What is a representative democracy?
It is a form of government where leaders are elected and have the power to make laws and control the government.
In a representative democracy, individuals have value, and everybody receives equal opportunities.
What is a monarchy?
It is a form of government headed by a monarch with supreme powers. This monarch usually inherits his position.
A monarch could be a king, queen, prince, princess, pharaoh, emperor, emir, czar, etc.
What is a dictatorship?
It is a form of government where a single leader has total power to determine government policies. This power is often gained through military force.
What is communism?
It is a form of government where one political party makes all the decisions and strictly controls almost the entire society.
In a communist country, the good of the people as a whole is more important than the good of the individual, roles in society are
What is free enterprise?
It is an economic system in which private individuals or groups have the right to own property or business and make a profit with limited government interference.
In free enterprise, competition is encouraged, but monopoly is illegal.
What is a command economy?
It is an economic system in which the government owns or directs the means of production and controls the distribution of goods and products, as well as all profit made.
What is an example of commercial farming?
California agriculture
How does education relate to developed countries?
Education is needed to be employed in service industries.
How does education relate to developing countries?
There is a lack of education.
What do culture hearths have in common?
They are all near a river, allowing the early civilizations to farm, and near a coast, giving the areas a mild climate.
What are examples of cultural contacts?
migration (due to war, famine, oppressive governments, persecution, opportunity, religious freedom, etc.), trade, and inventions (such as ships, planes, the Internet, etc.)
What are examples of natural barriers?
oceans, mountains, forests, and deserts
What are examples of cultural barriers?
beliefs, religions, language, border walls
California is upon the seam of which two tectonic plates?
the Pacific Plate and North American Plate
Out of three labeled on your geomorphic map, which mountain was volcanically active most recently?
Mount Lassen
Despite many geographic difficulties, what geomorphic region of California continually attracts new people?
the Peninsular Range
What are the three largest and most dominant geomorphic regions of California? How, and for what reason, has man modified the natural connection between these landforms and used it to his advantage?
the Coastal Ranges, the Great Central Valley, and the Sierra Mountains.
There is much water in the northern and southern areas of the Great Central Valley; the Sacramento River ends in the North, and the San Juoquin River ends in the South. People have di
What was the "top crop" of Ventura County for the year 2013?
strawberries
What crop was identified as the "big crop development" of 2013? What reasons were given for this crop's success?
The "big crop development" was that of avocados.
Reasons:
- little to no weather issues
- more land for avocados, due to people replacing old citrus trees with avocado trees
- "great fruit set
Why are local growers able to "produce a large number of high-cash-value crops" annually, despite a decline in "available acreage"?
- Ventura County has some of the best soil in the world
- good weather
- adequate water supply
What was the "perfect storm" of events that the county's number one ranked crop experienced in 2013, devastating prices?
1) spider mite problems, due to a lack of rain
2) slowed fruit distribution and customer buying, due to Midwestern storms
3) overabundance of fruit, due to sudden warm weather
What is a factor that will eventually impact the future agricultural output in Ventura County?
people building over farmland
In which area of California (using a direction) does the state's water supply originate?
the Northeast
For agricultural purposes, to which two geographic areas/regions of the state is most of the state's water supply destined to go?
the Central Valley and desert farmlands of the Southeast
What is a dam?
A dam is a wall built across a river to stop the flow of water.
What is a reservoir?
A reservoir is a place where water is collected, usually after hitting a dam.
What is an aqueduct?
An aqueduct is a pipeline or channel made to carry water.
Why does California have so many water systems? How are these water systems an example of human-environment interaction?
People create water systems to bring water from places where it is abundant, such as the Sierra Nevada Mountains to places, businesses, homes, and farmland where there is usually little water.
This is an example of human-environment interaction because hu
What are examples of methods of transporting California agricultural products? How do these methods influence and benefit California agriculture and the state's economy, overall?
planes, trucks, trains, highway systems, refrigerated freight cars, ships
These methods allow California's grown food to be sent to numerous markets where consumers did not have to travel to buy crops grown in other places. From this, farmers received lot
How did the advertising used by the citrus industry affect the image of California?
Advertisements set California apart by depicting people eating and enjoying citrus fruits, especially oranges. This praised the state for its oranges and made it unique.
What problem did orange growers face after World War II?
Los Angeles became industrial, and farmland was being used for development.
How is the "Big Orange" of the past different from that of today?
past - scent of oranges; flowing water; abundant farmland
present - cities; skyscrapers; highways; businesses
How do the effects of zero population growth and negative population growth differ? How are they similar?
zero population growth - workers and laborers are easy to find; population and society are stable
negative population growth - workers and laborers are hard to find, therefore, economy is at risk of crashing
both - food and water scarcity is not an issue
What will happen to the standard of cities as urbanization increases? How might the standard of living differ between cities in the developing world and cities in the developed world?
1) - as more people from rural areas seek better jobs in manufacturing, living in cities will become the norm
- commercial farming will increase
- technology will be advanced (it will be advanced enough to grow enough food to support everyone in the city,
How do factors, such as trade, war, migration, and inventions, affect cultural change?
trade - involves communication between two cultures, this communication spreads cultures from one place to another
inventions - ships, planes, and cars allowed people to quickly travel long distances; people can now communicate with cultures that used to
How are quotas and embargoes different? What unintended consequences do you think quotas and embargoes might have?
A quota is a placed limit on how much of a product can be exported to a country. An embargo is a complete ban on trade between two countries.
One country's economy might partly rely on an imported product, so if a quota or embargo is placed on that produc
How does population growth affect the global community?
As the population increases:
- the amount of food needed to support the population increases
- more resources are used quicker, leading to a scarcity in non-renewable resources
- the distribution of population by age becomes uneven
- technology advances m
Why are large numbers of people moving to cities?
People from rural areas are seeking better jobs, such as in manufacturing and service industries, and a better quality of the standard of living in more prosperous cities.
Name two forms of autocratic governments.
dictatorships and monarchies
What is the difference between a renewable and non-renewable resource?
A renewable resource is unlimited, is replaced naturally, or can be easily reproduced. A non-renweable resource is limited, can be used up, and cannot be replaced naturally or reproduced.
What factors make the world's countries increasingly interdependent?
- trade
- technological advancements
What are examples of fossil fuels?
coal, oil, natural gas
What are examples of renewable resources
water, solar energy, wind, plants, animals
What are examples of nonrenewable resources?
fossil fuels, minerals
How do scarcity and price relate?
The more scare a resource is, the higher its price.
What is the law of supply and demand?
The higher the price buyers are willing to pay, the more the product will be produced.