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20 Cards in this Set
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Absolute Location |
Provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude or longitude, a street address, or even the township/range system. |
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Relative Location |
Location describes a place w/ respect to its environment and its connection to other places. |
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Region |
An area that is unite by or shares more than one characteristic |
montana |
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Formal |
Designated by official boundaries (cities, state, countries, counties) population, climate, or other facts. |
white house |
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Functional |
Defined by their connections or government |
defined by gov. |
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Perceived/Vernacular |
Based on opinion or perception of an area |
population |
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Place |
Describes the human characteristics (such as architecture, livelihood, food, ext) & physical (such as mountains, animals, rivers, plants, ext) of a location. |
phsyical location like mountains |
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Sunni |
A majority sect or branch of Islam that acknowlegdeged the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad |
Sunni |
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Shiá |
Another sect of islam (minority who acknowledges Ali and his decendants as the only rightful successors of Muhummad |
Shiá |
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Caliph |
means succcessor or deputy the supreme political and religious leader in the muslim government |
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Shariá |
A body of law governing the lives of muslims |
document |
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Theocacy |
Form of government in which a religious leader is recognized as the states supreme civil ruler |
no division between church and state |
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Monarchy |
Form a government in which an individuals has the heredity right to rule as head of state |
kings and queens |
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Dictatorship |
A (self appointed) form of government in which the government is ruled b individual without heredity |
hitler |
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Socialism |
A political theory in which the means of production and distribution are controlled by the people and operated according to the equity and fairness rather than market principles |
group of people |
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Democracy |
Form of government in which the actual governing is carried by the people governed (direct democracy) or the power to do so is granted by them |
the people governing |
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Communism |
Form of government in which single, usually totalitarian, party holds power, and the state control the economy |
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Sultan |
¨Overlord" or one with power |
a god |
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Janissaries |
Elite forces of 30,00 soldiers trained to be loyal to the sultan |
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Mandate System |
Legal status of tranfering territories from one country to another following a ward |
going from one place to another |
