Vocab For Midterm Flashcards
Define location.
: a place or position
Define Geography.
: an area of study that deals with the location of countries, cities, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.
Define latitude.
: distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees up to 90 degrees
: an imaginary line that circles the Earth at a particular latitude and that is parallel to the equator
Define longitude.
angular distance east or west on the earth’s surface.
Define export.
to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
Define Import.
to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
Define map projection.
a systematic construction of lines drawn on a plane surface representative of and corresponding to the meridians and parallels of the curved surface of the earth or celestial sphere.
Define Topography.
the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
Define Vegetation.
all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole.
Define mountain:
a natural elevation of the earth’s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters).
Define elevation
the height to which something is elevated or to which it rises.
Define plain.
: a large area of flat land without trees
Define plateau
: a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it
Define climate.
: a region with particular weather patterns or conditions
: the usual weather conditions in a particular place or region
Define culture.
: the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time
Define nuclear family.
: the part of a family that includes only the father, mother, and children
Define extended family.
: a family that includes not only parents and children but also other relatives (such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles)
Define monotheism.
belief that there is but one God
Define Democracy.
: a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting
Define Polytheism
: the belief that there is more than one god
Define republic
: a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen
Define dictatorship.
: rule by a dictator : rule, control, or leadership by one person with total power
Define technology.
: the use of science in industry, engineering, etc., to invent useful things or to solve problems
Define diffusion.
the spread of cultural elements from one area or group of people to others by contact
Define Subculture
a culture (as of bacteria) derived from another culture
Define Ethnocentrism
having or based on the idea that your own group or culture is better or more important than others
Define Racism
: poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race
Define Escarpment
: a long cliff or steep slope that separates two flat or slightly sloped areas
Define cataract
a obsolete : waterspout
b : waterfall; especially : a large one over a precipice
c : steep rapids in a river
d : downpour, flood
Define hydroelectric power
: of or relating to production of electricity by waterpower
Define tropics
: either one of the two imaginary lines that circle the Earth to the north and south of the equator
the tropics : the part of the world that is near the equator where the weather is very warm
Define drought
: a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain
Define desertification
the process by which an area becomes a desert
Define Hieroglyphics
written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
Define mosque
a building that is used for Muslim religious services
Define city-state
a state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it
Define lineage
: the people who were in someone’s family in past times
Define consensus
: a general agreement about something : an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group
Define subsistence farmer
the amount of food, money, etc., that is needed to stay alive
Define polygamy
: the state or practice of being married to more than one person at the same time
Define abolition
: the act of officially ending or stopping something : the act of abolishing something; specifically : the act of abolishing slavery
Define diaspora
: a group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived
Define boycott
: to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting : to stop using the goods or services of (a company, country, etc.) until changes are made
Define guerrilla warfare
: military actions carried out by small forces in the rear of an enemy with the object of harassing the enemy, interrupting his lines of communication, and destroying his supplies
Define secede
: to separate from a nation or state and become independent
Define democratization
: to make (a country or organization) more democratic
Define socialism
: a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies
Define ethnicity
: ethnic quality or affiliation
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: a particular ethnic affiliation or group
Define apartheid
: a former social system in South Africa in which black people and people from other racial groups did not have the same political and economic rights as white people and were forced to live separately from white people
