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Geography
6th Grade
06/12/2006

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natural
Definition
gifts of nature; ex. water, soil, etc.
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Limited Government
Definition
all people have to obey the laws, even rulers. ex. U.S.A, Mexico, India.
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unlimited government
Definition
rulers don't have to obey laws
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totalitarianism
Definition
an example of unlimited government
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history
Definition
the study of the past through written records
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geography
Definition
the study of people, places, and the environment
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naturalization
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the process of becoming a citizen
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literacy
Definition
the ability to read and write
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life expectancy
Definition
average number of years people live in a certain country
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orient
Definition
The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia.
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cultural region
Definition
an area of the world in which many people share beliefs, languages and history
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interdependence
Definition
the economic, political and social dependence of cultural regions on one another
(Ex. When oil-producing nations in the Middle East raise raise the price of oil)
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continent
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a land mass above water, on earth
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absolute location
Definition
the exact spot on earth where a place is found using latitude & longitude
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latitude
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a measure of distance north or south of the equator
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migrate
Definition
to move from one area to settle in another
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longitude
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a measure of distance east or west of the prime meridian
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relative location
Definition
the location of one place in relation to other places
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human-environment interaction
Definition
Which of the five themes of geography considers how people change and are changed by the Earth's natural features?
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economics
Definition
What is the name for the study of how people manage resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services?
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a cultural trait
Definition
Regional food is an example of what?
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a cultural region
Definition
What do you call a place where many people share similar beliefs, history, and languages?
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Southwest Asia and North Africa
Definition
In what culture region is Islam the major religion and desert is a common feature of the climate and landscape?
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absolute location
Definition
What term refers to the exact spot on Earth where a place can be found?
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migrations
Definition
Push and pull factors can cause
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pollution
Definition
Which of the following is an example of human-environment interaction?
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construct maps
Definition
A cartographer's job is to
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thematic map
Definition
A population map is an example of what kind of map?
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location, region, place, movement, human-environment interaction
Definition
What are the five themes of geography?
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factors of production
Definition
the four factors of production are natural reasources, labor reasources, capital reasources, and entrepreneurs.
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G.N.P
Definition
(Gross Natural Product) tells the total value of the goods and services that a country produces each year.
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free enterprise/market economy
Definition
A market is a setting for exchanging goods and services. In a free enterprise economy, business owners compete in the market with little government interference.
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consumer
Definition
the people who use goods and services.
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profit
Definition
is the money that remains after all the costs of producing a product have been paid.
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compitition
Definition
is the rivalry among businessis to sell goods to consumers and make the greatest profit.
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hockey
Definition
Canada is best known for this sport.
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Quebec
Definition
Champlain was the first to settle in what provience in Canada?
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Sir John A. MacDonald
Definition
Canada's first prime minister was who?
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Bilingual
Definition
A country who's people speak two different languages.
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English and French.
Definition
What two major languages do Canadians speak?
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The Maple Leaf Flag
Definition
In 1965 what were one of the successful efforts that helped unite all Canadians.
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industry
Definition
refers to an area of economic activity.
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transportation corridor
Definition
are paths that make up transportation.
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transportation barrier
Definition
geographic features that prevent of slow down transportation.
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export
Definition
are goods traded to other countries.
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import
Definition
are goods brought into the country.
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national identity
Definition
sence to belonging to a nation.
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Franciphones
Definition
are French speaking people.
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multiculturism
Definition
an acceptance of many cultures instead of just one.
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refugee
Definition
a person who flees a country because of war, disaster,or percicution.
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parliment
Definition
Canada's national lawmaking body.
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prime minister
Definition
head of the exegutive branch of Canada.
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tributary
Definition
it gives water for use by citizens
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deforestation
Definition
can cause global warming and animals can lose their homes, drinking water, and food supply.
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Tropical Zone
Definition
A warm reagion between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn near the equator.
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hieroglyphs
Definition
They can help ancient minds think alike and let us learn about the past.
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chinampa
Definition
Let plants and crops grow without worry of drying out.
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EL Nino
Definition
causes flooding along with giving people a drought.
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Mucho Picehu
Definition
lets us know how advanced the ancent Incas were at building.
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Hernan Cortez
Definition
Captured and killed Montazuma II the Aztec ruler.
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Montazuma II
Definition
A warlord who who was feared by all of his Aztec people.
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Columbian exchange
Definition
It gave the two continents of South America and Europe the food and other goods that they needed to survive
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Gadsden Purchase
Definition
it gave the U.S.A more of Mexico's northern land.
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Definition
the treaty that the U.S and Mexico signed. It stated that the U.S.A would never have another war against Mexico again.
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Father Migual Hidalgo
Definition
he gave the cry of the Dolores or (Grito de Dolores).
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encomienda
Definition
it refers to villagers having to pay , do free labor, or tributein goods to a spaniard citizen.
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mestizo
Definition
it refers to to a person or people who are of Native American heritage.
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Criollo
Definition
it refers to people being born in Mexico having parent(s)who were born in Spain.
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peninsular
Definition
it refers to Spanish offecers who where born in Spain.
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fiesta
Definition
a holiday with parades, games, and feasts.
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Day of the Dead
Definition
a popular Mexican celebration when all honor the men and women who had past away.
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urban
Definition
areas in a suberb or city
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rural
Definition
are areas in the country side.
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Octovio Paz
Definition
was a Mexican writer who won the Nobel Prize in literature.
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Deigo Rivera
Definition
one of Mexico's most celebrated 20th century artests.
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Frida Kahlo
Definition
was the wife of Deigo Rivera and another famous Mexican painter.
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republic
Definition
is a nation in which the power belongs to the citizens.
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crusades
Definition
expectations from the 11th to the 13th centuries by western European christians to capture the Holy lands from the Muslums.
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Renaissance
Definition
cultural erawhich lasted from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
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Florance
Definition
once a whealth city-state is still an important econamic and cultural center to Italy
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reformation
Definition
to change church practices.
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Leanardo da Vinci
Definition
one of the most talanted and skilled artiest of the Renaissance.
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William Shakespear
Definition
he was another talanted artiest of the Renaissance.
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