Cultural Geography Mid Term Study Guide

Meridians of longitude are equidistant from each other.

Rogue nations ignore the most fundamental principles of international relations.

The climate of the earth stabilized quickly after the Flood.

The two types of treaties nations can negotiate are peace treaties and military alliances.

People have a particular inborn culture.

The ore from which aluminum is made is bauxite.

Geography never influences history.

Between each line of latitude are sixty subdivisions known as minutes.

Areas of stagnant water are collectively known as wetlands.

Hot prevailing winds that blow in the Tropics are called the tropic winds.

Babel's man-centered system of thinking is called humanism.

Tariffs are taxes on imports and exports.

Absolute anarchy is not a form of authoritarian government.

Calculated in terms of annual national defense spending, the United States is the world's only superpower today.

Countries that force their people to revere or worship their supreme dictator are said to be cults of personality.

Industries that provide electricity, gas, water, trash collection, and sewage disposal are called utilities.

Developing countries might have a high GDP, but they may have a low per capita GDP.

Geography includes the study of society, which is the relationships among human beings.

Wars tend to disrupt or hinder international trade.

The four things used to compare river systems are length, width, discharge, and navigability.

The plate tectonics theory = the earth’s surface is broken into pieces & crash into & pull apart from each other.

Special "monuments," referred to by surveyors, that show the exact elevation at that precise location are called scales.

Christians generally believe that the earth's features were altered dramatically by a great explosion.

Fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas are derived from the remains of living things.

Every variation in the landscape is called a landform.

Between 1750 and 1850 when many discoveries & inventions made modern industries possible is called telecommunications.

Some scientists believe all of the continents were once linked together as one supercontinent called pangaea.

The world is divided into twelve main culture regions.

Mercator's map became the standard during the age of exploration

Regular & predictable movements of ocean water caused by temperature differences in the water are called ocean currents.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the most powerful and successful international alliance in history.

The hydrologic cycle is not one of the three systems that distribute thermal energy over the earth.

When a country strives for economic self-sufficiency, it is to producing everything needed to provide for its people.

Plateaus are often called tablelands because they are often elevated and flat.

The states of the world today generally recognize less than 150 individual countries.

Minerals that are composed of several different elements that must be separated to extract the one mineral is ore.

Physiological density is the most accurate way to measure how dense a population is.

SONAR uses laser beams to detect objects underwater.

There are 193 states that are generally recognized in the world today.

Degrees and minutes can be further divided into sixty subdivisions known as days.

Throughout history, industry has produced most of the world's food.

Wood from deciduous trees is often used for furniture.

The foundation of society is the family.

The apostle Peter stated that scoffers who do not believe in the Flood are "innocently deceived."

The height and depth of land features in relation to surrounding land is called relief.

The Great Lakes is the largest system of freshwater lakes in the world.

Faults are deep cracks in the earth’s surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions.

The application of science to industry is called technology.

The Pacific ocean is the largest ocean on earth.

National governments now provide most of the world's postal services.

The main problem with any flat map is distortion.

Petroleum and natural gas are found in separate places, never together.

A growing season is the time between the last killing frost of spring and the first killing frost of fall.

Aluminum is the second most common metal on earth.

Bronze is the world's most important alloy.

The equator is the prime meridian.

Wind belts combine with the Coriolis effect to help explain the basic movement of thermal energy around the earth.

Alluvial deposits are piles of nutrient-poor soil left on the tops of mountains by advancing glaciers.

The best method of showing three dimensions on a flat map is with a relief map.

Throughout history, industry has produced most of the world's food.

The North American Free Trade Agreement was approved in 1993 among Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

The money and equipment necessary to build and operate businesses is called management.

Every culture, though marred by sin, reflects some of God's attributes.

Populations today are trending toward urban areas and away from rural areas.

Another name for a map compass is a compass rose.

All populated areas are classified into one of three broad categories: urban, suburban, or rural.

The official records of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths are called virtual reality.

Another name for Kimilsungism is Juche.

The most basic form of animal husbandry is nomadic herding.

Cement, mortar, and concrete are made from limestone.

Where culture regions meet, such as in the Middle East, societies have typically coexisted peacefully.

Rate of natural increase is the result of subtracting a state’s crude death rate from its crude birth rate.

The application of science to industry is called technology.

If one wanted to learn details about the natural features of an area, he or she should consult a physical map.

Robinson's projection minimizes all four types of distortion.

Areas of visible standing water with vegetation that has its roots submerged in the water are called marshes.

More than two-thirds of all U.S. freight travels on trucks and other commercial vehicles.

Eastern cultures tend to glorify the individual whereas Western cultures tend to glorify the group.

Using science & machinery to increase farm yield, & spurring the growth of cash crops for profit, is commercial farming.

Sovereignty is a term that means “a state’s unlimited authority to run affairs within its own borders".