Unit 1 Vocabulary

Geography is

• a characteristic, such as

  language, beliefs, food,

  or customs that is

  shared by a group

• long-standing practices,

  traditons, or customs

  that regulate a group

• the behaviors and

  beliefs characteristic of a particular group

• the study of the spatial

  characteristics of the

  world's land and people

Institutions are...

• a characteristic, such as

  language, beliefs, food,

  or customs that is

  shared by a group

• long-standing practices,

  traditions, or customs

  that regulate a group

• the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a

  particular group

• the study of the spatial

  characteristics of the

  world's land and people.

Culture is...

• a characteristic, such as

  language, beliefs, food,

  or customs that is shared by a group

• long-standing practices,

  tradition, or customs

  that regulate a group

• the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a

  particular group

• the study of the spatial

  characteristics of the

  world's land and people

A culture trait is...

• a characteristic, such as

  language, beliefs, food,

  or customs that is

  shared by a group

• long-standing practices,

  traditions, or customs

  that regulate a group

• the behaviors and

  beliefs characteristic of a particular group

• the study of the spatial

  characteristics of the

  world's land and people

A region is...

• an exact point on the

  earth's surface

• a spatial area of land

  that is unified by a

  common characteristic,

  such as political unity,

  linguistic unity, or

  common climate

  patterns

• an area distinguished by unique physical and

  human characteristics

• the physical qualities

  that reflect the culture of a particular place

A cultural landscape is...

• an exact point on the

  earth's surface

• a spatial area of land

  that is unified by a

  common characteristic,

  such as political unity,

  linguistic unity, or

  common climate

  patterns

• an area distinguished by unique physical and

  human characteristics

• the physical qualities

  that reflect the culture of a particular place

A location is...

• an exact point on the

  earth's surface

• a spatial area of land

  that is unified by a

  common characteristic,

  such as political unity,

  linguistic unity, or

  common climate

  patterns

• an area distinguished by unique physical and

  human characteristics

• the physical qualities

  that reflect the culture of a particular place

A place is...

• an exact point on the

  earth's surface

• a spatial area of land

  that is unified by a

  common characteristic,

  such as political unity,

  linguistic unity, or

  common climate

  patterns

• an area distinguished by unique physical and

  human characteristics

• the physical qualities

  that reflect the culture of a particular place

An unlimited government is...

• a government where

  power is placed solely

  with the ruler and

  his/her appointees,

  and there are not limits

  imposed on his/ her

  authority

• a political system

  characterized by a

  national government

  that performs all

  government functions

  and limits the powers of

  regional governments

• a government where

  power of authority

  figures is restricted and

  all citizens, including all

  authority figures, must

  obey the laws.

• a government

  characterized by a

  constitution that divides

  power between a central governmental authority and smaller regional

  subdivisions of

  government, such as

  states or provinces

A limited government is...

• a government where

  power is placed solely

  with the ruler and

  his/her appointees,

  and there are not limits

  imposed on his/ her

  authority

• a political system

  characterized by a

  national government

  that performs all

  government functions

  and limits the powers of

  regional governments

• a government where

  power of authority

  figures is restricted and

  all citizens, including all

  authority figures, must

  obey the laws.

• a government

  characterized by a

  constitution that divides

  power between a central governmental authority and smaller regional

  subdivisions of

  government, such as

  states or provinces