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What term describes a person who travels to another country for a specific reason and does not stay?
What term describes a person who travels to another country for a specific reason and does not stay?
Which of the following best describes a cultural hearth?
Which of the following best describes a cultural hearth?
What is the term for a job or business that serves customers in some way?
What is the term for a job or business that serves customers in some way?
What is meant by the term 'push factors' in migration?
What is meant by the term 'push factors' in migration?
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Which term refers to the limit on a mountain where trees do not grow?
Which term refers to the limit on a mountain where trees do not grow?
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What best defines a maquiladora?
What best defines a maquiladora?
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Which term describes a strong, cold wind that affects parts of the southern United States?
Which term describes a strong, cold wind that affects parts of the southern United States?
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What does it mean to secede?
What does it mean to secede?
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Which concept relates to institutions established by the Spanish to convert Native Americans?
Which concept relates to institutions established by the Spanish to convert Native Americans?
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What characterizes a federal republic?
What characterizes a federal republic?
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Study Notes
Geographical Terms
- Contiguous: Areas sharing a common border.
- Tributary: A smaller stream/river flowing into a larger one.
- Headwater: A stream/river near its source.
- Colony: An area controlled by another country.
- Fall Line: A point of land sloping downward.
- Hurricane: A violent storm forming over water, travelling onto land.
- Fossil Fuel: Natural fuel (coal or gas).
- Dryland Farming: Farming method in arid regions conserving moisture.
- Rust Belt: Northeastern and Midwestern US, declining industries.
- Sunbelt: Region with high sunshine.
- Megalopolis: A large city/urban region.
- Peninsula: Land surrounded by water on three sides.
- Timberline: Elevation where trees stop growing.
- Aqueduct: Structure carrying water from one place to another.
- Refugee: Person escaping war/ill-treatment/disaster.
- Migrant: Person traveling to another country temporarily.
- Immigrant: Person living in a different country from their birth/citizenship.
- Indigenous: Native to a particular area.
- Suburb: Area outside of a city/town.
- Province: A division of a country.
- Convergence: Air streams meeting.
- Divergence: Air streams separating.
- Epidemic: Sickness affecting many in a community that lasts.
- Pandemic: Sickness affecting a region/large population.
- Cultural Hearth: Origin point of a culture.
- Push Factors: Reasons people leave an area.
- Pull Factors: Reasons people move to a place.
- Inuit: Indigenous people of Northern Canada, Greenland, Alaska.
- Commodity: Marketable agricultural raw material.
- Diverse: Showing variety.
- Clear Cutting: Removing trees from an area.
- Acid Rain: Precipitation with acidic components.
- Smog: Fog formed by air pollution.
- Ethnicity: Cultural group based on ancestry.
Cultural and Societal Terms
- Bilingual: Person/group speaking two languages.
- Culture: Arts, traditions, and food of a group.
- Jazz: African American music form (19th-20th centuries).
- Service Industry: Businesses serving customers.
- Foreclosure: Taking away property for unpaid mortgage.
- Indigenous: Native to a certain area.
- Colony: An area controlled by another country.
- Indigenous: Native to a certain area.
- Suburb: Area outside city/town.
- Refugee: Person escaping war/ill-treatment/disaster.
Economic and Political Terms
- Agribusiness: Commercial agriculture using technology.
- Colonization: Populating and changing an area.
- Maquiladora: Mexico factory exporting to other countries.
- Metropolitan Area: High socio-economic influence area.
- Mission: Spanish institutions in 16th-19th centuries (converting natives).
- Asylum: Protection granted by a nation to a refugee.
- Secede: To withdraw from a union.
- Reservation: Land set aside for indigenous people.
- Federal Republic: Government with elected representatives.
- Underground Railroad: Escape route for enslaved persons during the Civil War.
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Test your knowledge on various geographical terms and concepts. This quiz covers important definitions and examples related to geography, including terms like tributary, megalopolis, and more. Challenge yourself and enhance your understanding of the world around us!
