28
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several metropolitan areas that have grown together

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megalopolis

29
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areas outside of cities

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rural

30
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placement of people and objects on Earth and the space between them

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spatial pattern

31
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grouped along the length of a resource; usually long and narrow

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linear settlements

32
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grouped around or at the center of a resource

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cluster settlements

33
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purposefully laid out with good transportation networks; streets form grid with 90 degree angles

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grid settlements

34
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substantial (large) exchange of goods between cities, states and countries

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commerce

35
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ways technology have improved

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  • communication: television, computers, satelites
  • transportation: can travel far in short amounts of time
36
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how we depend on the environment

A

farming

37
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carve steps into steep hillsides to create flat land

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terraced farming

38
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cut down trees and plants and then burn them to make room for farming

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slash and burn agriculture (farming)

39
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large sprinkler in center of large, circlar field to water crops

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center pivot irrigation

40
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how people adapt to the environment

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  • Having drills
  • building storm shelters
41
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How to modify the environment

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  • build roads and bridges
  • build dams
  • digging into Earth’s surface to gte natural resources

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