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Geog Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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4 characteristics of a map that are distorted to some degree based on projection used.

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  • Distance
  • Direction
  • Shape
  • Area
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Cold War

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  • (1945-1991)
  • The U.S. and Soviet Union struggled for control.
  • Capitalism vs Communism
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Post Industrial Period

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  • (1980-present)
  • Globalization takes hold
  • Manufacturing moves out of the industrialized nations into other world regions
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Age of Religions

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  • Judaism = 4,000 years ago
  • Hinduism = 3,000 years ago
  • Buddhism = 2,500 years ago
  • Christianity = 2,000 years ago
  • Islam = 1,300 years ago
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Colonialism

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-An established political-economic and socio-cultural domination by a state over a separate society

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Mercantlisim

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  • Economic policy
  • Found in Europe during 16th, 17th, & 18th centuries
  • Government controlled industry and trade
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Hegemony

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  • Domination over the world economy

- Exercised through economic, military, financial, and cultural means.

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Neocolonial

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-Relationships that replaced colonialism

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Globalization

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  • The consolidation in the global economy and global culture

- Post 1980

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10
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4 Economic Sectors

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  • Primary: Natural resources
  • Secondary: Manufacturing
  • Tertiary: Services; Sales and exchange
  • Quaternary: Information processing and handling
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Global North

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Minority population, Majority economic power

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Global South

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Majority population, Minority economic Power

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Diaspora

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  • The spatial dispersion of a previously homogeneous group
  • Emigration involving the involuntary/voluntary movement of people
  • Notable diasporas: African, Jewish, Palestinian
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14
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Monarchical Power

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-Derived from force and subjugation

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Republican Power

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-Derived from the support of the governed

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16
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Failed State

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  • A situation in which the government is so weak it has little control over its territory
  • Examples: Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq
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Irredentim

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-Occurs when the government of a country asserts that a minority living outside its borders belongs to it historically and culturally.

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18
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Maps: Small Scale vs Large Scale

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Small scale

  • Covers large area
  • Low level of detail

Large scale

  • Covers small area
  • High level of detail
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Latitude vs Longitude

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Latitude

  • Horizontal lines
  • Angular distance north or south of the equator

Longitude

  • Vertical lines
  • Angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
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Thematic Maps

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-Show a specific spatial distribution or category of data

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21
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How can features be represented on a map?

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  • Point
  • Line
  • Area
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22
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Mountain boundary between Asia and Europe

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-Ural Mountains

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23
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What is Europe’s largest river?

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Volga River

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24
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4 Main Physiological Regions of Europe

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  • Northwestern Uplands
  • Alpine System
  • Central Plateaus
  • North European Lowlands
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25
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Balkinization

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  • Process by which larger states are broken up into smaller states.
  • Particularly done around ethnic groups
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Pyrenees

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  • Mountains that form a natural border between France and Spain.
  • Extend 270 miles from Bay of Biscay to Mediterranean Sea
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27
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Who has the 3rd largest population cluster?

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-Europe

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28
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Influences of Ancient Greece

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  • Languages
  • Politics
  • Educational System
  • Literature
  • Philosophy
  • Science
  • Democracy
  • Arts
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29
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Roman Empire

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  • Established around 509 BCE
  • Conquered Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor
  • Began declining in the 4th century
30
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Most Highly Urbanized Region

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-Europe (74% urban)

31
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World War 1

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  • 1914-1918

- Entente powers: UK, France, Russian Empire

32
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World War 2

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  • 1939-1945

- Central powers: German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Bulgaria

33
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Marshall Plan

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  • (1947-1951)

- U.S. plan for rebuilding Europe after World War 2

34
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NATO

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  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Military alliance formed in 1949
  • U.S, Canada, Most European counties, and Turkey
35
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Warsaw Pact

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-An alliance of the Soviet Union and its European satellites

36
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When did the Cold War end?

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-In 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union

37
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Which countries fared the best during the reintegration of the former soviet satellites?

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  • Poland
  • Czechi
  • Hungary
  • Slovenia
38
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European Union

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-Economic and political union of 27 member states

39
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Euro

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  • Officially created with the advent of the Maastricht Treaty in 1993
  • 2nd largest reserve currency
40
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1st European emperor to convert to Chistianity

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-Constantine the Great

41
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Who’s wealthier, western or eastern Europe?

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Eastern Europe

42
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Switzerland

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  • Known for it’s neutrality in world wars

- Global banking center

43
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Europe’s 2nd most populous country

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-Turkey

44
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Ukraine

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  • Territorially the largest country in Europe
  • Huge industrial complex
  • Location of Chernobyl disaster of 1986
45
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3 types of rocks

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  • Igneous
  • Sedimentary
  • Meamorphic
46
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Igneous Rock

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-Formed by the cooling and solidification of molten rock

47
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Sedimentary Rock

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-Composed of particles of gravel, sand, silt, and clay

48
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Metamorphic Rock

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-Formed from igneous and sedimentary rocks by earth forces that generate heat, pressure, or chemical reactions

49
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How long ago was the Earth formed?

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4.5 billion years

50
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3 types of gradational processes

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  • Weathering
  • Mass movement
  • Erosion
51
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Russian Revolution of 1917

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  • Also known as Bolshevik Revolution

- Overturned 300 years of Tsarist rule from the Romanov family

52
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Central Asia includes what 5 republics of the former Soviet Union

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  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
53
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2 Important leaders of the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Soviet system

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  • Vladimir Lenin

- Joseph Stalin

54
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Great Purge

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  • Launched by Joseph Stalin
  • Campaign to rid the communist party of ‘undesirables’
  • Resulted in 1,000,000 deaths
55
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What are the 3 major conflicts in Central Asia and Transcaucasus

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  • Armenia & Turkey

- Chechnya & Russia

56
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How far is the sun?

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-About 93 million miles

57
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3 types of precipitation

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  • Orographic
  • Frontal
  • Convective
58
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Greenhouse Gassses

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  • CO2
  • Methane
  • Nitrous Oxide
59
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Largest non-Christian religion in the U.S.

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-Judaism

60
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5 largest cities in the U.S.

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1-New York
2-L.A.
3-Chicago
4-Houston
5-Phoenix
61
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5 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S.

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1-New York
2-L.A.
3-Chicago
4-Dallas
5-Philadelphia
62
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Current U.S. population

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-310 million

63
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Urbanization rate of North America

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-82%

64
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Largest minority group in the U.S.

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-Hispanics

65
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Monroe Doctrine

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-U.S. governmental policy stating that European military interference in the western hemisphere would no longer be tolerated.

66
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1st wave of immigration to the U.S was dominated by which two nationalities?

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-Irish and German

67
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2nd wave of immigration to the U.S was dominated by which two nationalities?

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-Italians and Poles

68
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3rd wave of immigration to the U.S was dominated by which two nationalities?

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-Asian and Latin American

69
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What are the 3 urban growth models?

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  • Concentric zone
  • Sector model
  • Multiple nuclei model
70
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In 1910 what percentage of African Americans lived in the south?

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-90%

71
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When did the U.S. urban population reach 50%?

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-1920

72
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When did the U.S. suburban population reach 50%?

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-2000

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