world cultures and geography Flashcards

(53 cards)

1
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define geography

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the study of earth and its people

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2
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what part of the map do you use to determine distance

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scale bar

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3
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what part of a map tells direction

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compass

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4
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True or false italy and Spain are on the Iberian peninsula

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false

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5
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True or false germany is west of Poland

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true

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6
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True or false Switzerland is landlocked

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true

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7
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True or false Ireland is in the arctic circle

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false

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8
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trash piled high on a beach is an example of

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interaction

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9
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people migrate to get better jobs is an example of

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movement

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10
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the country closest to the north pole is 450 miles south is an example of

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location

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Philadelphia,pa pittsburgh ,pa are examples of

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place

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12
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the great wall of china is an example of

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interaction

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13
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a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

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isthmus

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14
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define culture

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the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

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15
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list 3 factors that led to culture diffusion

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migration trade technology

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16
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what does globalization do

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changes how we interact

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17
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HARDLEGS buying &selling, money trade

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ecomney

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18
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HARDLEGS communication dialect

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language

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19
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HARDLEGS laws rights

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goverment

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20
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HARDLEGS music dance sculpture

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art

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21
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HARDLEGS worship god

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relgion

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HARDLEGS holidays

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HARDLEGS sports food clothing

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HARDLEGS family friends generations

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social groups

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believe in one god (Hinduism Christianity ect)
monothesim
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what body of water separates the UK and europe
English chanle
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What body of water is WEST of Spain
Atlantic ocean
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What body of water is EAST of Spain
mediterranean sea
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how did the industrial revolution change movement
it got easier
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how did the industrial revolution change the cost of goods
cheeper
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how did the industrial revolution change jobs
there were more available
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what was made in europe to encourage trade and transportation between nations
world trade organisation (WTO)
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Britain's decision to live the european nation was called what
brexit
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great rift valley
major land form west of the Serengeti planes
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how was the great rift valley formed
tectonic plates movement 20 million years ago
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what is the biggest landform in north america
Sahara desert
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where does the Nile empty
mediterranean sea
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highest peak in north africa
mt Kilimanjaro
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who was mansa musa
richest man and king
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what were the 3 goals of european colonization
profit materles markets
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what is the apartheid
system of segregation
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what does the Suez canal connect
red sea and mediterranean
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why does the middle east use desalination water rotating and aquifers
water is scarce
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middle east holds more than half of the worlds______
oil
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what monotheistic religions were started in the middle east
judaism Christianity Islam
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what leader is known for civil disobedience
gandi
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the ganges river is important to what religion
hindu
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what are 3 communist countries in aisa
china north Korea vietnam
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what are the main natural disasters in the ring of fire
earth quakes volcanoes tsunamis
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where did the haiku originate
japan
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2 biggest religions in south asia
hindu islam
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what is a monsoon
weather pattern
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china's biggest resource that causes polluation
coal