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Flashcards by paul.schneider, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What are degrees of latitude? | Measurement of how far north or south a location is from the equator |
| What are degrees of longitude? | Measurement of how far east or west from the Prime Meridian |
| What is the friction of distance? | The cost and time to cover distance between places. Can go up and down based on technology |
| What is regional geography? | The evaluation of differences and similarities within areas, or regions, on Earth and are subject to change based on many factors. |
| What is globalization? | The interconnection among people and places throughout the world, including the spread of ideas, technologies, diseases and goods and services. |
| What can globalization affect? | It affects society, culture, politics and the natural environment. |
| What is localization? | It is established local identities before globalization, strengthened local traditions |
| How do the natural environments gain energy to affect the Earth? | Solid Earth - planet interior Atmosphere-ocean - solar energy Earth-Surface - interaction between atmosphere and hydrosphere Ecosystem - solar energy into food |
| Where is there grassland biome around the world? | Prairies of North America Steppes of Southern Russia Pampas of Argentina Veldt of Southern Africa |
| What are urban areas? | Over half of world population live in these areas Large areas of offices, housing and factories with economic activities |
| What are megacities? | Population of at least 10 million people in close-by cities There were 18 as of 2007 |
| What is a primate city? | The city in a country that is the only urban area |
| What is migration? | The long-term movement into or out of an area |
| What is population doubling time? | The rate of growth measuring when a country will double in size |
| What is nationalism? | A pride in one's national identity and the belief that one's national interests are most important |
| What is secondary economic sector? | The production in manufacturing and construction |
| How many Fortune 100 companies in 2008 came from the United States Germany, France and Japan? | The United States – 31 Germany – 13 France – 10 Japan - 8 |
| What is sustainable human development? | Economic growth that does not deplete renewable resources |
| What rights are social rights? | Rights to a job and living at basic material standards |
| What are estuaries? | rivers meet seas, built ports in Europe |
| What is the world's busiest waterway? | Rhine River |
| Where are Slavic languages spoken the most? | Western: Polish, Czech, Slovak Southern: Yugoslavia, Croatian, Bosnian Eastern: Russia, Ukrainian, Belarussian |
| Where did the nation-state began? | France |
| What was democratic centralism in the Soviet Union? | They claimed the Communist Party was the party of the working class truly represented the people, so could only have the right to govern |
| What was the purpose of the Common Agriculture Policy? | The CAP set prices for farming products |
| What land was controlled by Sweden in the 1700s? | Finland, Baltics and northern areas on Poland and Germany |
| Who rejected the constitution of the European Union? | The French and Dutch |
| What is devolution? | When local peoples desire less rule from their national government and seek greater authority in governing themselves |
| What is ethnic cleansing? | Eradicating people from a territory due to ethnic differences. |
| How are Belarussians and Ukrainians connected to Russia? | Belarussian - "White Russian" Ukraine - "Borderland" Both developed separate identities from Russia |
| How was women's role different in Soviet Union than in most industrial nations in the 20th century? | They were active in military, work force and the Communist Party |
| Where is the only global city in Russia and its neighbors? | Moscow |
| Who believed he was the inheritor of Christian world after the Ottomans conquered Constantinople? | Ivan |
| What is perestroika? | The move towards local control over economic decisions and introduce free market practices. |
| What happened to the grain exports from Russia starting in 1996? | Between 1996 and 2006, Russian grain exports quadrupled. The country is now a main exporter of grain. |
| What country has the largest population in the Central Asia Subregion? | Uzbekistan |
| What was a gulag and what happened to the number of people going to gulag after Joseph Stalin died? | A gulag was a Corrective Labor Camp where many political prisoners were killed. the number of people sent went down. |
| Where is the most polluted environment in Russia? | Norilsk in western Siberia |
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