Vocab Flashcards
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The number of live births each year for everyone thousand people living in an area
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birthrate
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The statistical study of human population
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demography
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total number of deaths each year for everyone thousand people in a place
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death rate
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factors causing people to leave a location
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push factors
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factors attracting people to a new location
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pull factors
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The process of moving from one place to live in another
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migration
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all of the features of the peoples way of life
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culture
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human populations that share a common culture or ancestry
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ethnic groups
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an area in which people have many shared culture traits
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culture region
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process in which an individual or group adopt some of the traits of another culture
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acculturation
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A process occurring when an idea or innovation spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted
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diffusion
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The process in which connections around the world increase and cultures become more like
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globalization
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following long time practices and opposing many modern technologies and ideas
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traditionalism
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movement in which people believe and strictly following certain principles or teachings
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fundamentalism
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religions found among people of one ethnic group and that generally have not spreading to other cultures
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ethnic religions
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religions in which people believe in the presence of spirits and forces of nature
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animist religions
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religions that seek followers all over the world
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universalizing religions
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an economic system in which people for choose freely what to sell and buy
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market economy
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System that lets competition among businesses determine the price of products
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free enterprise
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an economic system in which businesses industries and resources are privately owned
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capitalism
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an economy system in which the government decides what to produce where to make it and what price to charge
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command economy
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on economic and political system in which the government owns or controls almost all the means of production
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communism
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The process by which manufacturing based on machine power becomes widespread in an area
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industrialization
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System of roads sports and other facilities need by a modern economy
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infrastructure
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growth in the population of people living in towns and cities
urbanization
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huge urban areas that are the most important centers of economic power and wealth
World cities
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City center dominated by large stores offices and buildings
Central business district or CBD
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farming in which food is produced by family just for its own needs
subsistence agriculture
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A process in which farmers clear trees or brush for short-term planting before moving onto clear another area
shifting cultivation
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A type of subsistence farming/agriculture involving herding animals
Pastoralism
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agricultural system in which farmers grow products to sell to consumers
market oriented agriculture
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The operation of specialized commercial farms for more efficiency and profit
agribusiness
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A government in which one person or small group of people roll country and in which the people have no say
totalitarian government
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A system of government in which the people decide who will
democracy
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and trade matters limits on the amount of products that can be imported
Quota
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narrow strip of land with water on either side connecting to larger land areas
isthmus
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steep sided depressions that form when the roof of a cave collapses
sinkholes
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Spanish conquerors of foreign lands during the colonial era
conquistadors
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large Spanish colonial Estates usually owned by wealthy families but worked my many peasants
haciendas
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Open space and towns in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries, often in front of a church
Plaza
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people of mixed European and American Indian ancestry
mestizos
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A leader who rules with almost absolute authority
dictator
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crops grown for sale in a market
cash crops
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special factories in Mexico owns mainly by American companies
maquiladoras
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type of tree with roots that grow in salt water; found in tropical coastal areas around the world
Man Grove
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ore from which aluminum is made
bauxite
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native to an area
indigenous
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people with both African and European ancestry
mulattoes
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type of tree from which we get cocoa beans
cacao
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type of tourism focusing on guide to travel through Natural area
ecotourism
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what does CARICOM stand for?
Caribbean community and common market
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originating in Cuba, a religion that blends African traditions and Christian beliefs
santeria
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self-governing territory associated with another country
Commonwealth
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language blending African, European, or indigenous Caribbean languages
creole
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Haitian version of the traditional African religious believes that her blood was elements of Christianity
voodoo
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A chain of high plateaus in the Guiana Highlands
tepuis
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The line of elevation above which trees do not grow
Treeline
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Rock or sand layers that contain oil
tar sands
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large estates in South America
latifundia
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A small country between two larger more powerful countries
buffer state
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A change of government caused by a group taking control by force
coup
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tropical plant with starchy roots
manioc
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South American organization whose purpose is to expand trade, improved transportation, and produce tears among member countries
mercosur
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small south American farms created one large colonial states were broken up
minifundia
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large slums around Brazilian cities
favelas
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having no coast on the ocean
landlocked
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The use of fear and violence as a political force
terrorism
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The crest dividing North America's major river systems into those flowing eastward in those flowing westward
Continental divide
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coastal islands created from San deposited by ocean waves and currents in shallow water
Barrier islands
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an area at or near the foot of the mountain region
Piedmont
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A natural boundary between two landform regions with different elevations Mark by rapids and waterfalls
Fall line
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Low areas of land, often surrounded by mountains
basins
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place where magma wells up to the service from Earth's mantle
hotspot
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soils deposited by streams or rivers
alluvial soils
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events in the physical environment that can destroy human life and property
natural hazards
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small plants that consist of algae and fungi
lichens
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Territories controlled by people from a foreign land
colonies
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large farms a produce one major crop often for export
plantation
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able to speak to languages
bilingual
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A city and its surrounding built up areas
Metropolitan area
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Air pollution resulting from chemical reactions involving sunlight and automobile and industrial exhaust
smog
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fit for growing crops
Arable
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A group of cities in the north eastern United States that has grown into one largebuild up area; also used to describe similar areas around the world
megalopolis
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A huge powerful country
superpower
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Government district similar to states
provinces
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A situation in which the value of the countries exports is less than the value of a country imports
trade deficit
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A region that lives far away from major population centers
hinterland
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A legislature led by a prime minister or premir
Parliament
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The belief that certain parts of the country should be independent
separatism
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A feeling of strong political and emotional loyalty to one's own region
regionalism
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an area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas
region
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region with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas
formal region
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region made up of different places that are linked and function as a unit
functional regions
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regions that reflects human feelings and attitudes
perceptual region
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The study of maps and map making
cartography
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The study of whether
meteorology
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Lines on a globe Drawn in an east to west direction and measured in degrees
latitude
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Lines on the globe drawn in an north to south direction and measured in degrees
longitude
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Lines of latitude
Parallels
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Lines of longitude
meridians
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have the globe the divided by the equator or a meridian
hemispheres
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condensed droplets of water that falls rain snow sleet or hail
precipitation
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elevation Layout and shape of the land
topography
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graph showing the percentage of males and females by age group in a countries population
population pyramids
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One complete spin of a earth on its axis
rotation
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One eliptical orbit of earth around the sun
revolution
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Energy from the sun which reaches the earth as light and heat
Solar energy
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weather conditions in a region over a long time
climate
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The process in which Earth grows warmer over a period of time
Global warming
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areas with no prevailing wind
doldrums
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winds around centers of low atmospheric pressure
cyclones
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communities of plants and animals
ecosystems
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wind system in which winds reverse direction, and cause seasons of wet and dry weather
monsoon
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dry
arid
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permanently frozen soil below the ground surface
permafrost
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Forest made up of trees that lose their leaves during part of the year
deciduous forest
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forests of cone bearing evergreen trees
coniferous forest
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The theory that Earth's crust is divided into rigid plates before we move across the upper mantle
plate tectonics
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statistical study of human populations
demography
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The average number of people living in an area; usually expressed as persons per square mile or square kilometer
population density
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people that have been forced to leave an area
refugees
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original variety of a language
dialect
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The belief in many gods
polytheism
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The belief in one God
monotheism
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percentage of people who can read and write
literacy rate
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countries with less productive economies the developed countries and low standards of living
developing countries
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countries with high levels of industrialization and high standards of living
developed
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System of roads sports and other facilities need by a modern economy
infrastructure
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The operation of specialized commercial farms for more efficiency and profit
agribusiness
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taxes on imports and exports
tariffs
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limit on the amounts of a product that can be imported
quota
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process in which farmers clear trees or brush for short term planting before moving on to clear another area
shifting cultivation
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dominated by large stores, offices, and buildings
central buisness district or CBD
