World Geography Semester Test Review
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Geography
The study of physical features and the earth and people in it
Demography
The study of population
Doubling time
The amount of time it takes a country’s population to double
Formal Region
Well-defined areas that share common characteristics
Vernacular Regions
Area of people that believe is part of their cultural identity
Birth Rate
Number of births per year per 1000 people
Death Rate
Number of deaths per year per 1000 people
Exponential Growth
Growth rate of a population
Water
World’s most precious commodity
Land
Physical space and natural resources
Labor
The workers
Capital
Money and equipment
Entrepreneurship
The ideas and drive
9 Reservations of South Dakota
Pine Ridge, Sisseton-Wahpeton, Yankton, Cheyenne River, Flandreu, Rosebud, Crow Creek, Lower Brule, Standing Rock
Florida
Has less shorelines than South Dakota
Black Elk Peak
Highest Point in South Dakota
Missouri River
Divides South Dakota into East and West River
4 Great Lakes of South Dakota
Lake Oahe, Lake Sharpe, Lewis & Clark Lake, Lake Francis Case
Mecca
City that Muslims face when they pray
Jerusalem
Sacred city for 3 major religions
Asia
Middle East is located in
Qatar
Richest country in the Middle East
Migrant Labor
Type of workforce that most Middle East countries have
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Top 3 religions in the middle east
Refugee
People who are forced out of a country who want to go back.
Immigrant
Person who moves from a country who doesn’t want to go back
Brain Drain
Best people leave a country to find work in other places
Remittance
Workers send money back to their home country and family members
Eco-Tourism
Make money off of natural attractions, employs lots of people
Indochina
Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
Heart
Shape of the Black Hills
Where the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota creation stories are
Why are the Black Hills sacred?
Israel
Which country in the Middle East is not predominantly Muslim?
Non-national
What type of workforce do most Middle Eastern countries rely on?