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44 Cards in this Set
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There are ___ types of government that nearly all nations, tribes, or civilizations can be categorized as.
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Government creates a balancing act between ______ and _______.
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freedom and order
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Anarchy
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a. absence of government
b. creates chaos and social disorder |
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Democracy
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a. everyone votes and teh majority wins
b. people truly rule state c. only works in small societies |
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Dictatorship
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a. individual leader has complete control
b. usually takes power with force and people are not allowed to speak out in opposition |
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Monarchy
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a. nmost common example is a king or queen
b. leadership is passed down from parents to the first born |
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Oligarchy
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a. elite group of people who are wealthy
b. literally means "rule by the few" |
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Republic
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a. everyone votes and the majority wins (democracy)
b. people elect a "mouthpiece" to speak for them c. solves what problems a true democracy has |
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Totalitarian State
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a. one party or group totally controls government
b. individual citizens have little or no voice |
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The fundamental purpose of government is ___________.
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to create societies with order. (without consequences we would do bad.)
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Five major world religions
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Buddhism
Hinduism Islam Christianity Judaism |
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Three reasons religion plays a part in society
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Understand natural events
Answer questions regarding way of life Answer questions of death |
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Polytheism
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Early civilizations: Belief in more than one god
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Patron gods
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Athens, Greece: gods in charge of a particular area
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Monotheism
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Belief in 1 god
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Philosophies stressed ______ and ________ and taught that humans should find harmony in nature.
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harmony and balance
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Three major economic systems
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Capitalism
Socialism Communism |
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Capitalism
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a. means of production are owned privately
b. people do business in a free market c. competition sets prices - winners and losers d. economic system |
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Socialism
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a. socio-economic system
b. property/distribution of wealth are heavily regulated by government c. Canada/ Sweden |
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Communism
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a. ideology
b. seeks to establish classless, stateless society c. based on common ownership of the means of productions, complete absence of private property d. Karl Marx founded - The Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital e. not perfect |
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High Income Countries
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a. 25% of earth
b. $120 per day c. industrial society d. 3/4 of people in cities |
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Middle Income Countries
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a. 40% of earth
b. 1/2 in cities c. one third of humanity d. $14 per day e. Soviet Union, etc |
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Low Income Countries
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a. 35% of earth
b. 1/4 live in cities c. traditional societies d. $4 per day |
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Capitalism Cow
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You own cows, sell to neighbor, buy from friend, get more, milk, sell, get more, milk, sell - Make Money!
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Socialism Cow
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You own a cow, and can make money with it, but government tells you how and then taxes your profit for universal healthcare
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Culture
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a. refers to beliefs, values, behavior, and material objects that constitute a peoples way of life
b. can refer to thoughts and objects c. a shared way of life or social heritage |
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________ and ________ can not exist without eachother.
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Society and culture
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Art
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reflects values, beliefs, and conditions of society
(architecture, sculptures, drawings, theater, music, literature) |
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Science
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the big idea
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Technology
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the tools to make science the reality
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Societies with better technology...
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have a better economy and thrive.
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Locations answers the question...
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Where are we?
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Five themes of geography
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Location
Place Human and Environment Interaction Movement Region |
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Absolute location
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precise latitude and longitude
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Latitude
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Equator
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Longitute
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Prime Meridian
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Relative location
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Relating to another location; using time, direction or distance
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Place
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have both human and physical characteristics, as well as images
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Physical characteristics
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mountains
rivers beaches soil wildlife |
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Human characteristics
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buildings
roads clothing food |
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Images of a place are both _______ and ______.
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Intellectual and emotional.
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How do humans and the environment affect each other?
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We change the environment and then sometimes Mother Nature changes it back. (floods, hurricanes, earthquakes)
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Humans ____x3_____ the environment.
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Adapt to (clothing for season)
Modify (heat buildings) Depend on (use rivers) |
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Environment is a ______
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feeling
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