D199 Practice Questions

Section 1 D199 Leave the first rating Students also studied Terms in this set (79) Save D199 Practice Questions 130 terms farrisfamily4Preview D199 Summary and Test 45 terms cunningterryPreview D199 Section 2 22 terms thompsonmady2 Preview Langua 27 terms M29 Practice questions for this set Learn1 / 7Study using Learn Conflict among 2 groups of people who claim the same land.(Jews vs. Arabs) *The Holocaust forced Jews to emigrate to Palestine Geographic/Spatial Inquiryconnections among things such as patterns, movement, migration, and trends

• Step Geographic Inquiry Process1. Ask a geographic question
• Acquire Geographic resources
• Explore geographic data
• Analyze geographic information

Choose an answer 1Geographic/Spatial Inquiry2Region 3The Israel-Palestine Conflict (1900-2016) 4Non-Spatial Data Don't know?

• Types of DataSpatial & Non-Spatial

Spatial Data (Geospatial Data)Data that CAN be linked to a specific place on earth Non-Spatial DataData that CANNOT be linked to a specific place on earth Remote Sensingthe ability to study objects without being in direct physical contact with them Global Positioning System (GPS)Type of geospatial technology, that acquires accurate control points on earth's surface TriangulationA mathematical process used to determine the location of a GPS receiver on the earth's surface

• Major Earth Systemsatmosphere, hydrosphere, Lithosphere, biosphere

InsolationThe 4 systems are driven by this; Incoming solar radiation

• Themes of Geography"MR. G HELP"

Movement Region Geographic Scale Human-Environment Interaction Location Place Movement(Migration) Amenity Labor Involuntary Environmental RegionFormal Functional Perceptual Human Environment Interactiondirect connection between one or more humans and the biological/physical world LocationAbsolute Relative

Placelocation humans use/adapt to the environment to interact, build & develop traditions Organic State Theory (1897)A country behaves like an organism-to survive, a state requires nourishment, or territory, to gain political power.The Heartland Theory (1904)Hypothesis proposed by Halford MacKinder that held that any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain enough strength to eventually dominate the world.The Rimland Theory (1942)Nicholas Spykman's theory that the domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia would provide the base for world conquest.Organic State Theory & GermanyHitler was a proponent of this theory and used the term Lebensraum "Living Space" as justification for Germanys behavior during WW2 (1939-1945) Heartland Theory & European PowersMajor European powers adhered to aspects of this theory in WW1/WW2 (UK, Nazi Germany, USSR) City-State-"Originated in the fertile crescent" -1st Ancient State Formed -Independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory The Treaty of Westphalia 1648Ended the 30-year war; The concepts of state sovereignty, mediation between nations, and diplomacy all find their origins in this treaty written more than three hundred and fifty years ago.Established peace and stability in Europe which had been dominated by the Holy Roman Empire *** States had a right to order their own affairs*** The French Revolution (1789-1795)French citizens radically altered their political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions such as the monarchy and the feudal system.*Political transformation to establish democracy Modern Nation StateA legal entity with Population, Territory and Sovereignty occupied by a group of people with common ethnic, linguistic or cultural characteristics

ColonialismPractice of taking control of a territory & its inhabitants by a foreign power Europeans used Colonialism to controlreligion, natural resources, economic influence & expand political power/ military power ImperialismExtension of a nations economic or political power over other territories Era of European Imperialism16th/20th Centuries Natural Boundariesboundaries that follow a feature of the landscape Artificial Boundariesdrawn by humans Maritime Boundarya line of division that extends over water The Shape of States is important becauseit helps determine internal infrastructure, communication, military protection, access to resources, etc.Compact StatesRelatively equal distance from their centers to any boundary Elongated Stateslong and narrow shapes Prorupted Statesportion of their boundaries protrude more than other portions of the boundary Perforated Statesstates having other state territories or states within them Fragmented Statesstates having large separations between or among their parts Landlocked Statesstates lacking a direct outlet to a major body of water (sea/ocean)