Ms Studies Exam Study

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can be either absolute or relative

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location

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its sense is determined by physical and cultural characteristics

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place

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how humans use interaction to adapt and change their environment

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human/environment interaction

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concerns the ways people are linked with regions, cultures, and people beyond their immediate environment

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movement

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the world can be divided into these either by using natural or cultural characteristics

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region

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the distance North and South of the equator

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latitude

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the distance east and west of the prime meridean

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longitude

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a satellite based system used to determine precise location

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GPS

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a geographical area that drains into a river or resevoir

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drainage basin

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includes climate, water, landforms, soil, energy and mineral resources, vegetation and wildlife

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natural environment

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the long-term everage of weather conditions

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climate

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the day to day conditions and changes in the atmosphere

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weather

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rain, sleet, snow, and hail

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precipitation

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a funnel shaped storm that develops when warm moist air meets colder air

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tornado

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a storm that arises in the Atlantic Ocean and covers hundreds of miles

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hurricane

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the never-ending exchange of water between earth and atmosphere

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hydrologic cycle

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water that's in lakes ponds rivers and oceans

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surface water

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water found below earth's surface

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ground water

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rock formations where ground water accumulates

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aquifer

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physiographic divisions

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landforms

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height of land above sea level

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elevation

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physical features such as mountains and plateaus

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topography

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well drained, brown silty soil

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loess

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soil that is deposited by water

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alluvial soil

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a combination of sand, silt, and clay

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loam

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the flora and fauna of a region

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biota

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the natural vegetation of the land

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flora

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the animal life of a particular area

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fauna

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the inter-relationship between lifeforms and environment

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ecology

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a group of organisms and the environment functioning as an ecological unit in nature

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ecosystems

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geographic areas on Earth's surface where organisms interact with the environment and function similarly

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ecoregions

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the process of collecting, storing, and extracting environmental info from images of the ground acquired by devices not in direct physical contact with items being studied

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remote sensing

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an info system specifically designated to analyze environmental info about Earth

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geographic information systems

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tribes that built buried mounds over tombs and sometimes shaped the mounds like birds or animals

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moundbuilders

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corn

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maize

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a group of related families

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clan

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marrying outside the clan

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exogamy

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having more than one wife

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polygymny

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a formal agreement between two or more nations

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treaty

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framework for the government of territories established by the U.S

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North West Ordinance

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Sectionalism

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an allegiance to local interests

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a document that sets up a framework for a government and determines its powers and limitations

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Constitution

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before the war, in the South it means before the Civil War

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Antebellum

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elected officials who govern each county

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board of police

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a policy pursued by the federal government that theorized that if native americans relyed on farming rather than hunting, they would need less land and could then co-exist with the settlers

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Assimilation

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the trail followed by Native Americans to Indian Territory

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Trail of Tears

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four acts that placed harsh economic and social restrictions on blacks

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Black Code

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relatively large farms where most cotton was grown with slave labor

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plantation

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god and silver used as money

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specie

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an economic downturn that occured when chartered banks could not back up with specie the paper money that they had issued; led to the depression

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Panic of 1832

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List the 10 landform regions of MS

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Tombigbee Hills
Black Prairie
Pontotoc Ridge
Flatwoods
North Central Hills
Loess Hills
Yazoo Basin
Jackson Prairie
Pine Hills
Gulf Coastal Meadows

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What is the climate of MS?

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humid/subtropical

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Why did the Frech come to MS?

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spread christianity
trade furs
find water route to pacific ocean

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Why did the Spanish come to MS?

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to find treasure (gold and silver)

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When did MS become a state?

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1817

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What is the importance of the Right of Deposit?

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Spain had control of the ports in New Orleans and we needed to gain control of the ports also in order to spread our trade around. With the right of deposit we gained that control.

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Treaties with Native Americans

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Treaty of Ft. Adams
Treaty of Mt. Dexter
Treaty of Doak's Stand
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Treaty of Pontotoc Creek