Social Studies Finals Study Guide Part 1

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Countries in South Asia

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India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Maldives.

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Countries in East Asia

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China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.

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Countries in Central Asia

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Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan,and Tajikistan.

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Countries in Southwest Asia

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Turkey, Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Tunisia, and Cyprus.

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Countries in Southeast Asia

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Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Brunei, and New Timor.

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Democracy

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A governing system in which a country's people elect their leaders and rule by majority.

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Communism

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A society in which private property and socialclasses do not exist, and the government owns all things necessary to make andtransport products.

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Monarchy (Absolute Monarchy)

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The system of government inwhich a queen or king rules, and is not bound by a constitution.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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The system of government in which a queen or king rules bound by a constitution.

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Dictatorship

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A form of governmentcharacterized by the absolute rule of one person or a very small group ofpeople that have all the political power.

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Anarchy

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Political power held by one person who can control most or all aspects of peoples’ lives.

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Peninsula

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A piece of land almostsurrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

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Archipelago

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A group of islands.

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Mountains

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A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.

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Delta

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A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river,typically where it diverges into several outlets.

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Strait

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A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.

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Plateau

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A raised piece of land.

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Desert

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An area that receives less than 10” of precipitation.

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Isthmus

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A narrow strip of land with sea on either side.

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Branches of geography

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Human and physical

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Traditional Economy

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It is built around the way the society lives. Usually based on agriculture, fishing, gathering, or hunting. They use barter or trade.

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Market Economy

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Where most resources are owned and controlled by individuals and aredistributed through voluntary market transactions.

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Command Economy

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In this economy the state decides how much of every good will beproduced.

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Mixed Economy

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The consumer plays a larger role than the national and state government.The economy is run by the consumers’ purchasing choice. Basically a mix of the other economies.

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Ring of Fire

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The Ring of Fire is a circle of volcanos around the Pacific Ocean.

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Plate Tectonics

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The idea or theory thatEarth’s crust is made up of a series of plates that are slowly moving.

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5 Themes of Geography

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1) Location

2) Place

3) Region

4) Home-Environment Interaction

5) Movement

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Location

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Location is where something is found on Earth. Geographers begin tostudy a place by finding the location.

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Place

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A description of what makes a sight unique. Another way to describe a place is by its physical characteristics and human characteristics.

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Region

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Areas that have places in common. For example, political regions,land form regions, and agricultural regions.

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Home-Environment Interaction

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How people effect their environment and how the environment effectspeople.

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Movement

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Moving something to one place or another. For example, the mobility ofpeople, goods, resources, and ideas.

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Absolute Location

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Describes the places exact position on the Earth.

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Relative Location

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Explains where a place is bydescribing the places near it.

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Transform

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The plates slide by each other, which creates earthquakes.

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Convergent Boundaries

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The plates slide toward each other, which creates mountains.

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Divergent

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The plates slide away from each other, causing underwater rides.

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Earth-Sun Relationship

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The Earth rotates around the Sun. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons.