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Mr. Etter's Class 10/2/11
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History
10th Grade
10/02/2011

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Term
_____ refers to all the things that make up a people's way of life
Definition
Culture
Term
An example of _____ is the spread of ideas
Definition
diffusion
Term
People who worship more then one god practice _____
Definition
polytheism
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______ includes mountains, hills, and plains of a region
Definition
topography
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In a ______, the people choose the leaders who represent them
Definition
republic
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"People have both adapted to and changed the environment in which they live" best generalizes what?
Definition
The interaction people have between them and their environment
Term
Modern communication and transportation has resulted in
Definition
the rapid spread of goods and ideas
Term
An example of a cultural region is
Definition
The Muslim World
Term
One feature that map projections all have in common is they
Definition
show the curved earth on a flat surface
Term
Unlike hills and mountains, plains...
Definition
have low elevations
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In tropical regions, people often prefer to live in cities at higher elevations because
Definition
temperatures are cooler
Term
"The family teaches each new generation a culture's beliefs and ideas" best explains what?
Definition
Why a family is a key feature of a family's organization
Term
Religion helps strengthen a society by
Definition
teaching basic values that people accept
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The rate of cultural change has increased in this century largely because of
Definition
technology
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In the past, wars often resulted in cultural change because...
Definition
the victors forced their ideas on the defeated people
Term
___ is the study of people and their environments
Definition
Geography
Term
To determine where a place is on a map, you can use the lines of
Definition
longitude and latitude
Term
Nations set up public schools to increase ______
Definition
literacy
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Entrepreneurs risk their ____ hoping to gain from business
Definition
capital
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Families of ______ move from place to place hoping to find food
Definition
nomads
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Cities have a higher _____ then rural areas
Definition
population density
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many developing nations depend on the sale of ______ for income
Definition
cash crops
Term
The first civilizations emerged as a result of the ____
Definition
development of farming
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"Strong governments organized people to build palaces and irrigation systems" is a good generalization of what?
Definition
governments in early civilizations
Term
"Powerful empires flourished in Africa, China, and the Americas" is a good statement to describe what?
Definition
The world in the 1300's
Term
A major result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was...
Definition
increased urbanization
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During the Age of Imperialism, European nations...
Definition
extended their economic and political control around the world
Term
After World War 2, nationalism led to...
Definition
the birth of many new independent countries
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"They export cash crops and import manufactured goods" best illustrates the economic dependence of ______
Definition
developing nations
Term
A major goal of developing nations is to...
Definition
promote economic diversity
Term
A negative effect of rapid population growth in developing nations is the...
Definition
sever strain on the budgets of poor countries
Term
An important goal of international organizations such as the United Nations is to...
Definition
help developing nations modernize
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Issues such as the drug trade and pollution illustrate the need for...
Definition
international cooperation
Term
The chief purpose of the Helsinki agreement was to...
Definition
protect human rights
Term
What are some effects of the first agricultural revolution 10,000 years ago?
Definition
-Created government
-farming and domestication
-better technology
Term
What are some effects of when European rulers started financing the voyages of explorers to find sea routes to Asia in the late 1400's?
Definition
-Increase in money
-More trade
Term
What were some of the effects of the Industrial Revolutions that swept through Europe and U.S. between 1750-1914?
Definition
-New systems of production
-Urbanization
-Industrial workers suffered from poverty
Term
What were some of the effects of European nations setting up colonies in Africa and Asia?
Definition
-Westernization
-Gain of raw materials in Europe
-nationalism
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What were some of the effects of developing nations borrowing money to modernize their countries?
Definition
-some countries went into debt
-diffusion of culture
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What are some effect of developing nations having gone under rapid urbanization in recent times?
Definition
-Literacy+++
-Privatization
-Population Density
-Crime+++
-Cultural diffusion
-Unemployment+++
Term
Civilization -
Definition
highly organized group of people with their own language and way of living
Term
Urbanization -
Definition
Growth of cities
Term
Imperialism -
Definition
control by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
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Westernization -
Definition
Adoption of western culture
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Nationalism -
Definition
Pride in one's country
Term
Literacy -
Definition
Ability to read and write
Term
Privatization -
Definition
Selling state-owned industries to private investors
Term
Nomad -
Definition
Hunter; gatherer
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Artisan -
Definition
Skilled craftworker
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Entrepreneuer -
Definition
People who risk their money to set up businesses in order to make a greater profit
Term
Modernization -
Definition
interdependence; a diverse economy
Term
tariff -
Definition
tax
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