Chapter 8 Annexation: Incorporation of a territory into another geo-political entity. Antarctica: Southernmost continent in the world. It has no permanent residents and doesn’t belong to any country. Apartheid: Afrikaans for apartness‚ it was the segregation of blacks in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. It was created to keep the white minority in power and allow them to have almost total control over the black majority. Balkanization: The political term used when referring to the fragmentation
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Elemental Geosystems‚ 5e (Christopherson) Chapter 10 Weathering‚ Karst Landscapes‚ and Mass Movement 1) The science that specifically studies the origin‚ evolution‚ form‚ and spatial distribution of landforms is A) geology. B) geography. C) geomorphology. D) environmental chemistry. Answer: C 2) All processes that cause the wearing away or rearrangement of landforms are included in the term A) mass movement.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Geography * Fieldwork- go out in the field and see what people are doing‚ observe how people’s actions and reactions vary across space * Summary of Field Note: Kenya full of fertile farmland but many are hungry. Why don’t they grow food for themselves? Most of Kenya is owned by foreigners and Kenya needs the foreign revenue * Human geography- how people make places‚ how we organize space and society‚ how we interact with each other in places and across
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AP Human Geography Outline Ch. 1 Thinking Geographically Key Issue 1: How do geographers describe where things are? Map- a two-dimensional model of Earth’s surface‚ or a portion of it. Place- a specific point of Earth distinguished by a particular character. Region- an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features. Scale- the relationship between a map’s distances and the actual distances on Earth. Space- the physical gap between two objects
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Writing Prompt 1 Table 1: Clinical United States (High Income Country) Somalia (Low Income Country) High life expectancy. Low life expectancy. Low mortality rate. High mortality rate. Low infant mortality rate. High infant mortality rate. Low adult mortality rate. High adult mortality rate. Cause-specific morbidity and mortality (low mortality rate due to communicable‚ non-communicable‚ and injury). Cause-specific
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Cornell Notes Topic/Objective: Name: Class/Period: Date: Essential Question: Questions: Notes: Chapter 3 Notes AP human geo -immigration •Haitians would try to leave their country on overcrowded boats • they would come to the southern coast of florida •it was very dangerous and many lost their lives doing it •if they made it over without getting caught then they were able to stay if they made it to shore and could find their way to the home of friends and family and they
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different steps in the food-proccessing industry‚ usually through the ownership by large corporations. Agricultural Density The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture Agricultural Revoluion The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering. Agriculture The deliberate effort to modify a portion of the Earth’s surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenence
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Chapter 10 The Open System Interconnection (OIS) reference model is a template and using a network and its resources. Application Layer: Responsible fro interacting with end users. Presentation Layer: Responsible for the coding of data. Session Layer: Responsible for maintaining communication sessions between computers. Transport Layer: Responsible for breaking data into packets and properly transmitting it over the network. Network Layer: Responsible for the logical implementation of the network
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Unit 1 Vocabulary Valerie Kinnison Geography: study of people their environments‚ and their resources. The geography of the country affects many people. Location: position of a place on the earth’s surface Location of a city can affect what type of people lives there. Latitude: distance north or south of the equator The low latitude areas receive more sunlight. Longitude: distance east or west of the prime meridian Longitude lines run perpendicular to the latitude lines. Export: goods
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World Civilizations - The Global Experience Fifth Edition AP Textbook Chapter 10: A New Civilization Emerges in Western Europe In Depth Introduction Post Classical Period Fall of the Roman Empire Known as the Middle Ages Gradual recovery from the shock of the Roman Empire’s collapse Growing interaction with other societies (Mediterranean mostly) Forms of civilization Northward covering Western Europe Spread of new religious beliefs Christian missionaries converted people of polytheistic
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