Key Terms
Urban Geography
Boundaries and Politics
Economic Geography
Random
100
a system of government in which one person rules with unlimited power and authority
What is autocracy
100
True or False: One factor that influenced the growth of many early cities was proximity to navigable water sources.
What is True
100
True or False:The Ohio River, which forms the border between Indiana and Kentucky, is an example of geometric boundary
What is False
100
True or False: More developed countries have widespread manufacturing and service industries that provide high standard of living.
What is True
100
True or False: Religion is not considered part of culture because beliefs vary in different parts of the world.
What is false
200
a system of government in which the leader rules with consent of the citizens
What is democracy
200
During the industrial revolution, people were motivated to move to urban areas primarily by
What is economic opportunities
200
Humans are most likely to populate what type of area....
What is river delta
200
Geographers divide the world into___________ which are areas in which people share similar way of life, including language, religion, economic systems, and values.
What is Cultural Regions
200
What is a term for a group of people who share common ancestry, language,religion, customs, or place of origin
What is ethnic group
300
a system of government in which a hereditary king or queen holds supreme power.
What is monarchy
300
What is the difference between a city and a metropolitan area
What is A metropolitan area includes both a city and its surrounding suburbs
300
A_________boundary often follows straight lines and does not account for physical features...
What is geometric
300
What type of economic activity do coal miners perform?
What is Primary
300
Even a country in which the birthrate and death rate are equal can experience a population growth if it also has....
What is immigration
400
a system of government in which a small group holds power
What is oligarchy
400
What is the movement of people from rural areas to cities
What is urbanization
400
Political boundaries, typically referred to as______can change due to wars or treaties
What is borders
400
What are some examples of primary economic activites?
What is fishing, mining, agriculture.
400
What are the two most densely populated continents today?
What is Asia and Europe
500
a system of government in which those who rule are regarded as divinely inspired
What is theocracy
500
True or False: All of the five early cultural hearths, or centers where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward, where located near a major river or source of water.
What is True
500
A type of political conflict that inspires fear and includes any violent and destructive act committed to intimidate others is known as....
What is terrorism
500
The enslavement of Africans who were then shipped to the America's is an example of a a cultural changed being caused by forced...
What is Migration
500
Coffee is one of Guatemala's key_____ which it sells to other countries all over the globe
What is export