Review For The Bimonthly Exam Flashcards

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What are the three levels at which a geographer might study the world?

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Regional level
Local level
Global level

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Is the study of the world it’s people and landscapes they create?

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Geography

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What are two main branches of geography?

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Physical and human

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It is a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas:

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Region

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It is all the human and physical features that make a place unique:

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Landscape

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It is a field that studies people and the relationships among them:

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Social scince

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It is a flat drawing that shows all or part of a Earth’s surface :

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Map

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It is the studying of making maps:

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Cartography

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The study of weather is called:

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Meteorology

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Is the study of the world’s physical features-it’s landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants:

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Physical geography

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Is the study of the world’s people, communities and landscapes:

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Human geography

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Is the set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people has in common:

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Culture

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Is an activity or behavior in which people often take part:

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Culture trait

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Is an area in which people have many shared culture traits:

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Culture regions

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Is a group of people who share a common culture and ancestry:

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Ethnic group

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Is the state of having a variety of cultures in the same part:

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Cultural diversity

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The spread of culture traits from one region to another:

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Cultural diffusion

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Is a string of large cities that have grown together:

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Megalopolis

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What is one country with a single central culture:

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What are three statistics in population studies?

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Birthrate, death rate and the rate of natural increase

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Which is most likely a culture trait?

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How many states has the United States:

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50 including Alaska and Hawaii

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What are some of the important physical features?

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Rocky Mountains
Niagara Falls
Great Plains
Great Lakes 
Appalachian mountains
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What is the most important river in the U.S.A.?

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Mississippi River

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What are the two important tributaries of the Mississippi River ?
Ohio river | Missouri River
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Is territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land:
Colony
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Is a large farm that grows mainly one crop:
Plantation
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People who speak two languages:
Bilingual
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In what year the American force under general George Washington defeated the British army at the battle of Yorktown in Virginia?
1781
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Shares border with Canada, the economy is dependent of the banks, investments firms, and insurance companies:
The northeast
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Is a region that includes long coastlines along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico:
South
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Is the largest region in the United States, many large cities are on the Pacific Coast:
The west
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It's corn-growing region stretches from Ohio to Nebraska:
The Midwest
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Is a smaller stream or River that flows into a larger stream of River:
Tributary
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Is an area of high ground that divides the flow of rivers towards opposite ends of a continent:
Continental divide
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How is called the Atlantic coast lies a large fishing ground near Newfoundland and Labrador?
Grand Banks
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Softened wood fibers:
Pulp
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Is cheap paper used mainly for newspaper:
Newsprint
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Are administrative divisions of a country:
Provinces
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Refers to the strong connection that people feel toward the region in which they live:
Regionalism
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Means on or near the sea
Maritime