Chapter 11 Vocabulary Relevancies 1. organic agriculture – The return to farming without pesticides; allows small farmers in core countries to compete with agribusiness. When fair trade laws are applied‚ organic farming in peripheral and semi-peripheral countries can bring wealth into a country by exporting to wealthier nations. 2. primary economic activity – most basic use of the natural environment to sustain human functions. Examples: hunting/gathering‚ farming‚ ranching‚ logging
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Chapter 15 Study Guide: The Age of Religious Wars and European Expansion 1. What caused the Revolt in The Netherlands? The Revolt of the Netherlands (1566-1587) By 1560s‚ Calvinism spread and appealed to the middle classes because of its intellectual seriousness‚ moral gravity‚ and emphasis on any form of labor well done Calvinism took deep root among the merchants and financiers in the northern provinces and working-class people also converted partly to please their employers In 1559‚ Philip
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00.html (accessed May 10‚ 2009). "STI: ERsys - Sandy‚ UT (Ethnicity)." STI: ERsys - Earth Resource System. http://www.ersys.com/usa/49/4967440/ethnic.htm (accessed May 10‚ 2009). "Salt Lake City‚ Utah - Demographics & Taxes." Salt Lake City‚ Utah Guide‚ Life in the Valley Magazine. http://www.lifeinthevalley.com/demographics_taxes.html (accessed May 10‚ 2009). "Sandy City: Demographics." Sandy City: Home. http://sandy.utah.gov/government/community-development/planning-and-zoning/long-range-planning/demographics
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0-14‚ 15-64‚ and 65 and older. 2. Agricultural Density: The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture. This density helps account for economic differences. MDCs have lower agriculture densities because technology and finance allow a few people to farm extensive land areas and feed many people. 3. Arithmetic Density: The total number of people divided by the total land area. Geographers use this
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Geography 349 --- 2nd Exam Study Guide (part 3 of 3) THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: Nationalism: How was Europe divided politically in the decades following World War II? When did this division end? What are the major changes that have occurred since the end of the 1980s that make Europe’s current political geography so dynamic? How does one define nationalism? When and how did nationalism emerge as a force? What was the role of Romanticism in the rise of European nationalism (examples of romantic
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Take Home Test Chapter 30 1. Describe the dispute between the United States and Russia at the end of World War II. How and why did it escalade into a cold war? Roosevelt had always tried for the most peaceful agreements with Stalin and the Soviet Union. When he died and Truman succeeded him‚ Truman immediately demanded free elections throughout Eastern Europe. Stalin refused. “A freely elected government in any of these Eastern European countries would be anti-Soviet‚” he said‚ “and that we
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Final APES Review What you know: 1. Green revolution: intro of scientifically bred or selected varieties of grain that can greatly increase crop yields. 2. Things that cause seasons on earth: earth tilted on axis‚ sun distribution 3. Large scale hydroelectric projects around the world: 3 gorges dam‚ dams going on in india 4. Age distribution diagrams: ZPG=looks like a building that doesn’t change‚ bottom same as top. Slow growth=base a bit longer than top but not quite a pyramid
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1. What is the commonly accepted age of Earth? a. 4.6 million years b. 46 million years c. 4.6 billion years d. 46 billion years 2. Which of the following was not a source of heat for the early Earth? a. meteor bombardment b. gravitational contraction c. radioactivity d. hydrothermal energy 3. What are small asteroids called? a. comets b. meteoroids c. cratons d. microcontinents 4. What is the process by which a planet becomes
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1. Politically‚ how did the Guptas rule? Smaller & depended on local governance (indivs.‚ villages‚ etc.) 2. For much of history‚ the Indian political landscape was characterized by? Small kingdoms 3. Who unified the Gupta Empire? Ruler Chandra Gupta 4. The high point of Mauryan success came during the reign of? Their Grandson 5. Like the Romans and the Hans‚ the collapse of the Gupta state was partially caused by an invasion of the ? Invaded by the White Huns 6. How did the Mauryans rise
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