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Unit 1 & 2 (Pt. 1)
Vocabulary Unit 1 & 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Geography | Study of the Earth's people, places, features, and environment from a spatial perspective |
| Human Geography | Study of human activities related to interaction with the environment and control of the Earth's surface |
| Physical Geography | Study of the patterns and process related to the Earth's surface |
| Landforms | Specific physical feature of the Earth's surface |
| Biomes | Large ecosystems characterized by common climate, vegetation, and animal life |
| Lithosphere | The solid surface of Erath, including the soil and landforms |
| Hydrosphere | The water areas of Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, ground water, glaciers, and water vapor |
| Biosphere | The areas of the Earth that support planet and animal life |
| Atmosphere | The gaseous area of air surrounding the Earth |
| Tectonic Forces | Physical process involving the movement of the Earth's crust |
| Erosion | The wearing away of the Earth's surface caused by the movement of water, ice, or wind |
| Climate | A pattern of the combination of precipitation and temperature over time |
| Location | A specific point on the Earth's surface |
| Place | An area distinguished by unique physical and human characteristics |
| Region | A spatial division of the Earth's surface that shares a common characteristic |
| Perceptual Region | Area of the Earth's surface that is defined by a perception of the people living there or by the general society and may not be based on objective data |
| Formal Region | Area of the Earth's surface that is unified by a measurable physical of human characteristics |
| Functional Region | Area of the Earth's surface that is defined by an interaction or connectivity |
| Free Enterprise | Economic system in which private individuals own businesses to make profits and economic decisions are made by producers in response to consumer demands |
| Socialist Economic System | Economic system in which some large-scale business enterprises are government-owned and operated for the benefit of society |
| Communist Economic System | Economic system in which the means of production are owned by the government for governmental control of the resources |
| Primary Economic Activities | Economic activities focused on extraction of natural resources |
| Secondary Economic Activities | Economic activities focused on the manufacturing of goods and services |
| Tertiary Economic Activities | Economic activities focused on the delivery of services |
| Quaternary Economic Activities | Economic Activities focused on management, information processing, or research |
| Culture | A way of life of a group of people who share traditions, interests, beliefs, and ways of making a living |
| Civilization | A culture that has organized a social, economic, and political system and has achieved a certain level of development in the arts and sciences |
| History | The written information about a people's past |
| Pre-History | The time in people's past before written records - Geographers learn about prehistory by studying artifacts |
| Artifacts | Objects that were made or used by people (weapons, tools, pottery etc.) |
| Cultural Hearths | Places where civilization began (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, China, and Meso America) |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread of people, ideas, practices, and goods from culture to another |
| Language Family | A group of languages having similar beginnings (Latin - Spanish, French, and English languages) |
| Religion | An organized way of worshipping a spiritual being or thinking about life |
| Democracy | People vote for their leaders |
| Oligarchy | Ruled by a few (Olive Garden) |
| Republic | Ruled by Representatives. Example, US has too many people to directly vote on laws. We vote for representatives that we believe have same beliefs as us. In return, when the representatives vote, we hope they vote for laws that we would vote for |
| Communist | Government owns everything and all decisions are made for the masses |
| Authoritarian/Dicatorship | One leader has full power over a country |
| Constitutional Monarchy | Mixed form of government between a king/queen and a representative body (like Parliament in Britain) |
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