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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