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45 Cards in this Set
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Geography
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the study of people, their environments, and their resources
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Relative Location
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position in relation to another place
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Physical Characteristics
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water bodies, land mass, climate, soil, animal life
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Adaptation
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become adjusted to conditions
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Imports
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goods brought into a country
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Latitude
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measure distances north or south of the Equator
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Absolute Location
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exact latitude and longitude
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Human Characteristics
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means of transportation, religion, languages
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Hidden costs
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interaction with environment causing harm to it
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Longitude
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measure distances north or south of equator
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Equator
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divdes the earth into two halves called hemispheres of north and south
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Prime meridian
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imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England dividing the Earth into east and West
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Migration
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people travel from one place to another because of natural disasters, family, and wars or migration of trade and ideas
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Exports
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goods sent to markers outside a country
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Interdependence
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dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world
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Climate
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average weather a place has over a period of time- latitude, elevation, nearness to water
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Weather
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state of atmosphere at a place and time as regards to heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc
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Map projections
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flat drawing either correct shape or correct size of land and water bodies
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Special Purpose Maps
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maps that concentrate on certain ideas such as physical features, plant life, or political things
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Mercator Projection
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gives accurate view of land areas near the equator but distorts the size and shape of lands near the North and South poles
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Interrupted Projection
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shows correct sizes and shapes of land by cutting out parts of oceans but its impossible to measure distances across ocean
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Peters Projection
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shows correct areas of landmasses and oceans with accurate directions but distors the shapes of Africa and South America
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Robinson Projection
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correct sizes and shapes of most landmasses with accurate view of the sizes of oceans and distances across land but distortions along edges
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Mountains
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high, steep, rugged land
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Hills
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areas of raised land lower and less steep than mountains
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Plains
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large areas of fairly level or gently rolling land with low elevation
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Plateaus
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large areas of high, flat or gently rolling land
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Culture
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all things that make up a people's entire way of life
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Patriarchal
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power of men
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Monotheism
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the worship of one god
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atheist
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belief that god doesn't exist
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dictatorship
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a ruler or group that holds power by force
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market economy
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individuals buy and sell goods and services, business people decide what to produce based on what they believe customers will buy
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Nuclear Family
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a wife, husband, and their children
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Matriarchal
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power of woman
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Polytheism
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the worship of more than one god
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Democracy
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the people have supreme power
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Surplus
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an amount of something left over when requirements have been met
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Command Economy
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the government controls what goods are produced and what they cost
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Extended Family
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several generations living in one household
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Social mobility
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social status of family or group
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Agnostic
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a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence of God
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Republic
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the people choose leaders who represent them
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Traditional Economy
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people produce most of what they need to survive- hunting, gathering, farming, herding
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Mixed Economy
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individuals make some economic decisions and the government makes others- cars meet standards for safety and fuel but makers decide what they produce and sell
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