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world geo. 9/26/2013
world geo test over five themes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| geography | the study of distribution and interaction of physical and human features on earth |
| latitude | affects climate- north to south |
| longitude | affects time- east to west |
| weather | temporary |
| climate | constant and changes slowly |
| culture | the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group |
| cultural hearth | a place where diffusion takes place |
| diffusion | a spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns in behavior |
| acculturation | changes in society because it accepts or adapts an innovation |
| society | group that shares a geographic region, sense of identity, and culture |
| innovation | making something new using technology and resourses to meet a need |
| ethnic group | a group that shares a language, custom, and heritage |
| ring of fire | a zone around the rim of the pacific |
| epicenter | directly above the focus |
| richter scale | determines the strength of an earthquake |
| push factors | something that pushes people away from an area |
| pull factors | something that brings people into an area |
| birthrate | number of births per thousand that live |
| mortality rate | number of deaths per thousand |
| fertility rate | number of children a women has during her childbearing years |
| infant mortality rate | number of deaths per infants under one. per thousands |
| population density | how many people live per square mile in a certain area |
| carrying capacity | how much resourses are available for people to live off of |
| per capita income | income per person |
| gross domestic product | a market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time |
| convenctional | precipitation-warm air rises in the morning and rains in afternoon |
| orographic | precipitation-warm moist air rises over mts and cools=rain |
| frontal | precipitation-warm and cool air masses meet |
| traditional economy | goods and services are exchanged without money |
| command economy | goods and services, prices, and payment of workers that is set by a central government plan |
| market economy | all production of goods and services are set by the demand (capitalism) |
| mixed economy | combination of command and market economic systems |
| infrastructure | basic support systems to keep the economy going... water, power, cell phone towers |
| primary activities | gathering raw material and using as is-firewood |
| secondary activities | adding value to materials by changing their form-making cars |
| tertiary activities | providing business or professional or service-doctor |
| quarternary activities | research or management services by highly trained people |
| democracy | citizens hold the power directly or through representitives |
| monarchy | ruling family |
| dictatorship | individual or group holds political power |
| communism | government and economic system holds all power |
| order of size of government | city, county, state, nation |
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mraumaker279
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