Unit 2 Flashcards
Evaporation
turning liquid into vapor
Condesation
the process by which water vapor changes from a gas into liquid droplets
Magma
liquid rock
Weathering
rocks that break and decay over time
Erosion
the movement of surface material from place to place
Glacier
thick masses of ice
Plateau
elevated flat land
Desalinization
the process of removing salt from water
Headwaters
small streams from runoff of water
Tributaries
a small stream/river that flows into a larger stream/river
Humus
broken down plant and animal matter in soil
Contour Plowing
plowing fields across a hill rather than up and down the hill
Dialect
a regional variety of a language
Leaching
downward movement of minerals and humuas in soils
Population Density
the average number of people living in an area; usually expressed as persons per square kilometer
Natural Boundary
boundaries that follow a feature of the landscape
Abyssal Plain
flattest and smoothest regions (found on the ocean floor)
Polytheism
the belief in many gods
Tarrifs
taxes on imports and exports
Command Economy
an economic system in which the government decides what to produce where to make it and what price to charge
Literacy Rate
percentage of people who can read and write
Birthrate
the number of live births each year for 1,000 people living in a place
Market Economy
an economic system in which people choose freely what to buy and sell
Mosque
Islamic houses of worship
Fault
places where rock masses have been broken apart and are moving away from each other
Quota
in trade matters limits on the amount of a product that can be imported
Monotheism
the belief in one god
Refugees
people who have been forced to leave an area
Culture
all features of a peoples way of life
Nationalism
a feeling of pride and loyalty for one’s country
Death rate
total number of deaths each year for every 1,000 people in a place
Globalization
the process in which connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike
Capitalism
an economic system in which businesses industries and resources are privately owned
Migration
the process of moving one place to another
Cultural Boundary
boundaries based on culture traits
Acculturation
process in which an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture
Sediment
particles of gravel, rocks, sand, and mud
Urbanization
growth of proportion of people living in towns and cities
Communism
an economic system in which the government owns or controls almost all the means of production
Free Entreprise
system that lets competition among businesses determine the price of products
Demography
the statistical study of human population
Emigrants
people who leave their country to live somewhere else
Culture region
an area in which people have many shred culture traits
Gross National Product (GNP)
the total value of goods and services that a country produces yearly
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
the total value of goods and services created within a country
Industrialization
the process by which manufactoring based on machine
Fundamentalism
movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established principles or teachings
Fold
places where rocks have been compressed into bends by colliding plates
Import
the goods a country brings in from different nations
Export
the goods a country takes out for different nations
Comparative Advantage
the ability of an individual or group to carry out particular economic activity
Protectionism
use of tactics that make imported goods more expensive than domestic goods
Subsidy
a or other benefit given by government to help a domestic producer
Balance Trade
a nations exports minus it’s imports
Trade Surplus
a positive trade balance
Trade Deficit
a negative trade balance
Exchange Rate
value of a nations currency in comparison to other nations; determined by balance trade
Geometric Boundaries
boundaries that follow regular, geometric patterns
Totalitarian Government
one or few people decide what is best for everyone
