Geography Flashcards

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Map projection

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Project the round earth on a flat surface

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Great circle route

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Traveling along a great circle route

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Planar projection

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Shows the earth centered in such a way that straight line coming from the center to any other point represents the shortest distance

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Absolute location

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the exact position of a place on the earths surface

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Relative location

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or the location of one place in relative to another

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Thematic map

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emphasize a single idea or particular kind of information

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Culture

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The way of life for a group who share similar ways of thinking, believing and living

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Language familiy

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large groups of languages having similar

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Ethnic group

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made up of people who share the common language , history or place of origin.

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Culture region

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includes areas that have certain traits in common

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Cultural diffusion

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the spread of cultural traits, material and non material from one culture to another

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Cultural hearth

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center where cultures developed and from which ideas traditions spread outward

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Birth rate

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the numbers of birth per year for every 1,000 people

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Death rate

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the numbers of death per year for every 1,000 people

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Natural increase

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the growth of population is the difference between Birthrate and death rate.

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Migrations

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move of people from place to place

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Doubling time

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numbers of years it takes for a population to double in size.

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Population distribuation

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variations in populations occur across the country a continent or the world.

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Population density

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average number of people living on a square number for square mile or kilometer

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Unitary system

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form of government in which all key powers are given to the central or nation government

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Federal system

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form of government I which powers are divided between national, state or provincial governments.

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Autocracy

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system of government rules with all power and authority

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Monarchy

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form of autocracy with heredity king or queen exercising supreme power.

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Theocracy

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system of government in which theses who rule are divinely inspired

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Democracy
system of government which is ruled by the people.
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Natural boundary
fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains etc
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Cultural boundary
between two countries
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Geometric boundary
defined as follows a geometric code
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Traditional Economy
habit and custom determine the rules for all economic activity.
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Market economy
individuals and private groups make decisions about what things produce.
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Command econmy
system of resource management in which decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made central authority.
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Mixed economy
system of resource management In which the government supports and regulates enterprise through decisions that effect the market place.
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Free enterprise
the ideas that private individuals or groups that have the right property or businesses and make profit with only limited government interference
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Urban sprawl
spreading of urban areas, and onto mor undeveloped land near cities
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Connectivity
82% of Americans live in more urban areas and more then 2 thirds of people from other Countries do as well.
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Metropolitan area
a region that includes a central city and it's surrounding suburbs.
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Central place thery
geographical that seeks to explain the number, size and location of human settlements in the urban sprawl.
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World cities
cities genially considered to play an important part in the global econmic system.
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Tributary
smaller river or stream that feeds into the larger river
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Headwaters
the source of a stream or river
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Divide
high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
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Fall line
a boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic coastal plain
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Hurricane
large powerful windstorm that flows over warm ocean waters
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Fossil fuels
a resource formed in the earth by plant and animal remains
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Underground Railroad
a network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people to freedom
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Dry farming
farming method used in dry regions in which crops that rely on natural precipitation
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Manufacturing belt
concentrated region of manufacturing industries n the ne and Midwestern united states
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Sun belt
mild climate region n the sw and southern portions of the United States
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Megapolis
large population concentration made up several large and many smaller cities .