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60 Cards in this Set
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geography
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the study of people, their environments, and their resources
how place affects how people live 5 themes of geography: -location -place -human-environment interaction -regions |
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maps
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show direction and longitude and latitude
longitude: -equator -parallells -described by north or south -tropic of cancer/capricorn longitude: -prime meridian -described by east or west -international date line |
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projection
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peters:
-correct are of landmasses and oceans -distorts S. America and Africa interrupted: -correct size and shape of landmasses -cut out part of oceans -cannot measure distance or plot a course across the ocean robinson: -correct size and shape -most common today -distorts along the sides mercator: -shows direction -distorts lands near the North and South |
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market economy
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capitalism
private (no government involved) |
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mixed economy
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America's economy
mix with capitalism and communism government controls some things (Ex: schools, health care, ect.) |
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diffusion
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when one culture spreads and mixes with another
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ethnocentrism
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thinking your culture is superior to another culture and judging other cultures by standard of their own culture
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physical region
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an area with its own unifying characteristics
identified by landmarks |
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human-environment interaction
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people change the land around them
people adapt to the land in which they live |
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prime meridian
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longitude at 0º
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industrial revolution
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increased food production
need for workers grew machines sped up work led to urbanization |
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the cold war
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Africans won independence after and US + USSR wanted allies
US+USSR war |
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nationalism
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pride and loyalty in one's country
led to many revolutions and rebellions |
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westernization
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adoption of western culture
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imperialism
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colonization of other countries by western nations
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the United Nations
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51 nations that signed the United Nations Charter and promised to preserve world peace and to cooperate in solving global social and economic problems
Today has 190+ member nations |
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the Nile
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longest River in the World
Egypt Ancient Egyptians used the Nile for irrigation and farming because it flooded once a year and provided Egypt with fertile soil |
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Aswan Dam
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built on the upper Nile to supply hydroelectric power
traps the rich soil that used to come during the flood |
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The Great Rift Valley
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fault from the Red Sea to Zambezi River
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rain forest (Africa)
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tropical wet climate
fertile soil (lots of plants) |
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savanna (Africa)
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tropical wet and dry
largest climate zone in Africa unpredictable rainfall |
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Africa's Climate Regions
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-tropical wet
-rain forest -tropical wet and dry -savanna -deserts -Ex. Sahara -Mediterranean -southern tip and northern coast |
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desert (Africa)
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40% of Africa
Sahara Kalahari Namib |
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geographic features of Africa
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savannas
deserts rain forests plateaus |
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desertification
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the turning of semidesert land into desert
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Kingdom of Axum
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An ancient kingdom, on what is today Ethiopia
important center for trade conquered Kush in 350 started Christianity in Africa |
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gold salt trade in Africa
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in some places in West Africa on the savanna where there was not an abundance of salt, salt was as valuable as gold because it was used to preserve food. These places tended to have large amounts of gold. In other places such as Taghaza, salt was very abundant and they needed gold for coinage.
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Mansa Musa
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most famous and well-respected leader of Mali
expanded Mali captured Taghaza and its salt mines which increased his power ensured peace and order in Mali |
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European demand for African slaves
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Europeans needed slaves to make their American colonies profitable
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Women in African Society
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varied in different areas
some societies practiced polygamy men had to give a gift to the bride's family before they married women married young |
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extended family (Africa)
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lived with parents, unmarried children, married children and their spouses, and other relatives
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"Middle Passage"
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European Rule in Africa
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European countries split up Africa amongst themselves and colonized all of Africa
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problems with rapid population growth in Africa
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not enough resources for all of Africa
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agriculture in Africa
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Nile River provided fertile soil
The Great Rift Valley had very fertile soil |
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African attitude toward westernization
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Many Africans resisted westernization
They fought for independence from Europe Many Africans were forced to work on building projects for low wages |
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Population issues in China
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Many Chinese people speak different dialects of Chinese which makes communication difficult especially with there being a large population
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Gentry
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wealthy land owners
highest social class in China scholars who eventually became government officials |
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foot binding
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when women bound their feet to keep them small, so a man would marry them
caused lots of pain and made work difficult |
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mandate of Heaven
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permission from God to rule China
was needed in order to start a dynasty could be lost |
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Boxer Rebellion
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started by the Fists of Righteous Harmony who wanted to expel all foreigners and Chinese Christians from China
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Opium War
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When many Chinese became addicted to Opium, importing it became illegal
Chinese destroyed a ship containing opium and a war broke out |
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Confucious
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Philosopher who thought the 5 relationships and to respect your elders
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filial piety
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the duty and respect that children owe their parents
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Mao Zedong
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led the Communist revolution in China
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Communist takeover in Chin (1949)
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appealed to peasants
set up National People's Congress |
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Deng Xiaoping
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after Mao
eased up on some of his strict laws |
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Geography of Japan
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chain of islands (archipelago)
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relationship between China and Japan in the middle ages
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adapted from Chinese
selective borrowing |
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Shintoism
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believed there were spirits called kami in everything
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bushido
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samurai code of conduct
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women's role in japanese society
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inferior to men in some degree
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Meiji restoration
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Japan realized they had to modernize
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the Fertile Crescent
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area of the Middle East with fertile land
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Hammurabi's Code
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Sumerian law code
"eye for an eye" |
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monotheism
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belief in one god
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geography of the Middle East
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southwest Asia and northern Africa
Red Sea, Meditteranean Sea |
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Muhammad's teachings
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claimed God spoke to him and he told the people
written in the Koran |
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Islam
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monotheistic religion with the God, Allah, based on Muhammad's teachings
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Five Pillars of Islam
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Shahadah
-faith Salat -pray Sawm -Ramadan Zakat -charity Hajj -pilgrimage to Mecca |
