Chapter 8 Outline -In 1997‚ the newly elected Labor party in London gave the Scots (and the Welsh) the opportunity to vote- not for independence‚ but for devolution. They both voted in favor‚ taking a major devolutionary step in one of Europe’s oldest and most stable unitary states. - Scotland’s new autonomous status has not necessarily fueled greater calls for independence. - At the heart of most devolutionary moments however‚ is a strong sense of ethnocultural or economic difference and when
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down a civilization or culture into seven components. For the first two chapters‚ go through the AP World History textbook‚ The Earth and Its People‚ and analyze each of the five ancient civilizations. Use the provided questions as a guide. Not every question will be answered for each civilization. Include specific and general information. Then complete one each for the classical civilizations and Han China. Please Note: I am not expecting you to rewrite the textbook‚ but make sure you cover
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Chapter 8 Annexation: Incorporation of a territory into another geo-political entity. Antarctica: Southernmost continent in the world. It has no permanent residents and doesn’t belong to any country. Apartheid: Afrikaans for apartness‚ it was the segregation of blacks in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. It was created to keep the white minority in power and allow them to have almost total control over the black majority. Balkanization: The political term used when referring to the fragmentation
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8.1 Skeletal problems of defining states- Antarctica is the only land mass that is not part of a state. Although‚ argentina‚ austrialia‚ chile‚ france‚ uk‚ new Zealand‚ and Norway have all claimed pieces of antartica. Korea: one state or two? – Once a colony of Japan and divided into two occupation zones by the united states and the former soviet union in WW II. Then in 1950‚ came about a south and north korea. Then in 2000 the two governments (north and south) decided to let the familes
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AP Human Geography Chapter 1 review Because of the rise of the rest‚ the world has encountered its third shift of global power in the history of the Modern World. The rise of the Western World was given precisely at the moment of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment‚ when classic knowledge was rediscovered. The importance of the 3 rises is immensely important to the development of modern society. Besides the rise of the rest‚ Zachariah imposes his opinion on what should be done and what
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AP Human Geography Exam Vocabulary Definitions Unit 1: Nature and Perspectives (Ch. 1 & 2 in Barron’s Pattison’s Four Traditions (1964): W.D. Pattison -earth-science: physical geography (not one of the Five Themes) -locational: spatial tradition (location) -man-land: human/environmental interaction -area-studies: regional geography Five Themes of Geography (1986): GENIP -location: position; situation of people and things -human/environmental interaction:
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Name: _____________________________________________________________ Date: _____________ |1. |At the global scale‚ political geographers study the spatial manifestations of political processes expressed in the organization| | |of territories with permanent population‚ defined territory and a government. These spatial units are called | |A) |countries.
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Religion Unit Essay Notes 1. Secularism began to arise with the seperation of church and state in Europe. A. Why is this so? (Deblij 207‚ 222-224) Secularism is the indifference to or rejection of formal religion. The most secular countries today are in Europe. Secularism has become more widespread during the past century due to the rise in democracy. Democratic governments disadvantage the traditional practices of a religion because they offer freedom‚ whereas other forms of government may
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Module 7 DBA Alt - Review political geography - examination of political processes and organizations at several levels state - politically organized territory with a stable population‚ boundaries that are internationally recognized‚ and an effective government and economy‚ and full control over its internal and external affairs 1. A single government in control 2. A specified area of land 3. A permanent population 4. Government control of internal and external affairs 5. Sovereignty - Name
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Heather Furlong AP Human Geography Summer Assignment Quote: “We were first introduced to rap music during one of our visits to Mobimbi‚ a quarter where the foreigners who worked for the same American company as my father lived” (Beah 6). Explanation: The theme of region is shown in this quote as the author describes one of his many trips down to Mobimbi. Region describes the geographical unit based on characteristics and functions of culture. This quote also shows a very specific type of
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