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48 Cards in this Set
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secularism |
the shifting away from religion to the state Religion and leaders did not dominate the state anymore *Men were no longer absorbed in or dominated by religion (this used to be the case in Egypt and Mesopotamia) |
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Israelites (biggest contribution) |
monotheism |
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Republic (Rome's organization) |
power was held by a Senate, elected people, and appointed magistrates. |
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Scientific Revolution |
characterized by a shift in scientific approach and ideas. Study of motion- why objects move in certain way, how, and affect on non-moving objects Isaac Newton study of physics |
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relative location |
refers to the surrounding geography |
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absolute location |
refers to a specific point |
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spatial organization |
description of how things are grouped in a given space most basic form for people is where they live |
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physical characteristics |
features such as mountains, rivers, anddeserts |
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human characteristics |
human interactions with their environment: roads, canals... |
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region |
area that has some kind of unifying characteristic (language, government..) |
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formal regions |
Regions that have political boundaries (cities, country, and states) |
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Functional regions |
regions that are defined by a common function (telephone service provider) |
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Vernacular Region |
region defined by people's perception (middle, east, west, north) |
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Geography |
involves studying location and how living things and earth's features are distributed throughout the earth |
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North America (Mountains) |
Appalachian and Rocky |
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South America (mountains) |
Andes |
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Asia (mountains) |
Himalayas |
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Australia |
Great Dividing Range |
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Europe |
Alps |
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Africa |
Atlas, Ahaggar and Drakensburg |
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Valleys |
areas between hills and mountains |
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deltas |
areas of lowlands formed by soil and sediment deposited at the mouths of rivers * Nile River in Egypt* known for cotton production |
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Measa |
flat tops of hills or mountains usually with steep sides. Shorter than plateaus |
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Basins |
low areas drained by rivers or low spots in mountains |
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foothills |
low series of hills found between plain and mountain ranges |
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marshes and swamps |
wet lowlands providing growth of plants |
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two main surface currents |
Gulf Stream and California Current |
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Gulf Stream |
warm northern part of the Atlantic Ocean |
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California Current |
colder current that originates in the Artic regions and flows along west coast of United States |
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Market Economy |
Demand and supply |
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Demand |
based on customer preference and satisfaction refers to what they will pay throughout the year for the product |
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supply |
based on cost of production and refers to quantities that sellers are willing and able to sell at different prices during a given period of time\ |
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Popular sovereignty |
grants citizens the ability to participate in government by voting and running for public office |
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rule of law |
law applies to governed and government *core value : Due Process |
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Due Process |
Any person accused of a crime will be tried before a judge before punishment |
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Federal laws are enforced by.. |
executive branch and its departments |
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Department of Justice |
led by the United States Attorney General primary law enforcement department of the federal government |
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civil rights include |
freedom of religion, assembly, speech, voting, holding public office, and traveling throughout the country |
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probate court |
wills, trusts, related matters |
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Declaration of Independents |
expresses the colonists rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (from Great Britain) Drafted by Thomas Jefferson |
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The Constitution of the United States |
describes how the federal government and all departments will run also includes the bill of rights |
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bill of Rights |
written by James Madison |
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justice |
punishment will fit the crime |
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respect |
attitude toward other people or groups that recognizes the values feelings, interests and beliefs, without necessarily agreeing with them |
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obedience |
essentially submissive compliance with the orders or instructions of laws or rules of others |
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dissent |
a belief or opinion in opposition to an accepted ideology or to those who hold particular beliefs, powers, or policies |
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek |
father of microscopy (SEM microscope) |
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Carl Von Linnaeus |
Swedish botanist known for contribution for ecology and taxonomy |
