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First Qarter Geogaphy Flashcards

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What is relative location?

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Relative location is a location the is relative to a landmark.

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What is absolute location?

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Absolute location is a way of describing a object on earth.

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What is place?

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Place describing human related characteristics of a location.

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What is human environment? interactions?

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Human environment interactions is the effect that humans have on the natural environments.

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What is movement?

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Vernacular region is when different goods move from one place to another.

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What is formal region?

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Formal region is a region marked by relative uniformity of characteristics.

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What is functional region?

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A type of region characterized by its function such as a city, region or a drainage basin.

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What is vernacular region?

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An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity. It can also be called a perceptual region.

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CIVILIZATION

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9.CIVILIZATION–THE STAGE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION THAT IS CONSIDERED MOST ADVANCED. EX. TOWN, CITY , COUNTRY

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10.CITY STATE

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10.CITY STATE—AN INDEPENDENT CITY WITHIN BOUNDARIES

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11.POLYTHEISM

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11.POLYTHEISM– THE BELIEF IN MORE

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THEOCRACY

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THEOCRACY—A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH PRIESTS RULE IN THE NAME OF A GOD OR GODS

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CUNEIFORM

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CUNEIFORM- DENOTING OR RELATING TO THE WEDGE SHAPED CHARACTERS USED IN ANCIENT WRITING SYSTEMS OF MESOPOTAMIA, PERSIA, AND UGARIT. IT SURVIVES VIA CLAY TABLETS

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14.EMPIRE

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14.EMPIRE- A GROUP OF LANDS UNDER ONE RULER

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15.DELTA

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15.DELTA–SOMETHING LOCATED A THE MOUTH OF A RIVER

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16.pharaoh

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16.PHARAOH–EGYPTIAN RULER

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17.PYRAMIDS

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17.PYRAMIDS–PRISM SHAPED TOMBS

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18.HIEROGLYPHICS

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18.HIEROGLYPHICS–EGYPTIAN TYPE OF WRITING

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19.PAPYRUS

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19.PAPYRUS–EGYPTIAN PAPER

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20.AUTOCRACY

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20.AUTOCRACY- IS A GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ONE PERSON HAS ALL THE POWER. TWO TYPES - A MONARCHY AND A DICTATORSHIP

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21.MONARCHY

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21.MONARCHY- A KING OR QUEEN RULES A COUNTRY. MONARCHY USUALLY COME TO POWER THROUGH A FAMILY LINE. “IN OLD TIMES” MONARCH HELD ALL THE POWER AND HAD FINAL SAY OVER GOVERNMENT. “IN MODERN TIMES” USUALLY SHARE POWER WITH OTHER PARTS OF GOVERNMENT.

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22.DICTATORSHIP

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22.DICTATORSHIP- A FORM OF GOVERNMENT WHERE ONE LEADER HAS ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER CITIZENS LIVES.

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23.REPRESENTATIVE

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23.REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY- CITIZENS ELECT LEADERS TO REPRESENT THEIR RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN GOVERNMENT. CITIZENS HOLD THE ULTIMATE POWER- THEY ELECT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

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24.DIRECT DEMOCRACY

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24.DIRECT DEMOCRACY- THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIVES. CITIZENS ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE “DAY TO DAY GOVERNING THE COUNTRY. BEST EXAMPLE IS ANCIENT GREECE. NOT PRACTICAL IN MODERN DAY.

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25.OLIGARCHY

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25.OLIGARCHY- GREEK WORD THAT MEANS “RULE BY A FEW” OFTEN A ONE POLITICAL PARTY—ONE SOCIAL CLASS–ONE RACE

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26.JUNTA

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26.JUNTA- IS A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE -USUALLY MILITARY OFFICERS- WHO RULE COUNTRY AFTER TAKING IT BY FORCE.

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27.ANARCHY

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27.ANARCHY– NOBODY IN CONTROL. OR EVERYONE IS. A STATE BEFORE GOVERNMENT WAS CREATED. A TRANSITION TO GET TO A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
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28.ISSUE –

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28.ISSUE – IS NOT AN EVENT- IS ON GOING- HAS LONG TERM EFFECTS- IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT - HAS TWO SIDES OR MORE

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29.PUBLIC POLICY

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29.PUBLIC POLICY - A DEFINITE COURSE OR METHOD OF ACTION DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OR GOALS OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE.(US GOVERNMENT-OR YOUR FAMILY)

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30.INCENTIVE

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30.INCENTIVE - REWARDS FOR BEHAVIOR

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31.DISINCENTIVE

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31.DISINCENTIVE - DETERRENT OR PUNISHMENT FOR BEHAVIOR

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32.SCARCITY

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32.SCARCITY - LIMITED RESOURCES, ($$ OR TIME) UNLIMITED WANTS

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33.CHOICE

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33.CHOICE - CHOOSING IS REFUSING, SCARCITY CAUSES US TO CHOOSE.

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34.RATIONAL choice

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34.RATIONAL CHOICE - CHOOSING IN OWN BEST INTEREST, AS YOU PERCEIVE THEM

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35.VALUE

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35.VALUE - BASED ON TASTES & PREFERENCES. THE GREATER THE SUPPLY THE LOWER THE PRICE.

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36.COST OR OPPORTUNITY

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36.COST OR OPPORTUNITY COST— HIGHEST VALUE ALTERNATIVE. THE VALUE OF THE NEXT BEST CHOICE.

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37.PRICE

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37.PRICE - WILLINGNESS OF BUYER AND ABILITY OF THE BUYER TO PURCHASE A PRODUCT.

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38.COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS

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38.COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS - COMPARES BENEFITS GENERATED BY AN ACTIVITY WITH ITS OPPORTUNITY COST. THE RULE IS BENEFITS EXCEED COSTS THAN THE ACTIVITY IS GOOD AND SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN.

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39.3RD PARTY/ EXTERNALITIES

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39.3RD PARTY/ EXTERNALITIES - SPILLOVER - COST OR BENEFITS THAT ARE CAPTURED IN AN EXCHANGE EFFECTING OTHERS (I.E CAR POLLUTION - PESTICIDES)

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40.MARGINAL ANALYSIS

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40.MARGINAL ANALYSIS - (NEXT OR ADDITIONAL) PEOPLE DON’T MAKE CHOICES ALL OR NOTHING. HOW HARD IS IT TO GET TO THE NEXT UNIT.

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