United States of America 1. US population hit 100 million in 1915, 200 million in 1967, and 300 million in 2006. 2. The United States of America is one of the largest countries in the world based on both population and land area. 3. Even though English is the most commonly spoken language used in the United States and is the language used in government, the country does not have an official language. Mexico 1. Mexico City is the oldest capital city in the Americas 2. Mexico City
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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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What is Geography? Geography focuses on the physical features of the Earth. The physical features including mountains and rivers make up the Physical category of Geography. Geography focuses on the people or civilizations on the Earth. The civilizations and the way they live make up the Human category of Geography. Geography focuses on how the people interact with the environment around them. Geography can be defined by the physical features of the earth, the people or civilizations on the earth
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In chapter 7, Heather explains how the Huns were able to cause so many difficulties for the Empire. Heather compares the destruction that they caused to the Persians. He talks about a Hun by the name of Attila, who was able to spread devastation throughout Europe. Attila came onto the scene as a co-ruler of the Huns with his brother Bleda, in the late 430’s. They received their power from their uncle Rua (Heather 300). The Huns were able to lay siege to heavily fortified cities. Heather admits that
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Global Positioning System- (GPS)Satellite-based syset for determining the absolute location of placesor geographic features. Geocaching- A hunt for a cache. Relative Location- The regional position Mental Map- Picture of the way is organized by a persons mind. Activity (action) Space- The space within which daily activity occurs. Generalized Map- the process of selecting and representing information on a map in a way that adapts to the scale of the display medium of the map. Remote Sensing- a method
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Humans began to domesticate plants/animals for their own consumption or use. An example of these domestications is corn. Corn was the most successful plant in history, used in many early societies. Humans began to collect these wild grains, and slowly, began selecting kernels that would stay on the corn husks. In doing this, corn began to lose the ability to fall off the husks. Therefore, becoming completely dependent on humans for survival. As agriculture began
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Chapter 3: South Asia – Around the time when alexander the great is now known for his conquest. He invades almost every nation including the southwest corner of Asia like India, Pakistan, and modern-day Afghanistan. while the greeks and later the roman empire set to establish outpost, they had start building upon a much older network of land and sea route around their territorial expansion that create a linking to the Mediterranean Sea and western Europe, which is part of the east. Transmitting cultural
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The true restoration of kingdom of God consists of the restoration of the kingdom of Israel. 9. The central theme of Jesus’ preaching is eternal life, love, and the kingdom of God. 10. The kingdom of heaven is the state of communion between human and God. 11. Jesus entrusts the kingdom of his church to the Apostles at the Last Supper. 12. The two images used to describe Christ’s sacrifice on the cross are: the Lamb of God and the Good Shepard. 13. St. John meant by his quote that God loves
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Chapter 1 Who were the first known humans and which time periods/territories did they cover? The earliest human-like creatures were known as hominids and lived in Africa about three or four million years ago. They were known as “southern ape-men”, having flourished in eastern and southern Africa. The Australopithecines were the first hominids that made simple stone tools to hunt or defend themselves, existing about two to four million years ago. These early human-like creatures were bipedal, meaning
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In general, Chapter 11 is about coasts, beaches and shores i.e. the land that meets ocean waters. The difference between a shore and a coast is that the coast is a larger zone than a shore. A sandy beach is a shore, however, the coast includes marshes, sand dunes and cliffs inland of the beach. Coasts also have sandbars and troughs right of the shore. Coast, shores and beaches are active zones that are eroded by waves, winds and tectonic plate movement. Coasts are active places and the location of
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