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terms, ideas and concepts EOC TEKS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| checks and balances | dividing government power between three branches. Judicial-Legislative-Executive |
| global warming | increase in the Earth's temperature caused by the build up of gases from burning fossil fuels |
| hurricane | large storm system grows over water. Can cause extreme damage when it hits land. |
| Sahel | band of dry land between the Sahara Desert and the moist areas of Africa. Grows short grasses, receives 4-8 inches of rain. |
| self-sufficient | able to meet all of one's own needs. |
| ocean currents | cold and warm rivers of seawater that flow on the surface of the oceans, fairly predictable. |
| population density/map | the data/map that shows how crowded a region or area is. |
| profit | the amount of money left over after all the expenses are paid. |
| Map projection for a globe WINKEL TRIPEL | general reference used by many- shows a good balance between the size and placement- even the polar areas are show with just a little distortion |
| basin | area of land drained by a given river. example the Amazon River basin is the location of the largest tropical rain forest. |
| canyon | a deep narrow valley with steep walls- GRAND CANYON |
| relief | to show changes in elevation or a given area of land. REMEMBER YOUR NORTH AMERICAN AND LATIN AMERICA MAPS YOU MADE. (THE MOST HATED PROJECT) |
| five themes of geography | 1. Locate=(spatial) spec. place on earth 2. Place=all places phys. & hum. meaning. 3. Human-envir. inter.=study the relation 'tween people and the phys envir. , how people change or adapt it. 4.Movem,of people goods and ideas 5. Region=factors unite areas |
| What kind of jobs would a geographer do? | direct observation(people,physical features, animals, weather/climate, & environment) make maps, interview people, use statistics, use technology, analyze history, government, economies, culture and movement of people. |
| hydrosphere | all bodies of water on earth, river, lakes, streams, ponds, oceans, seas. MAKES UP 70% OF EARTH!!!!! |
| lithosphere | all bodies of land, crust0 |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement-US, Canada & Mexico |
| Mores | the essential or characteristics of customs and conventions of a community. |
| export | when a country sells items it produces to another country. |
| tariff | a tax on imported good. |
| import | goods that a country buys from another. |
| cottage industry | small scale industry- requires little if no capital (or no start up costs) sometimes a home business |
| Industrialization | becoming or the process of creating commercial industry including but not limited to heavy industry such as machinery or steel. |
| commercial industries | large-scale production of goods by large companies or corporations |
| economic/economy | relating to money, taxes or production of goods in that country or region |
| distribution | relates to the trade and how resources and products are divided and allocated (given out) |
| type of government the US has | The United States is a Federal Republic-our economy is capitalist-the power is divided between the States and the Federal Government. (Federalism). |
| rural | refers to living outside (far) of a city area |
| suburb | area just outside of a city area |
| Literacy rate | % of people in that country that can read and write their own language |
| Per capita income | average income of a person or family |
| Infant mortality | average number of children that die in that country per 1000 |
| Date Soviet Union (USSR) fell apart | 12-25-91 |
| Date the Berlin Wall fell | 11-9-89 |
| Holocaust | more that six million people of Jewish heritage were killed. Remember it was not just Jews but they made up the biggest part. |
| European Union | After WWII- the countries wanted to help each other rebuild-Began with BeNeLux cooperation. Then grew in 1992 with a treaty. Then grew more in 1999. Today 27 countries, but 6 countries want to join. They share currency, trade laws and economic laws. |
| acid rain | pollution combined with moisture in the clouds. Pollution (acid) when it reaches a raining point to much of it can kill trees & eat paint off cars. Of course it is not safe to be outside during this time. |
| Urals | dividing point of Europe and Asia. They divide Russia in half. |
| Volga River | major river on the European side of Russia. |
| Deepest depression in the world | Marianna Trench. It is 35,827 feed deep. |
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