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Chapter 5 Review for Test APHG

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Human Geography
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Historical linguistics
Germanic languages
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Indo-European languages
Languages of Europe
Slavic languages
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Language isolate
Languages of Africa
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1) The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of A) the interplay between globalization and local diversity. B) the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world. C) the role and spread of religion across much of the world. D) political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions. Answer: A 2) A literary tradition is A) a form of a language used for official government business. B) a form of a language spoken in a particular area. C) a collection of languages related to each other. D) the written form of a language. E) the variety of dialects in a language. Answer: D 3) ________ is to Canada as ________ is to the United States. A) French; Spanish B) Presidential government; parliamentary government

Schemes and Tropes Extra Credit

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English
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Figures of speech
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Rhetoric
Literature
Culture
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Synecdoche
Simile
Hyperbole
Litotes

Schemes & Tropes Extra Credit Name_________________________________ Class Period_____ Date____________________ For each of the figures of speech below, explain in your own words how each passage fits the definition of the scheme or trope it is identified with. Do not simply restate the definition of the term, but apply the definition to the particular selection. (One point each) Example: Simile: ?I, like an usurp'd town, to another due /Labour to admit you, but O, to no end.? In these lines, the narrator (?I?) explicitly compares himself to a ?usurp'd town? by using the preposition ?like.?

Chapter 2- Early Civilizations

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World History
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Western Asia
Culture
Geography of Asia
Cradle of civilization
Indus Valley Civilisation
Ancient history
Sumer
Harappa
Olmecs
Chavín culture
Mesopotamia

Civilizations First developed in Mesopotamia All civilizations have four distinct features Economic surplus Formal governments Writing Urban centers Often had men in a place of power over women Mesopotamia The civilizations that arose in the alluvial plain of the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys Had bronze and iron by 4000 BCE Sumer Sumerians joined Mesopotamia in 4000 BCE Developed a cuneiform system by 3500 BCE First known case of writing Founded astronomy Created a numbering system Developed complex religious rituals Built ziggurats Believed in multiple gods Prayers and offerings Believed in afterlife Original version of hell Developed city-states ruled by a king Government regulated religion, provided justice

Chapter 2- Early Civilizations

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World History
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Sumer
Harappa
Olmecs
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Mesopotamia

Civilizations First developed in Mesopotamia All civilizations have four distinct features Economic surplus Formal governments Writing Urban centers Often had men in a place of power over women Mesopotamia The civilizations that arose in the alluvial plain of the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys Had bronze and iron by 4000 BCE Sumer Sumerians joined Mesopotamia in 4000 BCE Developed a cuneiform system by 3500 BCE First known case of writing Founded astronomy Created a numbering system Developed complex religious rituals Built ziggurats Believed in multiple gods Prayers and offerings Believed in afterlife Original version of hell Developed city-states ruled by a king Government regulated religion, provided justice

Key Issues

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Human Geography
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Environmental social science
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Cultural ecology
Educational technology
Sustainability
Cartography
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Chapter 1 Key Issues ? This is Geography The Goal: The goal of Key Issues is to build understanding of the text, generate a study guide for later use, and increase retention or memory of what we learn in class and what you read at home. This will make your time spent working on AP Human Geo more efficient and effective. This assignment is designed using research- based best practice for reaching the goal. AP Human Geography Enduring Understandings for This Unit

Devolutionary Forces

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Politics
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Culture
Secession
Nationalism
Political geography
Constituencies
Regionalism
Regions
Nation state
Redistricting
Territorial dispute

AP Human Geography Workshop Devolutionary Forces Scott Dobler, WKU Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, 12th Edition ISBN: 978-0-07-802146-6 Chapter 12: The Political Ordering of Space Chapter LayoutConcepts and Key Terms Introduction: Political Geography GeoPolitics National Political System: State Nation Nation State Compact States Prorupt States Elongated sates Fragmented states Perforated states Exclaves Enclaves Core Area Natural boundaries Geometric boundaries Antecedent boundaries Subsequent boundaries Consequent boundaries Superimposed boundaries Relic boundaries National Political System (continued): Positional disputes Territorial disputes Irredentism Resource disputes Functional disputes Centripetal Forces Centrifugal Forces Nationalism Sub nationalism

Latin Derivative Tree

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Chinese characters
English language
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Etymology

2010 Diocesan Institute Activities for World Language Classes Lukes Paul VI Catholic High School Derivative Tree Wordlist Due Date _________________ Tree Due Date ____________________ 1. The fate will select ONE of the following LATIN words for you: moveo cedo traho mitto capio teneo lego (lex) ago sto juro (jus) voco (vox) specio/specto fero video sentio facio verto scribo duco venio rego porto pono plecto

Ways of the World Notes Chapter 1

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World History
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Pleistocene
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Paleolithic
Hunter-gatherer
Hunting
Human
Cave painting
Homo sapiens

Chapter 1: First Peoples ? Populating the Planet, to 10,000 B.C.E. hunting-gathering lifestyle: 95% of the time study of Paleolithic peoples: through their material remains achievements I. Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations Homo sapiens: 250,000 years ago, eastern and southern Africa culture: learned or invented ways of living began to inhabit new environments technological innovations 100,000?60,000 years ago: out of Africa A. Into Eurasia 1. Migrations: 45,000?20,000 years ago 2. New hunting tools into warmer regions altered hunting habits 3. Cave paintings animals, humans & hands, abstract designs in red, yellow, brown & black 4. Venus figurines with exaggerated breasts, buttocks, hips & stomachs

Ways of the World Notes Chapter 2

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Archaeology
Nomads
Agriculture
Agronomy
Food industry
Human
Hunter-gatherer
Agrarian society

Chapter 2: First Farmers ? The Revolutions of Agriculture, 10,000?3000 B.C.E. I. The Agricultural Revolution in World History began at around 12,000 years ago Agricultural Revolution: deliberate cultivation of particular plants as well as the taming and breeding of particular animals provided foundation for all that followed a new relationship between humankind, other organisms, and nature mutual dependence & ?intensification? II. Comparing Agricultural Beginnings A. Common Patterns 1. Separate, independent, and almost simultaneous between 12,000 and 4,000 years ago 2. Climate change coincided with the end of the last Ice Age and the migration of Homo sapiens across the planet various species hunted to extinction added pressure

World Civilizations Notes Chapter 1

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World History
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Middle East
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Sumer
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Mesopotamia
River valley civilization
Bronze Age
Neolithic Revolution
Irrigation
Technology

Chapter 1: From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations Human Life in the Era of Hunters and Gatherers Hunting and gathering economies dominated human history until 9000 BCE helped propel migration over most of the lands on earth Human origin = 2.5 million years ago 1/4000 of earth?s existence; 5 minutes / 24-hour day Drawbacks: aggressive against their own kind dependent babies limited the adult women back problems due to the upright stature death fears tensions Achievements: grip reproduction omnivores facial expressions aids communication distinctive brain & speech culture Human Life Before Agriculture Human societies spread widely geographically Tool use gradually improved in the hunter-gatherer economy

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