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7 global studies 1
global studies 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 5 Major themes of Social Studies | 1. History 2. Economics 3. Government 4. Culture 5. Geography |
| 5 Themes of Geography | 1. Location 2. Human Environment Interaction 3. Movement 4. Place 5. Region |
| Absolute location | A specific description of where something is located. (longitude and latitude of a location) |
| Archipelago | a large group of island |
| Canal | a human made waterway |
| Cataracts | rapids along a river, such as those along the Nile in Egypt |
| Compass Rose | tool on a map that orients the map by showing the location of North, South, East or West on the map |
| Delta | an area where a river deposits soil into the ocean |
| Demographics | Characteristics of a population |
| Developed Country | A country that is Industrialized |
| Developing Country | country that is working towards industrialization |
| Emigrant | a person who moves into a country from another country. (They left "this" country) |
| Equator | The 0 degree latitude line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemisphere. |
| Globe | A 3 dimensional representation of the Earth |
| Gulf | a large part of the ocean that extends into the land |
| Immigrant | a person who left the country where they were born and moved to another country (They "came" to the new country) |
| Internal Migration | is movement of population with in a country |
| International Migration | is movement of people from one country to another |
| Life Expectancy | The average number of years a person can expect to live. |
| Literacy Rate | The percentage of a population that can read or write. |
| map | A flat representation of a place |
| Migration | Movement of a group from one region to another. |
| Peninsula | an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean. |
| Physical Map | Type of Map that shows land forms and Bodies of water in specific areas. |
| Plateau | a large flat elevated area of land |
| Political Map | Type of map that shows man-made creations like countries, cities, states and other political boundaries. |
| Population density | the number of people living with in a given area. |
| Prime Meridian | The 0 degree longitude line. It divides the Earth into the the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. |
| Pull Factor | The reasons people are drawn (want to come) to a region |
| Push Factor | the reasons people may leave a region |
| Refugee | A person who is forced to Migrate usually due to famine, war or persecution. |
| Relative Location | A general description of where something is located |
| Scale | tool on a map that describes the ratio or proportion of distance and location on the map |
| Strait | A narrow body of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water |
| Thematic Map | Type of map that is made to present specific types of information including subjects such as climate, vegetation, resources, historical expansion, etc... |
| Title | Describes what information will be found on the map |
| Urbanization | The growth of cites, typically a result of migration |
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tpeterson280