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human/environmental interaction |
the effect people have on our environment |
๐ฒ๐ณโ๏ธโ๏ธ |
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location |
where is it? a particular place or position |
๐๐ฉ |
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place |
physical/human characteristics a particular position |
๐ก |
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movement |
people goods-transportation ideas/info:Mail. phone, computer,etc |
๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ป๐ฑ |
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region |
language culture common interests |
๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ป |
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human place |
human characteristics people change the environment |
๐ณโ๏ธ๐ข |
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physical place |
natural features land formation, climate and currents |
โฐ๐๐ |
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prime meridian |
a line at zero longitude |
๐ |
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equator |
a line at zero latitude |
๐ |
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latitude |
a line that runs north and south of the equator the, parallel to equator |
(horizontal) |
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longitude |
a line that runs east or west of the meridian. parallel to the meridian |
vertical |
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physical map |
shows a regions physical feature -mountains -lakes -rivers, etc.
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๐โฐ |
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political map |
shows a regions political boundaries |
๐๐ง๐ช |
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special purpose map |
shows particular kinds of info -climate -natural resources -land use -money -population,etc |
โ๏ธ๐ช๐ฐ๐ธ |
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tariff |
a tax on imports or exports |
๐ฐ๐ฐ |
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NAFTA |
North American free trade agreement โขtrying to eliminate tariffs on trade between Canada, Mexico and North America |
๐ฐ๐ซ |
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population pyramid |
an image that shows the various age groups in a population -๐ผ=increase -๐ฝ=decrease -โน=same |
๐ช |
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globalization |
an ongoing process by which regional economies,societies, cultures have become integrated through a globe-spanning network of exchange |
๐โ๏ธโฌ๏ธโ๏ธโฌ ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธโก๏ธ |
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command economy |
an economy in which production,investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government |
๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ |
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mixed economy |
economic system combining private and public enterprise |
โโ๏ธโญ๏ธ |
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autocracy |
Government system where only one person says complete rule or power |
๐๐๐ผ๐ธ๐ผ |
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oligarchy |
A small group of people who have power and control over country or organization |
๐ช |
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democracy |
A government system where the whole population or eligible members of a state elect representatives |
๐ฅ |
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population density |
A measurement of population per-unit area. Use this for a living organisms and humans |
๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ธ๐๐ง๐ผ๐ฆ๐ผ๐จ๐ผ๐ฉ๐ผ |
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deforestation |
The clearing or destruction of rain forests |
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