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50 Cards in this Set
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geography |
study of where people and places are located and how they relate to eachother |
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location |
position of a place on the Earth's surface |
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latitude |
a measure of distances north/south of the equator |
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longitude |
a measure of distances east/west of the Prime Meridian |
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exports |
goods sent to markets outside a country |
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imports |
goods brought into a country |
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interdependence |
dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world |
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map projections |
a way of drawing the curved earth on a flat surface |
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topography |
physical features of a place or region |
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vegetation |
plant life |
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mountains |
high steep rugged land that rises above the surrounding land |
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elevation |
height above sea level |
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hills |
areas of raised land, lower, or less steep than mountains |
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plains |
large areas of fairly level or gently rolling land generally with a low elevation |
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plateaus |
large areas of high, flat or gently rolling land |
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climate |
average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years |
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culture |
all the things that make up a peoples way of life |
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nuclear family |
includes a wife, husband and their children |
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extended family |
includes several generations living in the same household |
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monotheism |
worship of a single god |
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polytheism |
worship of many gods |
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democracy |
government in which the people have supreme power |
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dictatorship |
government in which a ruler holds total power by force |
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republic |
government in which the people choose the leaders to represent them |
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traditional economy |
all goods needed for survival are made by the individual or group |
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market economy |
the buying and selling of goods is entirely at the discretion of the market |
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command economy |
government answers basic economic questions |
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mixed economy |
blend of all three systems |
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technology |
skills and tools a people use |
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diffusion |
movement of customs or ideas from one place to another |
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subculture |
a group of people within a society who share certain beliefs, values and customs |
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ethnocentrism |
judging other cultures by the standards of your own |
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racism |
belief that one racial group is superior to another |
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nomad |
hunting people who travel from place to place to find food |
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civilization |
a highly organized society with its own language and ways of living |
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archaeologist |
scientist who studies the objects left by earlier peoples |
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artisan |
skilled craftworker |
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capital |
money that can be invested in business ventures to make profit |
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entrepreneur |
person who sets up a business at financial risk in order to make profit |
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urbanization |
growth of cities |
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imperialism |
control by one country of the political, economic or cultural life of another country or region |
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westernization |
adoption of western culture |
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nationalism |
pride in and loyalty to one's country |
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cash crop |
crop grown to be sold on the world market |
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modernization |
goal of setting up stable governments and producing a high level of goods and services |
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tariff |
tax on imported goods |
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privatization |
selling state-owned industries to private investors |
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literacy |
ability to read and write |
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population density |
average number of people living in a specific area |
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globalization |
the connecting together of world economic and culture systems |
