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jsr 9-2 geo midterm
midterm vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Import | goods brought into a country EX: clothing, coffee, cars, etc. |
| Export | goods sent to markets outside a country. |
| Absolute Location | To use the numbered lines of longitude and latitude seen on many maps and globes. |
| Relative Location | By describing the position of something in relation to another place. |
| Elevation | height above sea level, but the mountains are at least 2,000 ft high. |
| Climate | The average weather a place has over a period up to 20 years. |
| Geography | Is the study of where people, places, and things are located and how they create to each other. |
| Interdependence | Is the dependence of countries on goods, resources and Knowledge from other parts of the world. |
| Racism | Is the belief that one racial group is naturally superior to another. |
| Latitude | Measures distances north and south of the equator. A)runs east to west on map B)also is called parallels C)does not intersect with the equator |
| Longitude | measures distance east to west of the prime meridian. A)intersects with the poles B)also called meridian |
| Culture | that is all the things that make up a persons entire way of life. |
| ethnocentrism | judging other cultures by standards of one's own culture. |
| Diffusion | the movement of customs or ideas from one place to another. |
| Dictatorship | a ruler or group that holds power by force. EX:Cuba |
| Nuclear family | includes a wife, a husband and their children. EX: a family found in the U.S.A |
| democracy | a government which has supreme power. EX:U.S.A |
| extended family | has several generations living in one household. EX:China, India |
| monotheism | the worship of one god EX:Christianity,Judaism, Islam |
| polytheism | Worship of more than one god. EX:Native Americans, Hindus |
| parallel lines | latitude lines on a map distance that never touch; run east-west |
| meridians | longitude lines on a map; run north-south |
| equator | 0 degrees latitude; breaks the globe into north and south hemispheres |
| prime meridian | 0 degress longitude; breaks the globe into east and west hemispheres |
| degree (on a map) | a measure of distance on a map; one degree latitude equals 70 miles |
| hemispheres | half of a circle, like the earth EX: the earth has the northern, southern, eastern and western hemispheres. |
| location | position on the earths surface. EX:i live in Weare New Hampshire on 434 east ave |
| interaction | relationships between people and their environment. |
| movement | refers to the way people, products, information and ideas move from one place to another. |
| place | a place/area that is defined with everything in it. EX:school has walls, desks, chairs, windows etc. |
| region | a place defined by its unifying characteristics; for ex: the Middle East speaks Arabic and worships Islam |
| language | we speak English while other country's speak other languages. |
| economy | the system of production and distribution and consumption |
| government | people organize tahemselves to provide safety, security and order in the society; to help keep states in line. a lot have chiefs,councils, democracy, dictatorship and republic/democratic. |
| social organization | nuclear family and extended family. social classes |
| customs and traditions | you learn how to eat with a fork while kids in china learn how to eat with chop sticks. we celebrate Christmas while others don't. |
| arts and literature | music and literature that entertain us. |
| religion | monotheism and polytheism Christianity=monotheism native Americans= polytheism |
| culture group | group which share characteristics such as shared language, shared religion |
| Mayas, Incas and Aztecs | Mayas= lived in the dense rain forest; Yucatan Peninsula Aztecs= built Tenochtitlan, they are nomadic people, they migrated from asia to north America Incas= they are religious |
| Mestizos | people of a mixed European and native American ancestry |
| indigenous | native. |
| rain shadow | a dry area on the mountainside facing away from the direction of the wind. |
| Cortes | he was a Spanish conquistador in 1519. he wanted to conquer the Aztec empire with 600 men, 16 horses, and 14 cannons. but they won after 2 years |
| colonization | when another country comes in and rules that country. |
| imperialism | control by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region. |
| conquistador | Spanish conquerors of Latin America. |
| biodiversity | the variety of species of animals and plants. |
| deforestation | to rapidly cut down a forest. |
| democracy | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them. |
| France | Haiti was colonized by this country. Haiti owed France a lot of money, so they had to take a loan out to pay them back. |
| revolt | to rebel against the government. |
| "papa doc" Duvalier | was a dictator of Haiti. he was a cruel person who wanted to get revenge. took lots of peoples goods and riches. he has a soon. |
| "baby doc" Duvalier | he was also a dictator of Haiti. he was papa docs son. he was a cruel person. |
| Aristide | he was elected slum priest in 1990. he spoke up for poor people in Haiti. he was over thrown by the military in 1991. |
| International aid | when other countries help other countries in need by sending money, food, medicine |
| Gonave microplate | tectonic plate under haiti |
| land reform | redistributing the land so everyone got some. |
| Haves vs. Have-nots | haves- they had lots of land, money and riches. Have-nots- poor people have little land and lots of farming. |
| cash crop | a single crop produced for export, usually by foreign companies for a great profit on thousands of acres. |
| rural | country side |
| urban | city side |
| social justice | the fair treatment of people. |
| poverty | living without having most basic needs met for adequate food, water and shelter. |
| illiteracy | cant read/write |
| Rwanda Genocide | mass of killing of Tutsis. lasted 3 months |
| propaganda | one sided info. used to make people think one way. EX: cockroaches, |
| Hutu | Killers- Rwanda Genocide |
| Tutsi | Victims- Rwanda Genocide |
| Belgium | European country that colonized Rwanda took over Rwanda. |
| Valentina | Tutsi girl- She hid among dead bodies for 45 days- she survived- all the Tutsi died- she got bad wounds |
| Reconciliation/Gacaca | find truce- had to figure out a way to live together. an agreement-gacaca |
| Bill Clinton | he said sorry to Africa and that was it. he did nothing to help them what so ever. the u.n also said sorry. |
| uganda/ child soldiers | abducted from their homes and forced to fight. if they were to young they worked as slaves. girls got raped most of the time. |
| invisible children | children abducted by Joseph Konney who use to fight. they help kids who are in need. |
| Joseph Kony/ lord's resistance army (LRA) | LRA= gorrila army ran the child soldiers. he was the head of the milltion group who abducted children ( who were used in fights) |
| slave trade | kidnapping villagers people trade them for weapons, auction them off. they are shipped over seize. they sold a lot of them in America |
| Middle passage | Rt across the ocean. transit Atlantic crossing |
| tight pack | they put people in the spoon form. EX:= =, on top of each other |
| abolition/ abolitionist | certain feelings about slavery they wanted slave trade while Abolitionist-to get rid of slave trade |
| missionaries | convert people to Christianity they thought if you weren't converted that you would go to hell Their have-nots |
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