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GEOG 202: Flashcards
culture |
learned & shared behavior by a group of people |
geography |
the study of the earth, about making connections |
geopolitical framework |
nations vs. states: states have boundaries, nations are areas that share cultures |
ethnic separatism |
desired regional autonomy expressed by a culturally distinctive group within a larger, politically dominant culture; competing forces |
centrifugal forces |
forces that tend to divide a country. pull away |
centripetal forces |
forces that tend to unite or bind a country together; unity |
GNI/GDP in countries |
China-5,420/10.3 India-2740/7.8 U.S.-45,840/2.6(WE INVEST IN OTHER COUNTRIES) |
INSOLATION |
INcoming SOLAr radiaTION |
anthropogenic |
Human-induced changes on climate |
WATER |
too little:drought; too much:flooding; all need water, not enough supply |
green revolution |
the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity |
plate tectonics |
diverging-new crust is formed
converging-old crust altered
subduction-earthquakes
equal density-mountains
lateral sideswiping-tsunami |
locations on map |
equator-0 degrees latitude
tropics-23.5 N&S
arctic&antarctic circle-66.5 N&S
northpole-90 degrees N latitude
southpole-90 degrees S latitude
prime meridian-0 degrees logitude |
europe facts |
41 countries west of russia, marshy lowland on north sea, over 530 million people, high pop density, Germany-most populous, then france, italy,uk. tfr-1.6 |
migration in europe |
schengen agreement-reduced border formalities b/t some european countries, immigrants is increasing. 1985 free passageways, |
migration continued |
england-pakistan, india
france- nw africa
netherlands-indonesia
germany-sub-sahara africa |
turkish, germany |
needed workers & people, invited turks over
"people & politics"-cultures collided
language was a big problem |
cultures colliding |
imperialism-forceful imposition
nationalism-retreat to preserve
syncretism(hybridization)- blending |
transformation of cityscapes in europe |
medieval(900-1500)-walled city w/narrow streets
renaissance baroque(1500-1800)-open, spacious, ceremonial buildings
industrial-factories, "modern" |
historical preservations |
paris-limits on tall buildings
germany-world heritage site on danube river |
europes integration |
1957- free market of g&s, capital
evolved to EU in 1991- 15 to 27 nations |
cutural diversity in europe |
germanic(german, english, dutch)
romance(italian, french, spanish, portuguese)
slavic(northern & southern separate) |
religion in europe |
christian: catholic in central, orthodox in reject pope SE europe, protestant in N europe revolt against pope, judaism in poland and E Europe 2000 years ago(islam came) |
irredentism |
goal of regaining territory lost to another state |
wars in europe |
1. two world wars-EAST VS WEST
2. 40 year cold war- communism vs. democracy & capitalism, east vs west, warsaw pact, NATO |
Europe east & west |
fear of nuclear warfare, no weapons, iron curtain, families separated, 11-9-1989 wall came down reunification began |
berlin wall |
hungary & czech opened borders, no military power or resources george bush was president |
industrial revolution in europe |
textile mills, railroad development, coal, powerhouse |
issues in europe |
bankrupt countries(greece, italy, iceland, portugal, spain)debates, wars, who can join?, survive crisis? |