Vocabulary
the way of life that distinguishes a people, for example, government, language, religion, customs, and beliefs.
Culture
What are the two branches of Geography?
Physical & Human
What are the two types of culture
Tangible & Intangible
Any country in which the people choose their leaders and have the power to set gov't policy is known to have which type of government?
Democracy
List the 4 sectors of economic activity.
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
The theory that the physical environment shapes human societies & cultures.
Geographic Determinism
List the layers of Earth
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
What are the 3 ways cultures change?
Cultural convergence, diffusion, divergence
4 characteristics of a country
territory, population, government, sovereignty
What sector of economic activity would farming fall under?
Primary
The idea that continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plates on which they ride.
Continental Drift Theory/Plate Tectonics
List the 5 themes of Geography
Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction
Food, clothing, architecture are examples of what type of culture?
Tangible culture
Which type of government is related with a command economy?
dictatorship
List the 4 types of economies
Traditional, market, command, mixed
people using raw materials to produce or manufacture new products of greater value.
Secondary Economic Activity
Explain the process in which plates move.
Plates move via convection currents. Convection currents are created based on hot magma rising and cooler rock sinking causing a cyclical motion of rock in the asthenosphere allowing the plates to move.
Increased urbanization, resource depletion, economic and culture changes are all a result of _________.
Population Growth
3 types of government structure & explain each
unitary, confederation, federation
The following is a con of which type of economy:
Creates a welfare state that can disincentivize work.
Mixed Economy
economic activity that focuses on the acquisition, processing, and sharing of information, such as education or research.
Quaternary Economic Activity
Explain how the theory of plate tectonics supports the Continental Drift & Seafloor Spreading.
Answer must involve and explain all 3 theories.
What are the 3 factors of influence between geography and people. I.E. geographic determinism
Sociological, Political, Economic
Explain the main difference between a representative republic democracy as we have in the U.S. and a parliamentary democracy as they have in the U.K.
U.S. citizens can vote directly on their executive & legislative branch where as the U.K. on the legislative branch is elected by citizens.
What is economic interdependence and why is it important?
Because resources are not allocated equally across the globe so countries rely on each other to fulfill all needs their citizens may have.