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Shafer Essentials 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| location | One of the 5 themes of geographic location is where something is. |
| place | One of the 5 themes. Place describes physical or human characteristics. What makes it different. |
| human-environment interaction | One of the 5 themes. The way people interact and change their surroundings. |
| movement | One of the 5 themes. Mobility of goods/people/ideas. |
| regions | One of the 5 themes. Areas defined by certain unifying characteristics. (Great Lakes or Mediterranean region) |
| job specialization | Focusing on a particular job. |
| land forms | Natural features of land surface. |
| empire | Land that exists outside a country's geographic boundaries. |
| inflation | A rise in prices |
| dictator | A leader with absolute control of a country. |
| veto | Means "I forbid"-To block a bill or action. |
| republic | A type of government where citizens vote to select their leaders. |
| blockade | To cut off an area. |
| plague | Deadly disease that wiped out 1/4 of European population. |
| nomad | A person who has no single, settled home. Moves from place to place. |
| surplus | More of a thing or product than is needed. |
| civilization | A society with cities, a central government, and workers who specialize in certain jobs. |
| social classes | A group of people with similar backgrounds, wealth, and way of living. Ranking of people within a society. |
| scribes | A professional writer. |
| Mesopotamia | Ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in SW Asia. |
| polytheism | The belief in many gods. |
| famine | A time when there is so little food that many people starve. |
| monotheism | The belief of one god. |
| dynasty | A family of rulers. |
| reincarnation | Rebirth of a soul in the body of another living thing. |
| peasants | Lowest class of most societies-typically involved in farming. |
| population density | How crowded an area is; the number of people per square mile. |
| migration | To move from one place to settle (live) in another. |
| continent | Any of the main large land areas of the earth. (7) |
| country | The whole land, or the people, of a region |
| civil service | All those employed in government administration or have government job. |
| currency | The kind of money used by a group or nation. |
| peninsula | An area of land nearly surrounded by water. |
| aristocrats | A member of a rich and powerful family. |
| democracy | A form of government in which citizens govern themselves or representatives elected by the people. |
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