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Intro to Geography and The World 2
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1. the sector of an economy that produces manufactured goods

2. a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea
Image: continental divide

3. global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships, including their interaction with the elements of the lithosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

4. a border between states or their subdivisions which is concomitant with natural formations such as rivers, mountain ranges, or deserts

5. an economic system that is characterized by private property, freedom of economic exchange, competitive markets, and no prices set by the government; USA, Singapore, Australia, China

6. the cultivation of a single crop in a given area

7. the number of deaths per thousand of population per year

8. IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NB, ND, OH, SD, WI; north central US

9. agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico designed to remove tariff barriers between the three countries

10. VA, DE, MD, GA, NC, SC, KY, TN, AL, FL, MS; slavery

11. movement from one part of something to another

12. 9 core beliefs (truth is eternal, Brahman is Truth and Reality, the Vedas are the ultimate authority, everyone should strive to achieve dharma, individual souls are immortal, the goal of the individual soul is moksha (liberation)); origin - India; 0.8% in US

13. conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time vs how the atmosphere 'behaves' over relatively long periods of time

14. group of five large freshwater bodies in central North America
Image: great lakes

15. the sector of an economy making direct use of natural resources

16. all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their needs and abilities; Cubas, Laos, North Korea, Vietnam

17. the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group

18. -calendar
- solar and planetary cycle
-writing (Popol Vuh)
-800 glyphs representing sounds and words
-When: 2,000 BC to 900 AD
- Golden age: 200 AD to 900 AD
-Location: Southeast Mexico and Central America
-Languages: many
-Religion: polytheistic
-Relationship with Spanish: never met
Declined before they arrived

19. come into another country to live permanently

20. to leave one's country to live in another

21. a community or population made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent

22. the direction downwind (or downward) from the point of reference
Image: Leeward

23. the central or innermost portion of the Earth
Image: Core

24. Alberta, Manitoba; Saskatchewan; partially covered in grasslands

25. area defined by subjective perceptions that reflect the feelings & images about key place characteristics; also called vernacular region