Final Flashcards
(45 cards)
5 thems of geography
Location, Place, Rigion, Movment, H.E.I.
Location
ABSOULTE LOCATION is its place on the globe. using longitude and latitude. RELATIOVE LOCATION its relation compared to other places.
Place
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS places have uniqe phisical characteristics, such as land forms. HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS how many people live there ect.
Region
Is a GROUP of PLACES with atleast INE COMMON CARICTERISTIC.
Movment
Places have different characteristics it falllows that people goods and ideas will move with them.
Human Envierment Interaction (HEI)
how people use their enviorment how have they changed ect.
Nateral resorces
we are depednet on them, food water ect.
Fossil Fuels
- nonrenuable
- eventuly distryed
- not clean
- creat GREEN HOUSE effect when burned
G.D.P
Gross Domestic Product
Mikhail Gorbachev
inthe 1900s was leader reformed the media so people could say what they wish without goverment persicution this was called the Glasnost.
Valdimar lennin
in 1917 czars were over throun do to his leadership.
Karl Marx
didnt like how the people doing the work were not benifiting, but the owners did. communisum made workers get the same as the owners.
Joseph Stalin
Dictaorship he had no incentive to work with no freedom.
Chec hen Rebels
do not like being part of Russia they set bombs in Mascow and other Russian citys, in rebelion.
Economic Problems in Russia
Inflation proses skyrocket!
Poland Jewish population
6,000 Jews were killed in the Holocost, half of them that is 3,ooo were Polish
Lech Walesa
in 1980 was aworded the Noble Oeace Prize for his struggle against the dictatorship.
Chechoslovaikia
split into Czech and Slovikia
Berlin Wall
in 1989 people took to the streets this is known as the Velvet Revolution becouse there was no blood shead.
-Between Berrlin and Germany
Vaclav Havel
leader of the Velvet Revilolution. he was a reble and was elected as Czechoslovikia president, this was the first democratic election.
Velvet Divorce
in 1993 when Czechoslovikia split, based on ethnic magority
The Amizon Basin
contains 1/3 of the tropical forests in the world
46% of Brazil is _________.
middle class
The Slums in Brazil are called _________.
Favelas.