Semester 1 Test Flashcards

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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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adaption of western culture
westernization
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spread of culture from one society to another
diffusion
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a set of beliefs
religion
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several generations living in one house
extended family
29
member of hunting people who travel from place to place to find food
nomads
30
the way culture is transferred
enculturation
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new tools
invention
32
transmitting culture by force
assimilation
33
growth of cities
urbanization
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the people have supreme power
democracy
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looking at the world through your culture
ethnocentrism
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using peoples culture to understand them
cultural relativity
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traditionally a wife, husband and children
nuclear family
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sound symbols that communicate meaning
language
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goods and services bought and sold in a country in a year
Gross Domestic Product
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protecting economic production
protectionism
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paying producers to decrease costs of production
subsidies
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percentages or limits on goods traded
quotas
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those things necessary to run an economy
infrastructure
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giving up something to get something else
comparative advantage
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creative thoughts that come from your head and belong to you
intellectual property
46
to grow in a way that also protects environmental quality
sustainable development
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class of rights that protect individuals from infringement by groups
political rights
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guarantee people have conditions they can live under
economic/social/cultural rights
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supreme power or authority
sovereignty
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wicked cruel act
atrocities
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country determines statehood
self-determination
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managing international relations
diplomacy
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farming just enough to survive
subsistence farming
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data that tells the wealth of a country
indicators of wealth
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trade free from restrictions
free trade
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when you export less than you import
trade deficit
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taxes on imports
tariffs
58
punishing countries economically
trade sanctions
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block trade
embargo
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right to vote in political election
suffrage
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patriotic feeling
nationalism
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extending countries power through diplomacy
imperialism