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Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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Evaporation

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turning liquid into vapor

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Condesation

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the process by which water vapor changes from a gas into liquid droplets

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Magma

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liquid rock

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Weathering

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rocks that break and decay over time

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Erosion

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the movement of surface material from place to place

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Glacier

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thick masses of ice

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Plateau

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elevated flat land

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Desalinization

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the process of removing salt from water

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Headwaters

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small streams from runoff of water

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Tributaries

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a small stream/river that flows into a larger stream/river

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Humus

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broken down plant and animal matter in soil

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12
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Contour Plowing

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plowing fields across a hill rather than up and down the hill

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13
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Dialect

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a regional variety of a language

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14
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Leaching

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downward movement of minerals and humuas in soils

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15
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Population Density

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the average number of people living in an area; usually expressed as persons per square kilometer

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Natural Boundary

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boundaries that follow a feature of the landscape

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17
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Abyssal Plain

A

flattest and smoothest regions (found on the ocean floor)

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18
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Polytheism

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the belief in many gods

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19
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Tarrifs

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taxes on imports and exports

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20
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Command Economy

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an economic system in which the government decides what to produce where to make it and what price to charge

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21
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Literacy Rate

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percentage of people who can read and write

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Birthrate

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the number of live births each year for 1,000 people living in a place

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Market Economy

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an economic system in which people choose freely what to buy and sell

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Mosque

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Islamic houses of worship

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Fault

A

places where rock masses have been broken apart and are moving away from each other

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Quota

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in trade matters limits on the amount of a product that can be imported

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Monotheism

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the belief in one god

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Refugees

A

people who have been forced to leave an area

29
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Culture

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all features of a peoples way of life

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Nationalism

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a feeling of pride and loyalty for one’s country

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Death rate

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total number of deaths each year for every 1,000 people in a place

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Globalization

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the process in which connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike

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Capitalism

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an economic system in which businesses industries and resources are privately owned

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Migration

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the process of moving one place to another

35
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Cultural Boundary

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boundaries based on culture traits

36
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Acculturation

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process in which an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture

37
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Sediment

A

particles of gravel, rocks, sand, and mud

38
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Urbanization

A

growth of proportion of people living in towns and cities

39
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Communism

A

an economic system in which the government owns or controls almost all the means of production

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Free Entreprise

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system that lets competition among businesses determine the price of products

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Demography

A

the statistical study of human population

42
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Emigrants

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people who leave their country to live somewhere else

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Culture region

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an area in which people have many shred culture traits

44
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Gross National Product (GNP)

A

the total value of goods and services that a country produces yearly

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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the total value of goods and services created within a country

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Industrialization

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the process by which manufactoring based on machine

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Fundamentalism

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movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established principles or teachings

48
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Fold

A

places where rocks have been compressed into bends by colliding plates

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Import

A

the goods a country brings in from different nations

50
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Export

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the goods a country takes out for different nations

51
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Comparative Advantage

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the ability of an individual or group to carry out particular economic activity

52
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Protectionism

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use of tactics that make imported goods more expensive than domestic goods

53
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Subsidy

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a or other benefit given by government to help a domestic producer

54
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Balance Trade

A

a nations exports minus it’s imports

55
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Trade Surplus

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a positive trade balance

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Trade Deficit

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a negative trade balance

57
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Exchange Rate

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value of a nations currency in comparison to other nations; determined by balance trade

58
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Geometric Boundaries

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boundaries that follow regular, geometric patterns

59
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Totalitarian Government

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one or few people decide what is best for everyone

WG Felz (4 decks)

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