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World Geography Unit Test 1

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accretion
a sea plate slowly slides under a continental plate.
autocracy
-one person rules -totalitarian dictator -absolute monarchy
command economy
-govt. controls production and makes all economic decisions
cultural diffusion*
spreading of culture
democracy
-ruled by many -two types: --direct democracy --republic ----people elect representatives
desalination*
process of salt being removed from water
functional region
area united/linked by specific/common characteristics.
Geographers use history to:
determine what places looked like in the past.
language families
similar roots
level of government:
1)unitary system --centralized (federal govt. holds most power)
loess
fertile soil deposited by wind and water.
market economy
-ruled by laws of supply & demand -mixed economy --some govt. regulation example) no monopolies
northern-most location that recieves direct sunlight
tropic of cancer
oligarchy
-one political party -govt. of most communist countries
region
central place and its surroundings.
socialism & communism
-communism )strict govt. control -socialism )still strict, but less than above. --govt. controls most everything in both of these.
subduction
process that occurs when a heavier sea plate dives beneath a lighter continental plate.
terrestrial planets are...
mercury, venus, earth, mars.
traditional economy
-customs and traditions -barter(trading) used often
two main branches of geography are..
)physical geography )human geography
weathering
rock being broken down
_______ block flow of moisture-filled air
mountains

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