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UNIT 1: intro to geo Flashcards

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1
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the meridian of longitude labeled 0 degrees

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prime meridian

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geographical term for the half of the earth that is east of the prime meridian and west of 180 degrees longitude

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eastern hemisphere

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geographical term for the half of the earth that lies west of the prime meridian and east of the antemeridian

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Western Hemisphere

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the meridian of longitude located at 180 degrees by international agreement, the date is one day earlier to the east of this line

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international date line

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an area set apart from other places by the way of life of the people who live there

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culture

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average # of people who live in a unit area

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population density

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where an invention starts

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cultural hearth

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when cultures become more alike

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cultural convergence

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the spreading of something more widely

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diffusion

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a cultural group disassociates from other cultures

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cultural divergence

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supreme power or authority

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sovereignty

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government rules

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unitary system

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a group of states with a center all government but independent in internal affairs

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federation

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an organization that consists of a # of parties or groups united in alliance

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confederation

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favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom

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authoritarian

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government by a dictator; absolute control of economy

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dictatorship

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absolute control; controls everything even daily life

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totalitarianism

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state or country having a king or queen

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monarchy

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a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state

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democracy

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form of government in which a queen or king acts as head of state

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constitutional monarchy

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a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives

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republic

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original economic system in which traditions, customs & beliefs shapes the goods and services the economy produces

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traditional economy

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the basis of capitalist system

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market economy

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economy that has enough food and supplies left over when used

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commercial economy

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25
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the study of features on earths surface

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geography

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what are the 5 themes of geography

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location
place
movement 
region
human interaction
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longitude and latitude

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location

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relationship using cardinal directions

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relative

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human and physical characteristics

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place

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land forms and water features

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physical characteristics

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moving within the same country

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migrate

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moving outside of the country

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immigrate

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economic activities

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primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

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located at the site of natural resource; farming fishing, hunting

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primary

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using natural resources to produce new products; turning wheat into flour

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secondary

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serving others; lawyer, Doctor, police officers

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tertiary

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acquiring, processing and sharing info; researchers and inventors

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quaternary

38
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name the different economies

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traditional, command, market

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families>produce for personal consumption> little surplus & little exchange of goods

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traditional economy; subsistence

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government>owns business & determines production> operates business

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command economy

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laws of supply and demand>private enterprise; consumers; determine prices and production (government regulations)

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market economy

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traditional economy

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subsistence

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market economy

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free enterprise; capitalism

44
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state governed as a single entity

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unitary

45
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example of unitary

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UK

46
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a group of states with a center all government but independent in internal affairs

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federation

47
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example of federation

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United States

48
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an organization that consists of a # of parties or groups untied in an alliance

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confederation

49
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example of confederation

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Switzerland

50
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example of absolute monarchy

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France

51
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example of dictator hail

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Syria

52
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example of totalitarian

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North Korea

53
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example of constitutional monarchy

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Great Britain

54
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example of a republic

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United States

55
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6 culture

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language, population;settlement patterns, political terms, religion, social organizations, economic systems

56
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directions are accurate, lines of latitude and longitude create a graph, distorts the shapes of Africa and South America

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peters projection

57
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tries to show that the world is round, land masses are accurate, impossible to measure distance or plot a course

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interrupted projection

58
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shows correct sizes and shapes of most land masses, accurate with oceans and distance, distorts the regions along the oceans

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Robinson projection

59
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shows direction and countries, distorts size and shape of land near north and south poles

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Mercator projection

60
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on which map projection are South America and Africa most distorted

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peters projection

61
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which map projection would give navigators toro blend they tried to trace a water route between two places

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interrupted

62
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which two map projections do land masses look most similar

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interrupted and Robinson

63
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indo European is spoken as a majority language in all of these following places except

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China

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