World Cult Mid-term Flashcards
GIS and why important
Geographic information systems
- Digital maps
- can show multiple kinds of data (streets)
GPS and why important
Global Positioning Systems
- give latitude and longitude
why use latitude and longitude
Gives exact location
hemisphere
half of sphere (Northern, Southern, eastern, western)
relief
height of the surface of an area
topography
the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area:
a detailed description or representation on a map of the natural and artificial features of an area.
Cartographer tool of projections
the different techniques used by cartographers for presenting a round globe on a flat surface
tectonic plates
massive parts of earth crust and upper mantle
subduction zone
subduction zone noun. A region of the Earth where one tectonic plate is diving beneath another into the interior of the Earth`
subduction zones happen when plates ________
collide
if a continental and an oceanic plate collide what will win
continental
what forms a volcano
two plates colide and push up
what causes a hurricane
Hurricanes form over the ocean, often beginning as a tropical wave—a low pressure area that moves through the moisture-rich tropics,
four major types of non-renewable energy
coal, oil, natural gas, and nucleur energy (uranium)
Chernobyl
Know that the worst nuclear (atomic) disaster in human history occurred in 1986 at Chernobyl, in the former Soviet Union, in northeastern Ukraine.
major renewable energy sources
Hydro-electric power, solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, wave or tide
ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Know the six major world religions
Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism
Islam
Muhammad and Qur’an
Buddhism
the cycle of suffering and rebirth, but if one achieves a state of enlightenment (nirvana), it is possible to escape this cycle forever.
Hinduism
samsara (the continuous cycle of life, death, and reincarnation) and karma (the universal law of cause and effect)
Judaism
there’s only one God who has established a covenant—or special agreement—with them
Sikhism
spiritual devotion and reverence of God at all times while practicing the ideals of honesty, compassion, humility and generosity in everyday life.
All renewable resources
Hydro-electric power, solar, wind farms, biomass, geothermal, wave or tidal energy
democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
monarchy
political system based upon the undivided sovereignty or rule of a single person (king or queen)
constitutional monarchy
system of government in which a monarch (see monarchy) shares power with a constitutionally organized government
dictatorship
which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.
oligarchy
a form of government characterized by the rule of a few persons or families.
Native Americans relied heavily on the ________ in the great plains for centuries
bison
