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October 13 review
Review for culture, types of maps, themes of geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| handed down from generation to generation | custom |
| shares a language, culture, and history | ethnic group |
| a group that holds the most wealth and power | majority group |
| group smaller than other groups in the region | minority group |
| feeling of one's culture is best | ethnocentrism |
| a person who studies people and society | social scientist |
| a way of life of a group of people | culture |
| past events that shape our life | historical influences |
| land around us affects how we live | geographical influences |
| includes aesthetics,economics,political,social | values and beliefs |
| shows boundaries of states and countries | political map |
| shows physical features | physical map |
| concentrates on a specific theme or subject | special purpose map |
| B.C. after a date | before the birth of Christ |
| A.D. after a date | "anno domini" means "in the year of our Lord" |
| c. or "circa" before a date | an approximate time in history |
| BCE | "before common era", took the place of BC |
| CE | "common era" took the place of AD |
| Answers "Where is it?" | Location |
| Answers "What is is like there?" | Place |
| Answers "How does it compare to other places?" | Region |
| "How do people,places,and ideas get move? | Movement |
| "How do people depend,adapt,and change the environment? | Human-environment interaction |