Unit 3 - Language
Language adopted for use by the government.
Official language
The redrawing of legislative districts in the US to benefit the party in power.
Gerrymandering
Formed in the 1940s with 14 European members, the U.S., and Canada. Was designed to balance the power in Europe.
Slash and burn
Shifting cultivation
Rural-to-urban migration occurred during the _______
Second Agricultural Revolution
Language family definition
group of languages with a shared origin.
The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is best described as both geometric because its a straight line and _________________ because it was drawn before settlements were established.
Antecedent boundary
This organization is focused on expanding the economic growth in Europe.
European Union
Most farmers in the world practice which sort of farming?
Intensive Subsistence
What was the reason of the Green Revolution?
To increase agriculture yields
Chinese is a type of what?
Language
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Imperialism
Only 49 nation-states signed the original charter of this organization, but because of many new nations have been created since then it has grown to 193 members by 2012. Lasted for more than 65 years.
United Nations
Type of farming typically in less developed countries
Subsistence
When did the Green Revolution occur?
Third Agricultural revolution
As a merchant trading, I would want to learn the regions what?
Lingua Franca
The boundary between East and West Berlin which no longer exists in physical or political form can still be seen in certain ways which reflects what type of boundary?
Relic Boundary
What was the name of the former military supranational organization made up mainly of communist countries in Eastern Europe?
Warsaw Pact
What is a GMO?
Genetically Modified Organisms
The second Agricultural revolution occurred in correspondence with?
Industrial Revolution
If I study languages, I most commonly research what?
Linguistic Geography
The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is best described as both geometric because its a straight line and _________________ because it was drawn before settlements were established.
Enclave
This organization failed after World War I in creating a worldwide organization to ensure peace.
Farms being integrated into a large food production industry is known as
Agribusiness
When did the third agricultural Revolution occur?
1960-