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9geography jsr9
vocabulary map skills
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geography | a study of people, their environments |
| absolute location | exact location, coordinates |
| relative location | location in relation to something else |
| import | bringing something into your country |
| export | bringing something out of your country |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| climate | the general weather of the area |
| interdependence | a mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world |
| racism | belief that one racial group is superior to another |
| latitude | run east to west and measure how far north or south of the equator |
| longitude | run north to south and measure how far east and west of the prime meridian |
| culture | all things that make up a people's entire way of life |
| ethocentrism | judge another culture based on your own |
| diffusion | movement of customs or ideas from one place to another |
| dictatorship | government run by one person whom has absolute rule |
| nuclear family | parents and kids |
| 5 themes of geography | location, interaction, region, movement and place |
| 7 elements of culture | social organization, religion, language, economy, government, arts and literature, customs and traditions. |
| parallel | latitude line |
| meridian | longitude line |
| hemisphere | half of the earth |
| 7 continents | North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, Africa |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| Hebrews | rebuilt solomons temple in Jerusalem called jews after judea |
| Moses | the hebrews believed that god made an agreement with moses |
| King David/King Solomon | unified israel wisdom mad jerusalem into a great capital |
| Romans | they ruled palestine conquered middle east |
| Diaspora Jews | scattering of jews through out the world |
| 10 Commandments | religious ethical and moral laws recieved by moses from god |
| Torah | holy book |
| prophet | religious teachers they reminded jews of duties |
| Jesus | founder of christianity |
| Gospels | recorded jesus miracles |
| messiah | one anointed by god |
| parable | short stories with simple moral lessons |
| christianity | founded by jesus believes in one god |
| martyr | people who suffer or die for their beliefs |
| pope | father of the church |
| extended family | has several generations living in one household |
| democracy | when the people have supreme power |
| republic | The people choose the leaders who represent them |
| command economy | the government controls the economy |
| stereotype | judging someone based on one of their characteristics |
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