Ch 1 Geography
Study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
What is geography?
the set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common
What is culture?
government by the people in which people elect leaders and rule by majority
What is democracy?
An economy in which production is based on hunting, fishing, tending animals, and crops and are typically passed down from one generation to the next.
What is Traditional?
the responsibility of every citizen to serve on a jury when called to stand in judgement of the accused. A right exclusive to the US.
What is jury duty?
a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguishes it from surrounding areas. Ex: rocky mountains or sahara desert
What is a region?
a group of people who share a common culture and ancestry
What is ethnic group?
A type of government that as legal limits on its power, usually in the form of a constitution.
What is limited government?
basic economic resources needed to produce goods and services: Land, labor, Capital and Entrepreneurship
What is the factors of production?
A system of required military service. The last one occured during Vietnam War.
What is a draft?
What are the five themes of geography?
What is Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
the total number of people in a given area.
What is population?
A type of government referring to a form of government in which one person holds absolute control in the economy and people's personal beliefs and actions.
What is Totalitarian?
the condition that occurs because people's wants and needs are unlimited, while the resources needed are limited
What is scarcity?
the annual number of births per 1,000 people
What is Birthrate?
The exact position of a place on the earth's surface.Ex: your address
What is absolute location?
organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs Ex: Family, education, economy, religion and government
What is social institutions?
An economic system in which people are free to operate their businesses as they see fit, with little government interference.
What is Free Enterprise?
A relationship between countries in which they rely on one another for resources, goods, or services
What is interdependence?
the study of weather and what causes it
What is meteorology?
The science of making maps
What is cartography?
the assistance or act of showing support to people struggling to survive: Ex: red cross, UNICEF
What is humanitarian aid?
Countries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life
What is developing countries?
a sphere or ball-shaped model that represents Earth's entire surface
What is a globe?
the study of physical features of the earth's surface like landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants.
What is physical geography?