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A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.
taboo
A narrow passage that restricts traffic to another region
choke point
Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
gerrymandering
system created by the French in which linear settlements are stretched out along a road or river
long lots
a form of commercial agriculture where livestock graze over an extensive area while the owners remain in the same place
ranching
A large language family of hundreds of languages, including English. Spoken in Europe, the Americas, South Asia, and the Middle East,
Indo-European
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
nation state
A type of subsequent boundary that is drawn to accommodate existing linguistic, cultural, or religious boundaries
consequent boundary
Which type of commercial agriculture is the most dependent on proximity to the market?
dairy farming
What is the purpose of crop rotation?
maintaining the fertility of fields
A place with a high concentration of an ethnic group that is distinct from those in the surrounding area
Ethnic Enclave
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
Sovereignty
A government that gives all key powers to the national or central government
unitary system
In which climate region is pastoral nomadism is most commonly found?
dry regions
In the warm mid-latitude climate of southeastern China, which form of agriculture is dominant?
intensive subsistence with wet rice dominant
The unification or blending of opposing people, ideas, or practices, frequently in the realm of religion
syncretism
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
NATO
Region of continuing and persistent fragmentation due to devolution and centrifugal forces
shatterbelt
Subsistence agriculture is characterized by
small farm size producing just enough to feed a family
Development of higher-yielding, disease resistant, faster growing varieties of grains
-hybrids, GMOs, machinery
green revolution
3 causes of ethic conflicts
Race/Ethnicity, Religion, Resources
A subdivision or dependent territory of a country that has some degree of, but not complete, self-government
Semiautonomous region
the process of a colony gaining independence and becoming a sovereign nation
Decolonization
The decline in the number of farmers in developed countries such as the United States and Canada can best be explained as a consequence of
push/pull economic factors, including the lack of opportunity in rural areas and higher-paying jobs in urban areas.
seasonal migration of livestock from higher elevations to lower elevations + valleys in the winter used in Mediterranean agriculture
ex- mountains to lowland pasture areas
Transhumance