Social Studies B*tch – Flashcards
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-Movement -Region -Location -Environment interaction (human) -Place
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What are the 5 themes of geography?
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latitude is the place north or south of the earth's equator. Longitude is the distance east or west of the meridian
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What are latitude and longitude (including the Prime Meridian and the Equator)
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Formal regions are used to identify specific areas defined by a characteristic, like an ocean or continent, while functional regions are used to define areas containing a kind of service, such as cable television, or points on a map that are terminals for an activity.
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What is the difference between formal and functional regions?
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-people -goods -ideas
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What are the 3 things geographers refer to when they discuss the movement theme of geography?
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tropical wet tropical wet and dry semiarid desert cold deserts Mediterranean marine west coast humid subtropical humid continental subarctic tundra ice cap highlands
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What are the various climate zones?
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where tectonic plates meet head on
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What are converging zones?
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when two oceanic plates move away from eachother
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What are diverging (spreading) zones?
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the theory that says the earths outer shell is not one solid piece, but instead is comprised of many moving plates
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What are plate tectonics?
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the world was once make of a single super continent, Pangea, that separated and drifted apart, forming the seven continents
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What is the continental Drift Theory (and Pangaea)?
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when the sun heats water to vapor
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What is convectional precipitation?
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when the front edge of a warmfront meets a cold front
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What is frontal precipitation?
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when moist air is lifted over a mountain rang
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What is orographic precipitation?
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communism socialism capitalism
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Identify the 3 types of economic systems?
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plutocracy(rich) aristocracy(best aka maya) junta(generals)
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Identify the types of government authority?
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dictatorship, monarchy, totalitarian???????
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Identify the 3 types of authority structure that governments can have (in relation to their political units)
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renewable is constantly regrowing- non-renewable will not be available after it is used up- inexhaustible is always there no matter what shitty things human so (natural sources)
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What is the difference between renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources?
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around volcanos, hot springs, and me cause I'm hot
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What kinds of areas would geothermal energy be found in?
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quebec
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Which Canadian province has threatened to secede and become independent?
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the large population of Canadians are near the border
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What is unique about the population distribution of Canada?
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christianity and islam believe life is a test for the afterlife- judaism and hinduism believe life is holy- Buddhism doest have a specific belief
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How do the 5 different religions view the afterlife?
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it allowed for suburbs and a more spread out territory to exist
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How did the availability of affordable cars and the developments of interstates change the layout of American cities?
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they originated in the middle east- Judaism, Islam, Christianity
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What does the term "Semitic" religion refer to what religions are included? What do they all have in common?
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atheists is the belief that there is no god and agnosticism is saying there is no way to know if there is a god or not
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Distinguish between atheism and agnosticism
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the reformation what the schism caused by Martin Luther- it caused there to be another branch of christianity other than catholic-- protestant
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What was the Protestant Reformation? Who initiated it and what was the result?
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protestant has a more personal relationship with God, and catholic believe that there should be a middle man
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What are the main differences between Protestant religions and the Catholic religion?
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Christianity has the most and judaism has the least
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Of the 5 major religions studied, which one has the most believers and which one has the least?
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life is suffering -truth of suffering -truth of the cause of suffering -truth of the end of suffering -truth of the path to reach nirvana
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What is the foundation of the Buddhism (Life is....)? List the 4 Noble Truths. Circle the one that outlines the way to nirvana.
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London madrid Berlin rome paris
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What are Western Europe's 5 largest cities?
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forces that distinguish people
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Define Centrifugal forces
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one area has a surplus of something that another area needs
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Define complementarity
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forces that tie the state together
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Define Centripetal forces
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the ease of which the commodity can be transported
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Define Transferability
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a country that is held together by common interests and is not diverse
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Define Nation-State
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inlet of sea between high cliffs
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Define fjords
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Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg
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What are the Benelux countries known as the "Low Countries"?
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england????????
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What is the most densely populated region in Europe?
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when the population of a country drops because of a decreasing birth rate
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What is population implosion?
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several languages were mixed together
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How did the language of English develop?
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because southern ireland separated because of religion
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Why is Northern Ireland part of the United Kingdom?
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large reserves of oil and gas
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What accounts for Norway's wealth?
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because they are equals to each other and not segregated
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Provide 2 reasons why the people of Nordic Europe are so content with their lives
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it is still neutral and has not joined the european union
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How is Switzerland unique among all other landlocked mountainous countries?
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cultural homogenization
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The process by which cultures become more similar is called:
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European Union
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What is the name of the supranational institution that includes most countries of Europe and will create a common market among them?
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false
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Rules and standards that apply to the countries of the European Union tend to influence people and businesses in those countries only
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true
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The newest members of the European Union are formerly Communist countries with overall lower standards of living and higher unemployment rates than the countries of Western Europe
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false
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An important principle of the European Union states that citizens of member nations should remain in their own countries and resist migrating to other countries of the EU
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Central Europe
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According to the textbook, Western Europe includes all of the following subregions except:
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the Balkans
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The collective term used to refer to the group of countries that includes Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, and other is:
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the climate-moderating effects of the large bodies of water that surround it
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Europe's moderate climate is largely due to:
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populous
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The coastal zones of the North European Plain are best described as:
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North Sea
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The economic core of Europe is located where the Rhine River meets the:
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drainage
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To deal with the challenges posed by the North Atlantic Drift, Europeans have developed a sophisticated system of:
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the North Atlantic drift
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Which of the following is largely responsible for the warm and wet climate of northwestern Europe?
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humid continental
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What climate type dominates Eastern Europe and consists of hot summers and long, cold winters?
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false
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Most mountain systems in Europe run in a north-south direction.
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false
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In Eastern Europe, the moderate and mild climate allows for a long, productive growing season.
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true
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The climate of Eastern Europe is made more temperate by its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
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The United States
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What is not a major supplier of crude oil and gas to Europe
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the North sea
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What is the body of water that contains substantial amounts of oil and gas?
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large population- dense transport routes- and heavy industry
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Air pollution is heavy over the North European Plain due to:
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the Atlantic Ocean and North sea are part of or closely connected to the circulating flow of the world ocean, allowing them to disperse pollution more easily
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Why are the Mediterranean and Black Seas prone to heavier loads of pollution than the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea
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one half
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One average resident of Europe averages about _____ the energy consumption of the average North American resident
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European waste systems are based more on septic systems than sewer systems
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Why does the average European use less energy than the average American?
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The Kyoto Protocol
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What international treaty, which all European countries have signed, sets incremental goals for greenhouse fas emissions beginning in 2010
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true
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Over the past decade, the European union has shown slow steady improvement in a wide variety of environmental issues: true or false?
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true
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even though the european plays an activist role in international leadership regarding environmental issues, the region itself has many serious environmental issues to contend with: true or false?
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false
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in Europe, most countries are turning to nuclear power to meet their energy needs: true or false?
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serfs cultivated pieces of lang owned by nobles, who, in turn, provided military protection for the serfs (serf=worker)
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What is a feudal social system?
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mercantilism
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____ is the strategy for increasing a country's power and wealth by acquiring colonies and managing all aspect os their production and trade for the colonizer's benefit
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Brittain
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in the nineteenth century, ____ had become the world's greatest economic power?
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the French Revolution
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What was the event that led to the first major inclusion of common people in Europe's political process?
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a state that accepts responsibility for the well-being of its people guarenteening necessities for citizens
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What is a welfare state?
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the iron curtain
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The term used after World War II to describe the long, fortifies border zone between western Europe and eastern Europe is:
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to reduce extreme disparities in well-being that had been made worse with industrialization
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what was the goals of the welfare states throughout Europe?
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East Germany
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until its demise at the end of the 1980s, the Soviet sphere of influence included what country?
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central planning
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In a system of ____, a central bureaucracy dictates prices and outputs with the aim of allocation goods and services across society according to need
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Marshall Plan
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following the world wars, Europe was reconstructed partially with the assistance of the United States under the:
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humanism
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The philosophy known as _______ emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual regardless of wealth or social status
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the industrial revolution
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the substitution of mechanical for human labor was the primary achievement during what period of Europe?
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nationalism
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What is the name for the nineteenth-century idea that loyalty to the nation should supersede all other loyalties?
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false
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in the period following World War II, Eastern Europe experienced more rapid industrial growth than western Europe : true of false?
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true
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at the heart of the Cold War was the competition between capitalism and communism: true or false?
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true
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by the 1960s, most former European colonies had gained their independence: true or false?
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economic integration of Europe
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the Creation of the EU formalizes what process?
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a democratically elected government- a functioning market economy open to foreign investment- guarantees a certain humans rights and respect for minorities
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What is required of colonies looking to join the EU?
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Switzerland and Norway
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what nations are not part of the EU?
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issues regarding separation of religion and government- human rights violations- strained relations with Cyprus
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What have been concerns regarding Turkey's possible membership in EU?
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relocate factories from the wealthy EU countries to lower-wage countries in EU
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what is a strategy the the EU employs in an effort to reduce costs of production in the wealthiest EU member countries?
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Germany
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what is the world's largest exporter in terms of value?
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dumping
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The practice of dumping overproduced farm products to receive subsidies, and selling them cheaply on world markets is called______?
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double day
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The ________ refers to the tendency for t=working women to work full day on the job and then do most of the domestic work in the evening
