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Semester 1 Test Flashcards

1
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measure of average pattern of variation of weather

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climate

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2
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area or division, especially part of a country or world

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region

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3
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measurement of population per unit area or unit volume

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population density

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4
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a planets meridian adopted as the 0 longitude

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prime meridian

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5
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imaginary line drawn around the earth dividing the earth into north/south hemispheres

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equator

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6
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lines going up the earth

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latitude

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7
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lines going sideways on the earth

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longitude

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8
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representation on a plane surface of any part of the surface of the earth

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map projection

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9
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height above a given level

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elevation

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10
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show boundaries of states, countries, counties, location of majors cities and water

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political map

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11
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indicate landforms

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physical map

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12
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displays spatial distribution of an attribute

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distribution map

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13
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ration which compares measurement on a map to its actual size

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scale

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14
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the way of life of a people

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culture

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15
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beliefs and ideals that allow people to live in peace

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values

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16
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how people live together

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customs

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17
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tools that have use and meaning

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physical culture

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18
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shock when you experience a new culture

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culture shock

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19
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change of culture linked to technology

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cultural evolution

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20
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part of culture that lags behind the rest

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culture lag

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21
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skills and tools that people use

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technology

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22
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society with layers

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stratified society

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23
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individuals are basically equal

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egalitarian society

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24
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studying the objects left by early people

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Archaeology

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25
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adaption of western culture

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westernization

26
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spread of culture from one society to another

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diffusion

27
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a set of beliefs

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religion

28
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several generations living in one house

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extended family

29
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member of hunting people who travel from place to place to find food

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nomads

30
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the way culture is transferred

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enculturation

31
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new tools

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invention

32
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transmitting culture by force

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assimilation

33
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growth of cities

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urbanization

34
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the people have supreme power

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democracy

35
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looking at the world through your culture

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ethnocentrism

36
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using peoples culture to understand them

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cultural relativity

37
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traditionally a wife, husband and children

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nuclear family

38
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sound symbols that communicate meaning

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language

39
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goods and services bought and sold in a country in a year

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Gross Domestic Product

40
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protecting economic production

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protectionism

41
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paying producers to decrease costs of production

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subsidies

42
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percentages or limits on goods traded

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quotas

43
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those things necessary to run an economy

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infrastructure

44
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giving up something to get something else

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comparative advantage

45
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creative thoughts that come from your head and belong to you

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intellectual property

46
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to grow in a way that also protects environmental quality

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sustainable development

47
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class of rights that protect individuals from infringement by groups

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political rights

48
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guarantee people have conditions they can live under

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economic/social/cultural rights

49
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supreme power or authority

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sovereignty

50
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wicked cruel act

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atrocities

51
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country determines statehood

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self-determination

52
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managing international relations

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diplomacy

53
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farming just enough to survive

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subsistence farming

54
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data that tells the wealth of a country

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indicators of wealth

55
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trade free from restrictions

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free trade

56
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when you export less than you import

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trade deficit

57
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taxes on imports

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tariffs

58
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punishing countries economically

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trade sanctions

59
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block trade

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embargo

60
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right to vote in political election

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suffrage

61
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patriotic feeling

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nationalism

62
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extending countries power through diplomacy

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imperialism

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