World Geography Unit 1 quiz 2 – Flashcards
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what people believe.
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Cultural barriers are oftentimes created because of...
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The countries depend on each other for goods and resources.
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What does it mean when two countries are interdependent?
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strawberries, citrus, nuts, lettuce, flowers
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Significant agricultural activities in California includes
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The North East part of CA
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Most of the water supply for CA comes from
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aqueduct
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What is a pipeline or channel made to carry water called?
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North American Plate and Pacific Plate
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The San Andreas Fault is the intersection for which two tectonic plates
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A single person has a power and authority to rule the land.
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What is an autocratic government
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strawberries
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What is the number one crop of Ventura County?
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all near water and fertile land along the rivers, mild climate
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What features do the Cradles of Civilization share?
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The value of all the goods and services created in a year.
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What does the gross domestic product of the country measure?
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NO, A cultural barrier is not a physical barrier.
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Can a cultural barriers keep out people?
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Lots of water
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How much water does citrus (oranges,lemon) trees need?
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NO, fossil fuels are a nonrenewable resource.
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Are fossil fuels a renewable resource?
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Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley, and Anderson Valley. The Salinas Valley and The Imperial valley are not part of the Great Central Vally CA.
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What valleys make up the Great Central Valley of CA?
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It is a combination of 2 different fruit type. It is not a pure strain of a fruit. Luther Burbank developed hybrids.
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What is a hybrid fruit? like an orange
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A measure of the quality of life of people - based on what people own and are use to.
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What does Standard of Living refer to?
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When a farmer moves from one area to another to find more fertile soil.
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What is shifting cultivation?
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A group of people that live in a certain territory(land). They are united and have their own government.
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What is a country or nation?
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the average number of people in a square mile.
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Population density
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a government that gives all key powers to the national or central government
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Unitary systems
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the movement of people from place to place
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migration
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Can NOT be used up if used correctly. It can be replaced
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renewable resource
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a form of government with one leader that has total power to control all government policies - often military force is used.
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Dictatorship
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a form of government led by a leader with supreme powers. Their position is inherited through birth.
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Monarchy
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Form of government one political party makes all the decisions & strictly controls almost the entire society
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Communism
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country that produces great quantities of goods and services
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devleoped country
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country in which there is little technology and manufacturing
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developing country
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leaders are elected and have responsibility and power to make laws and conduct government, reflecting values citizens
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representative government
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Economic system in which individuals or groups have the right to competitively own property or businesses and make a profit with little government interference
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Free enterprise
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the government owns or directs the means production land labor, capital and business mangers and controls distribution of goods.
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command economy
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when something(usually a company or industry) is placed under government control ownership
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nationalize
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composed of the remains of plants and animals that died long ago
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fossil fuel
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an action that bans all trade
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embargo
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the type of farming practiced in CA today
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commercial
