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World Geo Midterm
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Geography | the study of the distribution and interaction of physical features and human features on earth. |
Cartographer | map maker |
Globe | three dimensional representation of earth |
Map | two dimensional representation of earth |
Landscape | physical features that make an area unique |
Lava | magma it rises to the earth's surface |
Natural Resources | any material in nature that people use and value |
Rotation | one complete spin of Earth on the axis. |
Latitude | measures the distance east or west of the prime meridian |
Longitude | measures the distance north or south of the equator; known as parallel |
Metropolitan Area | central city and suburbs. |
Rural | areas found outside of cities |
Migration | process of moving from one place to another |
Cultural Diffusion | spread of culture traits from one region to another |
Urbanization | dramatic in number of cities and the lifestyle changes that result |
Totalitarian Government | North Korea is an example of this type of government |
Interest Groups | NAACP is an example of one of these |
Foreign Policy | plans as to how a nation will act toward other nations |
Diplomacy | foreign policy work nations do to keep friendly relations with each other. |
Representative Democracy | citizens vote for people to represent them in government |
Globalization | a process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture entry. |
Scarcity | when they are not enough resources to meet the people’s ones |
Economy | a system of producing, selling, and buying goods and services |
GPD | value of goods and services and buying goods and services |
Opportunity Cost | value of the give up in a tradeoff |
Provinces | administrative divisions of a country |
Inuit | native american group in Canada |
Regionalism | strong connection that people feel toward their divisions of their country |
Region | a geographical area characterized by a set of features and phenomena that distinguish it from surrounding areas |
Place | a specific location on the earth’s surface with distinctive physical, human, and cultural characteristics. |