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global studies 1

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5 Major themes of Social Studies   1. History 2. Economics 3. Government 4. Culture 5. Geography  
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5 Themes of Geography   1. Location 2. Human Environment Interaction 3. Movement 4. Place 5. Region  
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Absolute location   A specific description of where something is located. (longitude and latitude of a location)  
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Archipelago   a large group of island  
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Canal   a human made waterway  
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Cataracts   rapids along a river, such as those along the Nile in Egypt  
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Compass Rose   tool on a map that orients the map by showing the location of North, South, East or West on the map  
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Delta   an area where a river deposits soil into the ocean  
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Demographics   Characteristics of a population  
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Developed Country   A country that is Industrialized  
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Developing Country   country that is working towards industrialization  
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Emigrant   a person who moves into a country from another country. (They left "this" country)  
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Equator   The 0 degree latitude line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemisphere.  
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Globe   A 3 dimensional representation of the Earth  
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Gulf   a large part of the ocean that extends into the land  
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Immigrant   a person who left the country where they were born and moved to another country (They "came" to the new country)  
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Internal Migration   is movement of population with in a country  
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International Migration   is movement of people from one country to another  
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Life Expectancy   The average number of years a person can expect to live.  
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Literacy Rate   The percentage of a population that can read or write.  
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map   A flat representation of a place  
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Migration   Movement of a group from one region to another.  
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Peninsula   an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean.  
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Physical Map   Type of Map that shows land forms and Bodies of water in specific areas.  
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Plateau   a large flat elevated area of land  
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Political Map   Type of map that shows man-made creations like countries, cities, states and other political boundaries.  
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Population density   the number of people living with in a given area.  
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Prime Meridian   The 0 degree longitude line. It divides the Earth into the the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.  
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Pull Factor   The reasons people are drawn (want to come) to a region  
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Push Factor   the reasons people may leave a region  
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Refugee   A person who is forced to Migrate usually due to famine, war or persecution.  
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Relative Location   A general description of where something is located  
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Scale   tool on a map that describes the ratio or proportion of distance and location on the map  
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Strait   A narrow body of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water  
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Thematic Map   Type of map that is made to present specific types of information including subjects such as climate, vegetation, resources, historical expansion, etc...  
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Title   Describes what information will be found on the map  
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Urbanization   The growth of cites, typically a result of migration  
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