Vocabulary Flashcards
Region
Region - is the basic unit of study in geography
Biotic Components
Biotic Components - producers, consumers and decomposers
Abiotic Components
Abiotic Components - are non living components of an organism’s environment, such as temperature, light, moisture air currents, etc.
Ecologists
Ecologists - focus their studies on the interactions of living things with one another and with nonliving parts of the natural environment.
Climate
Climate - is the atmospheric condition of a specific region over one year.
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L.O.W.E.R. N
- L=latitude (generally the further the north, the further it get`s)
- O=ocean currents (Warm ocean currents warm surrounding air mosses)
- W=prevailing winds (in the northern hemisphere winds generally from west to East)
- E=elevation (the higher one climb above sea level, the colder it gets)
- R=relief (the shape of the land often determines -climate)
- N= near water (large bodies of water have a moderating effect on surrounding land)
Ecozone
Ecozone - is the broadest biogeographic division of the Earth’s land surface, based on distributional patterns of terrestrial and marine organisms.
Geographers
Geographers- study the patterns and distributions of the living and non-living parts of the Earth.
Conscription
Conscription- compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces
Propaganda
Propaganda- information, especially of biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Trench
Trench- a long, narrow ditch
M.A.I.N.
M.A.I.N.- were the main causes of the first world war. (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism)
Militarism
Militarism- building up armed forces and getting ready for war
Allies agreements or promises to defend and help another country
Allies- agreements or promises to defend and help another country
Imperialism
Imperialism- trying to build up an empire
Nationalism
Nationalism- pride for one’s country and readiness to fight to defend her
Triple Alliance
Triple Alliance- Germany and Austria- Hungary made an alliance with Italy to stop Italy from taking sides with Russia
Triple Entente (no separate peace)
Triple Entente (no separate peace)- Britain, Russia and France agreed not to sign for peace separately
Trench Warfare
Trench Warfare-a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
B.R.A.T.
B.R.A.T.- were the main points of the Treaty of Versailles (Blame, Reparations, Army, Territory)
Prohibition
Prohibition- the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, sale, and possession of alcoholic beverages.
Inflation
Inflation- a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
The Great Depression
The Great Depression- an economic recession that began on October 29,1929, following the crash of the U.S. stock market
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday-refers to October 29, 1929, when panicked sellers traded nearly 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange (four times the normal volume at the time), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -12%.Black Tuesday is often cited as the beginning of the Great Depression.
Red Scare
Red Scare-The rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants of radical political views by the federal government in 1919 and 1920. This “scare” was caused by fears of subversion by communists in the United States after the Russian Revolution.
Instalment Plan
Instalment Plan- a type of payment where credit is paid over a period of time
The League of Nations
The League of Nations- an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles-was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance-an African-American cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s, centered in Harlem, that celebrated black traditions, the black voice, and black ways of life.
Anarchists
Anarchists- people who want to abolish all forms of government
Communists
Communists- those who believed in an economic and social system where property is owned by everyone and the needs of the whole are more important than those of the individual
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg-a new method of warfare used by Germans when they attacked Poland. “Blitzkrieg” means “lightning war” this was a quick attack on the enemy causing confusion and shock, resulting in a fast victory.
The Nazi Party
The Nazi Party- a political group that ruled Germany between 1933 and 1945. “Nazi” is a short form of the official name. In English the official name is the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. Under Adolf Hitler’s leadership, the Nazis started World War II.
Communism
Communism- a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
Anti-semitism
Anti-semitism-prejudice against, hatred or discrimination against Jews as a ethnics, religion and race.
United Nations
United Nations- an international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries. The otrganization works on economic and social development programs, improving human rights and reducing global conflicts.
Resistance
Resistance-a refusal to give in or to something that slows down or prevents something.
The Axis
The Axis- an alliance between Hitler’s Germany with Mussolini’s Italy and Tojo’s Japan followed afterwards
Authoritative government
Authoritative government- relating to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people.
