→ → Climate and Ecosystems ← ← Geography *** Lesson Questions *** 1. Which factor has NOT contributed to a dramatic increase in the world’s population in recent centuries? - Population clusters in cities 2.Which is considered nonmaterial culture? - Religion 3. Which is NOT an example of Diffusion? - Forcing Native Americans to live on reservations and speak English 4. What is included in a country’s territory
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AP World: Chapter 12 I. Reunification and Renissance in Chinese Civilization: The Era of the Tang and Song Dynasties Though it was not the biggest city‚ Hangzhou‚ the capital of the song rulers‚ was renowned for its beauty and sophistication a) Rebuilding the Imperial Edifice in the Sui-Tang Era The emergence of the Sui dynasty at the end of the 6th century C.E. signaled a return to strong dynastic control in China. In the Tang era that followed‚ a Confucian revival enhanced the position of the
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Section A - Restless Earth The earth’s structure At the centre of the earth is the core. Surrounding that is a mass of molten rock called the mantle. The thin layer on the outside is called the crust. There are two types of crust‚ continental and oceanic. The crust is made up of seven major plates and many smaller ones. The plates move due to convection currents rising in the mantle. Distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes Mainly found along plate boundaries. In
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Chapter 7 Questions: 3. Compare and contrast the two types of antennas. - omnidirectional antennas: the antenna transmits in all directions simultaneously. One common omnidirectional antenna is the dipole antenna (nicknamed the “rubber duck” because of its flexibility); omnidirectional antennas transmit in all directions‚ both horizontally and vertically. The signal goes in all directions‚ as well as up and down‚ although there is often a small dead spot with no signal that is a very small area
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Chapter 26 Notes: Ottomans and Arabs Ottomans: Factors of Decline * Competition between elite * Weak rulers * Increasingly powerful Janissary corps * Increased competition from European merchants * Military challenges from the West * Ottomans vs. Russia (result: loss of Serbia‚ Greece‚ and most of Balkans) Survival * Played European rivals against each other * Selim III: reformed bureaucracy‚ new army and navy. Killed by janissaries in 1807 * Mahmud II: slaughtered
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Geo Notes The Rock Cycle Transforming Rocks * The continental renewal of the surface if the earth * The ‘cycle’ transform in 3 ways * Erosion * Ice * Water * Wind * Heat * Pressure * Sediment Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary Magma/Lava Erosion Erosion Pressure Erosion Pressure Heat Cool Sediment Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary Magma/Lava Erosion Erosion Pressure Erosion Pressure Heat Cool Rock material evolves
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Babylonian Empire • 1‚300 BCE: (Egypt) Queen Nefertiti → role in religious reforms → men and women have equal access to afterlife Trends/Ideas • MIDDLE EAST o Cumulative effects of agriculture → wave of technology → generated civilization as a human organization • SUMERIANS o Fertile Crescent (rivers overflow → depositing fertile soil ; flat → was open to invasion) → Sumerians migrated to this place from the region north about 700miles. o created a state city ( urban king that claimed great
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Know definitions‚ significance‚ and examples: Religion: Defined by geographers Robert Stoddard and Carolyn Prorak in the book Geography in America as “a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities.” Ritual: A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order. Secularism: The idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on Earth‚ not
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1. Briefly describe today’s immigrants in terms of numbers‚ main source areas‚ and skills/education. 37.9 million in 2007 2. Identify and rank the five countries sending the largest numbers of immigrants to the United States Include numbers for the latest year available. 1. Mexico (166‚271) 2. India (64‚857) 3. China (60‚720) 4. Philippines (53‚171) 5. Vietnam (39‚915) 3. What is the net economic impact on the United States of immigrant taxes and welfare benefits? $20‚600 benefit
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11/10/2014 Viviana Montalti. Period 6. Chapter 8:Assessments 1. MAKING GENERALIZATIONS How would you describe the Iroquois people before Hiawatha? After Hiawatha? Before Hiawatha‚ the Iroquois lived in longhouses. The men haunted and were warriors who protected the community. Women owned the dwellings‚ gathered wild plants‚ and grew crops. They also cooked‚ made baskets‚ and cared for the children. Wars were common. After Hiawatha‚ an alliance was created of five groups called the Iroquois League
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