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TX EOC W.GEO TERMS
assist in analyze terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Free enterprise (a) | private business operates in competition and is largely free of state control- |
| Free enterprise (b) | competition and consumers set prices of goods |
| Culture consists of | history, beliefs, religion, food, art and music, clothes they wear...ect |
| lithosphere | parts of the earth that make the crust. |
| low latitude | from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer. The Equator is sandwiched in the middle. Mostly a tropical climate. |
| Genocide | when a group of people try to kill/wipe out another group based on religion or race. |
| standard of living (a) | the way in which a country can meet the needs of it's citizens. |
| standard of living (b) | Standard of living is based on amount of money the average family needs to survive on. We use literacy rate, infant mortality, and life expectancy as factors. |
| negative population growth | when the deaths, out number the births, or when the migration away is higher than the migration into. You could also use a combination of these factors. |
| pull factor | a condition in an area that brings people to that area. |
| Industrial Revolution | sift from agriculture to industry (commercial industry) mass production of goods. It led to the growth of cities and global trade. |
| Columbian Exchange | transfer of plants, animals, disease, and cultures between Europe, Asia and Africa (Old World) and North and South America (New World). It started with Columbus arriving in Americas. |
| Famine | extreme hunger and scarcity of food. |
| Bartering | trading goods or services for other goods or services. |
| Standard of living | The level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area. |
| Magnetic Compass | Chinese invention that helped make sea travel across the Atlantic Ocean possible |
| Famine | extreme hunger and scarcity of food. |
| Bartering | trading goods or services for other goods or services. |
| Standard of living | The level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area. |
| Absolute Monarchy | king/queen who has unlimited (all) power |
| Urban | City |
| Rural | in the country |
| Demographics | statistical data of a population like GDP and life expectancy |
| Theocracy | where religious leader runs the government-like Iran is run by the Ayatollah |
| Monotheism | belief in one God |
| Oligarchy | ruled by a few powerful people |
| Nationalism | pride in ones country or home land |
| Totalitarianism | form of government that controls every aspect of public and private life |
| absolute location | exact location on the grid system |
| arable | able to farm on |
| Birthrate | data that states how many people are born each year per 1000 |
| Capital | money used to invest in business or industry |
| climate | weather over a long period of time |
| crust | lithosphere -land |
| deforestation | cutting trees - not replanting them |
| desertification | due to drought the desert area grows. |
| doldrums | calm area of ocean/sea current------Throw that horse (or any heavy cargo overboard) horse latitudes |
| factors of climate | latitude (how far from sun), physical features, elevation(how high & can't breath) wind patterns (easterlies), ocean currents (horse latitudes) |
| place | one of the 5 themes of geography. Every place on earth has it's own unique characteristics, these are determined by the people and the physical features. |
| Highest elevation in the world. | Mount Everest, located in Tibet (China)/Nepal. 29,028 feet high. |
| doubling time | the time it takes for a population to double. |
| zero population growth | when a country or region has equal numbers in deaths and births, & very little migration. |
| push factors | factors that push citizens away from an area. The main factors are war, disaster, & no jobs. |
| largest population clusters | biggest-China-over 1.3 billion, second-India-almost 1.2 billion. Western Europe has 16% . Where the North America-US & Canada has 2.5 % |
| Census | a count of all citizens in that area. The United States has one every 10 years. |
| List of Wars in 2011-2012 | Libya-Civil War. Sudan/South Sudan border conflict. Syria-Civil War. Somalia-Civil War. US still has troops in Afghanistan & Iraq but the numbers are decreasing. |
| fertility rate | number of live births per 1000. |
| 3 main world religions | Judaism-monotheistic-Torah-Jew-Israelite-Israel Islam-monotheistic-Koran-Muslim-Sunni-Shia-Mecca Christianity-monotheistic-Bible-Christian-many forms-Jerusalem |
| early farming areas | Tigeress-Euphrates Valley Nile River Valley Indus Valley Andean Civilization Yellow River Valley |
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