LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE LINES OF LATITUDE PARALLELS LINES

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE LINES OF LATITUDE (PARALLELS) LINES ON THE GLOBE THAT RUN EAST AND BUT WEST MEASURE DEGREES NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR. WILL BE FOUND ON THE RIGHT OR LEFT-HAND SIDE OF A MAP.

LONGITUDE LINES OF LONGITUDE (MERIDIANS) LINES ON A GLOBE THAT RUN NORTH AND BUT SOUTH, MEASURE DEGREES EAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN WILL BE FOUND ON ABOVE OR BELOW A MAP

ORDER LATITUDE ALWAYS COMES FIRST LATITUDE, LONGITUDE EXAMPLE: 45 N, 130 W

RESOURCES` NATURAL RENEWABLE VS NONRENEWABLE ENERGY- FOSSIL FUELS HYDROELECTRIC NUCLEAR MINERAL

CULTURE SET OF BELIEFS, VALUES AND PRACTICES THAT A GROUP OF PEOPLE HAS IN COMMON ETHNIC GROUP- A COLLECTION OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE A COMMON CULTURE AND ANCESTRY

CULTURAL DIVERSITY HAVING A VARIETY OF GROUPS IN THE SAME AREA CULTURAL DIFFUSION THE SPREAD OF CULTURE TRAITS FROM ONE REGION TO ANOTHER BASEBALL

POPULATION DENSITY A MEASURE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN AN AREA MEASURED IN PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE MIGRATION MOVING FROM ONE PLACE TO LIVE IN ANOTHER

Government Structure, plan Organization, safety

What would life be like without rules? ANARCHY Society with no laws

What problems could arise?

Democracy *Form of government in which the people elect leaders and rule by majority A Greek idea Means “rule by the people” “demos” means people Direct Democracy Representative Democracy

Monarchy Ruled by the head of a family (King’s, Queens) Some freedoms Some freedom in economy

Dictatorship One individual who takes over and rules by force Few rights Economy controlled by the gov’t. Use fear to stay in control

Communism Political/ economic system in which the gov’t. controls and owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country No rights No economic freedom Very few communist countries remain China, Cuba, N. Korea, Vietnam

Activities used to get what people want and need. 3 main types (traditional, market, command) Economy

Traditional People grow their own food and make their own goods

Market Based on private ownership, free trade, and competition

Command Government owns and controls everything No private businesses

HUMAN CAPITAL knowledge, talents, skills, abilities, experience, intelligence, training, judgment Help increase your “earning power” More education (many types)=more earning power

G. D. P. Gross Domestic Product **how much money does the country make in a year “per capita” = person Pgs 112 -113 in your book