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| shows features that humans have created, such as cities and countries and national boundaries |
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| shows landforms (example) - mountains and plains) and bodies of water in area |
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| shows both natural and human-made features including their elevation. |
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| shows average temperatures and precipitation for an area. |
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| focuses on specific types of information |
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| What kind of item do Americans throw away the most? |
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| What two categories makeup 24% of our trash? |
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| food scraps and yard trolleys |
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| plastic wood and glass make up what percentage of our trash? |
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| A person who does not conserve water uses 15 gallons of it for what activity? |
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| A person who conserves water uses how many gallons of it a day? |
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| 50 gallons of water for washing clothes |
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| an area with common features. Are grouped by history,traditions, economy,climate and geography. |
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| eastern seabord,fertile farmland |
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| located west of the coastal plain |
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| flat land,rich soil,good for farming |
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| Western North America, land is rugged,and heavily forested. |
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| Intermountain Range /Great Basin |
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| located great lakes and rich in minerals |
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| physical features used to define a region are: |
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| location,landforms,bodies of water,weather/patterns and climate |
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| San Andreas fault crack in California widens during earthquakes |
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| when eruptions occur on the ocean floor,island form |
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| led to flooding in SE Asia in 2004 |
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| Settlement were influenced by |
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-warm climate and soil for farming
-availability of plants and annuals for food
-availability of fresh,water and natural coures |
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| Mountains,canons,and broad rivers made movement difficult |
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| Flat land and navigable made movement easier |
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| the study of human populations |
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| the number of people in a state, religion or country |
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| population characteristic |
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| trait that describes a group of people as a whole - helps us understand the difference between people |
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| Location: Through out the present day North and South American continents Reason: Influenced by climate and availability of plants and animals |
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Location: Northern area of North America
Reason: Interested in fur trade |
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Location: settled near others from their home land
Reasons:settled neater others from their homeland |
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| use indicators to measure how a population changes over a period of time. |
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| some Demographers indicators are: |
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| literacy,infant mortality,life expectations,religious preferences,race,gender,ethnicity,Education level |
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| During what decade did the world population reach its highest percentage? |
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| Most people throughout history have lived in rural ares (the country) |
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-because people farmed to provide for their families
under 1/2 of the population live in urban area (cities) in many countries today. |
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movement into the cities
advantages cultural diversity
disadvantage not enough housing
leads to over crowding |
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