Chapter 4 Test World Geo.

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State

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self-governing political entity

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Nation

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group of people which share a common culture

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nation-state

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nation which has the same borders as a State.

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stateless nation

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no states in a nation..duh

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democracy

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Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.

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manarchy

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state ruled by king or queen

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dictatorship

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a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

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communism

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a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

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landlocked

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surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land; "a landlocked country"

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natural boundary

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mountains rivers ect. that are the boundaries for a state

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artificial boundary

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made by man

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urban geo

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the study of urban areas

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city

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large and densely populated urban area

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suburb

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The usually residential region around a major city

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metropolitan area

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large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central cities

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megalopolis

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very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)

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urbanization

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the rapid and massive growth of, and migration to, large cities.

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CBD

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central district of a city, usually typified by a concentration of retail and commercial buildings.

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residential

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district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

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commercial

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It is used for commercial activities. These activities include the buying and selling of goods and services in retail businesses, wholesale buying and selling, financial establishments, and wide variety of services that are broadly classified as "business

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industrial

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Anything having to do with the business of manufacturing products;

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economy

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Activities related to the production and distribution of goods and services in a particular geographic region.

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economic system

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the system of production and distribution and consumption

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traditional economy

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economic system in which resources are allocated by inheritance

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command economy

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planned economy or directed economy is an economic system in which the government or workers' councils manages the economy

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market economy

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economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices

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mixed economy

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economic system that combines private and state enterprises

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natural resources infrastructure

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A material source of wealth, such as timber, fresh water, or a mineral deposit, that occurs in a natural state and has economic

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per capita income

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the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation

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GNP

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gross national product: former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens

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Market Economy

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type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by the demand from consumers

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mixed economy

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combination of command and market economy provides goods and services so that all people will benefit

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natural resources infrastructure

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basic support systems needed to keeep an economy going.

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Per capita income

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avg, amount of $ earned by each person in a political unit

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GNP

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total value of all goods and services produced by a country over a year or some other specidied period of time

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GDP

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total value of all goods and produced WITHIN a country in a given period of time.

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primary economy activity

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involve gathering raw materials such as timber for immediate use or to use in the making in a final product

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secondary economic activity

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involves adding value to materials by changing their form,

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tertiary economic activity

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involve providing business or professional services

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quarternary economic activity

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provide information,management, and research services by highly-trained person's

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quinary economic activity

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Economic activity involving the highest levels of decision making in a society or economy.

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renewable resources

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can be replaced through natural processes

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non-renwable resources

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cannot be replaced once theyhave been removed from the ground

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inehaustible energy resources

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used in producing power, are the result of solar or planetary processes and unlimited in quantity

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LDC's

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countries which according to the United Nations exhibit the lowest indicators of economic development

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MDC's

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used to describe countries that have a high level of development

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What are functions of a city?

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centers of businesss, culture, innovation

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what are 3 geographic characteristics used to describe a nation/country

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size, shape, location

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know the 3 basic land use patterns found in all cities

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residential, industrial, coercial

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know what makes up a metro politan area

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city, suburbs and exurbs

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know the levels of govt. mentioned on the chart-pg. 86

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pg. 86