history midterm by elijah

a system of traditions, customs, and habits a group of people use to make something of their world

an imaginary line that separates the north and south hemispheres

an imaginary line that separates the east and west hemispheres

imaginary lines that run east and west

imaginary lines that run north and south

what movement is motivated by the concern for the protection of the natural environment especially from harm

what are the 2 main branches of geography

detailed land features such as mountains, hills, rivers, and swamps

what mapmakers use to indicate points on a map

a method of translating earth’s round shape onto a flat map

the biggest issue of a flat map

the five themes of geography

a violent upheaval or change in the Earth’s crust; believed to be the flood that caused the changes in our earth

3 parts of earth’s surface

a wide area of level land

a wide area of relatively flat land that rise abruptly above the surrounding lands

a river and its tributaries

the breaking down of rocks

the removal of weathered rocks

earth’s outer most layer

under the crust

under the mantle

under the outer core

stages of the hydraulic cycle

most basic industry

natural solid crystals that have a definite chemical composition

turns raw materials into more useful forms

tertiary industry

The money and equipment necessary to build industries or businesses

the most prominent (largest) language family in the world

a large group of people with a common history and language who have developed a strong sense of identity

The unlimited authority to run affairs within its own borders

Mountain ranges and rivers can form what type of boundary between states/countries

The term that describes the result of subtracting a state's crude death rate from its crude birth rate

The number of years a person can expect to live

The average number of people who live on each square mile (or kilometer) of land

Land that can be used to grow crops

The principle that states all people have a right to determine the type of government they will have

preserve order and protect its citizens from violence by promoting good and punishing evil. Governments provide justice and defense

the largest Great Lake

the only Great Lake that is located totally within the boundaries of the US

Foothills

The term applied to the area where waters flowing down the eastern side of the mountains run into the Atlantic Ocean and those flowing down the wester side run into either the Great Lakes or the Gulf of Mexico

severe storms that sometimes hit the states of the Northeast

severe storms that sometimes hit the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts

Where do 80 percent of Americans live

the area between the dense population of a city and the sparse population of rural areas

the average life expectancy in the US

the type of government that the US has

the four core values the US

Mountains that stretch from eastern Canada into northern Alabama

Rolling hills that stretch about a thousand miles across America's heartland

Sandy plains that stretch inland from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico shores

A lowland area that includes many canyons and unusual rock formations in much of Nevada and Utah; located between the Columbian and Colorado Plateaus

Called the "Great American Desert" by early pioneers; but now an incredibly fertile area due to irrigation

the mountain range that includes the Sierra Nevada, the Cascades, and the Coastal Ranges

An area of foothills at the eastern base of the Appalachian Mountains

Mountains that presented the greatest obstacle to westward expansion

the study of characteristics relating to group of people