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60 Cards in this Set
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Multiplier effects are driven by... |
population increase |
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flash floods are likely to increase when dams break |
true |
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Zone of transition has what type of land space |
manufacturing |
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Hurricanes spin... |
counter clockwise |
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Which is not a central place theory characteristic |
Consumers have similar tastes |
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The boundaries of an urban area are clearly defined? |
False |
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In the tropics during el nino, precipitation... |
decreases
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The basic sector produces goods for export. |
True |
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Acid rains effects on infrastructure is called... |
material effects |
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What are large nodes of of office and retail activity called? |
edge cities |
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Which state has severe tornados? |
North Dakota |
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The metropolitan area is a ________ functional region |
small scale |
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Which affects water availability? |
Ogallala Aquifier |
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discharge increases in a flood event when... |
PR>IR |
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frequency of earthquake> 1000/year, what is its strength |
strong |
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What is a disadvantage of gentrification |
displacement of low income groups |
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Why does ozone depletion occur rapidly in antarctic zones |
cold air |
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Which model has edge cities? |
peripheral model |
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Which state is threatened by rising sea levels? |
louisiana |
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what part of hurricane is most violent |
eyewall |
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concept that describes urban expansion from city |
urban sprawl |
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rapid increase in population causes problems with water _________ |
availability |
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extra tropical hurricanes have |
warm and cold fronts |
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What is an institutional control |
zoning |
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What does the central city have over the suburbs? |
immigration |
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What is the relationship bw a culture group and its environment? |
cultural ecology |
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When are boundaries a source of conflict? |
when the location of ethnic borders span boundaries |
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culture of Mexico is _______ |
Latin American |
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patriarchal societies promote gender equality? |
False |
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Which language is germanic? |
Dutch |
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which is a nation state? |
slovenia |
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which nation would have to re-do their natural boundaries? |
switzerland |
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best describes sociological subsystem |
Chinatown |
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a barrier to syncretism |
ethnocentricism |
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part nation state = |
dispersed over two or more states |
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did women play a prominent role in early African societies |
True |
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It is harder to have centralized control in a country of ________ shape |
fragmented |
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creole is a fusion of |
pidgin and a standard language |
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Quebec resembles... |
France |
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Which country is located along prime maritime routes? |
Singapore |
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What is true of a culture region? |
group sharing cultural characteristics |
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Ethnoburbs have... |
strong cultural ties |
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THe spread of buddhism from India to China is... |
spatial diffusion |
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A country that plans to extend borders by annexing nearby land is engaging in... |
convergence |
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What contributes to cultural convergence? |
globalization |
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What is a pull factor of migration |
family ties |
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weird map question answer |
part of the country is exposed to the sea |
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term that describes a migrating culture mixing with a hosting culture |
assimilation |
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Which has the largest geographical influence? |
Buddhism |
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which country is highest ranked in gender equality |
finland |
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shinto is an example of... |
ethnic religion |
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what is a disadvantage of a compact nation |
When it is landlocked |
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What country in europe is a prorupt state? |
Italy |
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sub system concerned with human development of skills and techniques |
technological sub system |
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enclave = exclave = |
1.surrounded by nation 2. Surrounds other nation |
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acculturation results in... |
temporary disconnect from culture's original identity |
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what country does not belong to indo european language family |
Hungary |
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a state is an independent political unit wherein the population exercises full sovereign control of the territory it occupies? t/f |
True |
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which characteristic is shared by the two countries |
diversity of culture |
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What are the two countries respective capitals? |
Oslo; Bangkok |
