Dietzschold - Europe Test Review

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Peninsula

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Strip of land that juts out into the ocean

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Balkan Peninsula

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Peninsula in south eastern Europe

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Italian Peninsula

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Peninsula in Europe, Italy is the main country

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Iberian Peninsula

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Peninsula in south western Europe, shared by Spain and Portugal

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Scandinavian Peninsula

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Peninsula of northwestern Europe surrounded by the Baltic, North, and Norwegian Seas

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Culture

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The way of life that distinguishes a people, for example: government, language, religion, customs, and beliefs

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Cultural Hearth

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A place where important ideas begin and spread to surrounding cultures

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Cultural convergence

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The contact and interaction of one culture with another

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Cultural diffusion

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The process by which people adopt the practices of their neighbors

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Cultural divergence

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The restriction of a culture from outside influences

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Acculturation

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Modifying one’s culture by adapting or borrowing from another culture

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Authoritarian government

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Leaders hold all political power

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Dictatorship

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Absolute power is held by one person

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Totalitarian government

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Central authority controls all aspects of society

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Monarchy

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A system of authoritarian government headed by a monarch – king, queen, shah, or sultan – whose position is usually inherited

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Democracy

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People are invested with the power to chose their leaders and determine government type

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Presidential government

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A system of government where the president is independent of the legislature

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Parliamentary government

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The executive branch is made up of the prime minister and that official’s cabinet

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Federal government

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Some powers are given to national government and some are reserved for local government

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Confederate government

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Alliance of independent states

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Unitary government

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One central government holds most political power

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Sovereignty

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A country’s freedom and power to decide on policies and actions

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Division of powers

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Dividing up political powers between different branches so no one branch holds all the power

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Language

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Pass one what we know to other generations, reflects culture’s identity

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Migration

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Movement of people from one country or place to another

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Eurasia

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Europe and Asia landmass

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North European Plain

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Broad plain in Europe, extending through parts of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine

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Siberia

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Resource rich region of Russia, Extending east across northern Asia from the Ural mountains to the Pacific Coast

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Lake Baikal

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World’s deepest fresh water lake in Siberia, Russia

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Ural Mountains

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A mountain system in Northern Eurasia, forming part of the border between Europe and Asia

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Alps Mountains

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Major south central European Mountain system

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Strait of Gibraltar

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Narrow passage of open water connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean

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North Sea

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Arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and European mainland

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English Channel

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Strait between England and France, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea

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Industrialization

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Shift from human power to machine power

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Urbanization

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Growth of city population

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Demography

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The study of population size, growth and age structure, birth and death rates, and migration, that lead to population change

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Birth Rate

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Number of live births per 1,000 people per year

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Death Rate

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Number of deaths each year per 1,000 people

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Population Density

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Average number of people per square mile

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2 inland seas in Europe

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Black Sea and the Caspian Sea

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3 major romance languages

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Italian, French, Spanish

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Government

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The institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies and provides for its needs

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Rural

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Countryside

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Urbanization

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The growth of city populations

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Religion

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The beliefs and actions that define a group or a person’s way of life

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Life expectancy

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The number of years a person is expected to live determined by statistics