WG Everything Flashcards
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L AM population
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525 mil. most in Central or coast of South. increasing rapidly
2
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LA AM language
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most are bilingual.
3
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L AMreligion
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most are Roman Catholic
4
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syncretism
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blending of faiths
5
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Carribean
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Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Lesser.
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Hispaniola
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Haiti & Dominican Republic. many are exposed mtn peaks
7
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S America
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13 countries. 6.9 sq mi. Brazil is the largest.
8
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globes
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only tru representation of E, BUT bulky, hard to transport
9
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maps
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easy to transport, details, BUT inaccurate
10
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topography
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map making
11
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robinson map
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normal oval-ish
12
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goodes interrupted
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INTERRUPTED
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winkel tripel
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UGLY oval
14
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latitude
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horizontal. divides N/S. equator
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longitude
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vertical. divides E/W. prime meridian
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geographia
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“earth” “written down”
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place
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“what is it like there?” characterisics
18
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HEI
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climate, building shapes, water/food available
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regions
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formal, functional, perceptual
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movement
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“how people and places are connected”
21
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lithosphere
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30% of E’s surface. 33% uninhabitable
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hydrosphere
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70% of surface. 97% salt. 3% fresh
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subduction
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heavier sea plate dives under continental
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accretion
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heavier sea slide under continent
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spreading
sea plates pull apart
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Ring of Fire
around Pacific
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axis
23.5 degrees
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longest day of sunlight
summer solstice
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highest/lowest point to receive sunlight
Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn 23.5 N/S
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arctic/antarctic
circles 66 degrees N/S
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mid latitudes
4 seasons
32
elevation
temp drops 3.6 degrees every 1000m higher
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latitude winds
low: trade winds, mid:westerlies, high: polar easterlies
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doldrums
at equator where winds go either N/S
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rainforest
80in rain. 80 degrees
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savanna
wet summers dry winters
37
desert
10-in rain, scrubs, cacti
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steppe
10-20in dry all year
39
marine W coast
lots of rain. cool all year, coniferous+deciduous mix
40
mediterranean
hot sunny summers, mild rainy winters
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humid subtropical
(NC) yr rain. short mild winter. prairie life
42
humid continental
(Russia) short cool summers, harsh winters
43
high latitude climate regions
subartci->tundra->ice cap
44
ancestry
10,000+yr ago: nomadic 10,000 agricultural revolution, domesticated animals
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rise in civilization
3500 bc 1st civilization. 1800-1950 better farming medicine, tech
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cultural hearths
Mesopatamia (Iraq), Nile, Indus (Pakistan), Yellow
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demography
study of population. now-7bil; 2050-9bil
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cultural regions
10 regions. made by language (MAIN), religion, social groups, economic activity, government,
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economic systems
traditional, mixed, market, command
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capitalism
free interprise
51
government
must maintain order, protect, and provide public services
52
federal
govt system where powers are shared
53
unitary
govt system where the govt has most power
54
confederate
govt systems where the state has most power
55
autocracy
one ruler by inheritance or military power, oldest
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oligarchy
small group rules ex china
57
democracy
ruled by a consented leader by elections
58
development
literacy, median age/life expectancy, wealth, economics, population growth,
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verticle zonation
fria: 2k-3k m, potatoes templada: 1k-2k m, cacao caliente: 0-1k m, bananas
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Anahuoc
central Mexico, densely populated
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Altiplano
in Bolivian Andes
62
Llanos
Colombia, Venezuela. llaneros
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Pampas
Argentina & Uruguay. gauchos. lots of wheat, corn
64
Sierras
Madre, Occidental, Oriental, Mexico
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Andes
longest range on E. Mt Aconcagua
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cordilleras
parallel mtn ranges
67
maracaibo
largest on E. lake in Caribbean inlet near Venezuelan oil fields
68
titicaca
12500 ft above sea lvl. highest navigable lake on E
69
chinanpas
floating islands
70
loess
rich soil by glatiation
71
dikes
large banks of E n stone
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polders
reclaimed land from the sea
73
timberland
elevation where trees can grow
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misral
strong N wind from Alps
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siroccos
hot dry winds from N Africa
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foehns
dry winter winds
77
campesino
minifundia farmer
78
malquiladora
US/Jap factories
79
urban slums
shantitowns
80
megacity
10mil pop
81
quipu
series of knots & cords
82
rainforests
20% gone
83
Amazon forest
W's largest. 40% of S AM. causes by slash n burn, cattle, trans amazon HWY
84
PPU
2nd largest river. imp commerical HWY, lost of hydro power, ends in Rio de Plata
85
Amazon river
from andes to atlantic. largest on E. 100's of tributaries. 10x volume of MS river; 40x of Nile, ocean ships can go 1/2way upstream
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caudillo
dictator
87
viceroy
royally appointed official
88
conquerer
conquistador
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mestizo
blend of natives n euro
90
Europe
3.8 mil sq. mi. 530 mil pop.
91
San Marino
Italy
92
Monaco
France
93
Andorra
bw Spain/France
94
Liechtenstein
bw Austria, Switzerland
95
Luxembourg
bw Germany, Belgium
96
Russa
6.6 sq. mi. 11 time zones, 6th largest pop: 145. more pop on Euro side
97
USSR
"United Soviet Socialist Republic" 1721-1917. failed bc lack of competition. overspent on arms race. Afghanistan: USSR fought but US helped Afg. bcame 14 countries
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feudalism
land given for loyalty pledges
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sovereignty
self rule
100
Middle Ages
after fall or Roman Empire
101
magna carta
kings cant injustly punish
102
Soviet Era
when Russia was part of USSR
103
Peter the Great
expanded territory, made army, introduced Euro ways
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czar
Nic II last of Russia. overthrown in 1917
105
industrial revolution
late 1700's n Great Britain. coal, hydro, iron ore helped. now 75% in cities
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capitalist:
wealthy business people from the Industr. Rev.
107
rhine
starts in Alps, moves N
108
danube
starts in alps, moves E
109
adriatic
bw italy n balkan
110
aegean
bw balkan n turkey
111
dardenelle
n bospherus. dar- w, bos-e
112
biscay
above iberian
113
Bolshevik
preachers of socialism
114
reperation
payment for damages
115
middle east
400mil pop. Turkey, Iran, Egypt most pop.
116
islam
"peace and submission to God" 1bil+ pop.
117
n africa
"maghreb" low life standards, bedouin
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bedouin
migrating cowboys
119
SW Asia
very rich but afghanistan is VERY poor bc too many mtns n 12% land is arable
120
pastoralism
raise livestock
121
nile
longest on E
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Sahara
largest on E. 3.5 sq. mi. desert pavement.
123
Rub al Khali
2nd largest. 250k sq. mi. sandy. "empty quarter"
124
sahel
"border"
125
desertification
bc drought, overworking, overfarming
126
Shia
dominant only in Iraq, Iran
127
Islam books
Quran: Word of God - Sharia, Hadith: Muhammad's sayings
128
kabaa
temple of shrines in mecca
129
Muhammad
rejected Arab God, exiled, 622 fled to Yathrib, 630 came back and destroyes kabaa idols
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Islam pillars
GOD, pray 5x, alms, Ramadan fasting, Haaj
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cuneiform
wedge shaped symbol written on clay
132
qanat
underground Persian canal
133
embargo
trade ban
134
ziggurats
large mudbrick, pyramids temples
135
persian gulf
e of saudi arabia
136
hejas mtns
N of W coast
137
asir mtns
S of W coast
138
atlas mtns
n algeria
139
ahaggar mtns
s algeria
140
moldova
"molded" to NE Romania
