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AP Human Geo- Language Flashcards

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11652957760creoleA language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.0
11652960594DenglishCombination of German and English1
11652965963dialectA regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.2
11652976554EbonicsDialect spoken by some African Americans3
11652976555extinct languageA language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used.4
11652985350FranglaisA combination of French and English5
11652990063institutional languageA language used in education, work, mass media, and government.6
11652997952isolated languagea language unrelated to any other and therefore not attached to any language family7
11653000309languageA system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning.8
11653012033language diffusionmovement of languages through migration (primarily relocation, but also contagious and hierarchical in some cases)9
11653027140language familyA collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history.10
11653027141language treea representation of the relationships of languages to each other11
11653030844lingua francaa language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.12
11653039429linguistic geographythe study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features13
11653056230logogramA symbol that represents a word rather than a sound14
11653059358nationa large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language (and maybe inhabiting a particular country or territory).15
11653134741official languageLanguage in which all government business occurs in a country.16
11653179401pictogramdrawing used to represent a word17
11653182120pidginA form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communications among speakers of two different languages.18
11653227313phonetic alphabetan alphabet that contains a different symbol for each individual sound in a language; in this alphabet there is a one to one relationship between sounds and symbols19
11653230904protolanguageA reconstructed ancestral language that forms the basis for a language family (the roots of the language tree)20
11653234175standard languagea dialect that is well established and widely recognized as the most acceptable for government, business, education, and mass communication21
11653240214stateAn area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs.22
11653243686vernacularEveryday language of ordinary people23

Ap Flashcards

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11886726482IslamAng literal na kahulugan ay ang ganap na pagsunod sa kautusan ni Allah0
11886726483ShahadaO ang pagpapahayag ng pananampalataya, ito ang unang haligi ng Islam1
11886726484Ritwal ng pagdarasalAng pangalawang haligi, kinakailangang gawin nang limang beses sa isang araw2
11886726485FastingAng 3 haligi, ito ang hindi pagkain at paginom mula sa pagsikat ng araw hanggang sa paglubog nito sa gabi3
11886726486Hajj o pilgrimageAng 4 haligi, ito ay isang obligasyon para sa lahat ng mga Muslim na dapat magawa kahit isang beses lamang sa buong buhay4
11886726487ZakatO pagbibigay ng abuloy, ang 5 haligi, ang literal na kahulugan ay purification, ito ay katumbas ng humigit-kumulang aa 1/5 na kita ng isang tao5
11886726488MansfieldAyon sa kanya, ang tunay na kahulugan ng salitang jihad ay pagsisikap sa sarili sa paraan ng Diyos6
11886726489KoranAng pinanggagalingan ng pinakamahahalagang turo hinggil sa ethics7
11886726490Sunna o the Way of the ProphetAy isa ring batayan ng Shari'a, ito ay tumutukoy sa salita ni Muhammad8
11886726491Standard code of ethicsIto ay batay sa isang Diyos na maawain at makatarungan9
11886726492Abu BakrAng ama ng asawa ni Muhammad10
11886726493CaliphAy may politikal, militar at panrelihiyong kapangyarihan11
11886726494Caliph OmarSiya ang sumunod kay Abu Bakr at sa ilalim ng kanyang pamumuno, nakuha niya ang Damascus, Jerusalem, etc12
11886726495MaghribAng kanlurang bahagi ng Hilagang Africa, kabilang dito ang Morocco, Algeria at Tunisia13
11886726496IfrigiyyahAng silangang bahagi ng Hilagang Africa, kabilang dito ang Libya, Tripolitania at Egypt14
11886726497first among equalsUna sa magkakapantay-pantay na pinuno15
11886726498The Thousand and One NightsAng koleksiyon ng mga kuwentong ito ang sumalamin sa "multiethnic character"16
11886726499Bernard LewisAyon sa kanya, a great part of the legacy of Greece17
11886726500Ibn SinaO Avincenna, ang isa sa pinakaiginagalang na philosopher ng medieval Islam18
11886726501RhazesAng isa ring higante sa mundo ng medisina noong Medieval Period19
11886726502Omar KhayyamAng kinikilala bilang pinakatanyag na makatang Islamic20
11886726503Ibn KhaldunIsa sa bantog na historyador noong panahon21
11886726504arabic scriptGinamit na palamuti para lalo pang mapaganda ang mga estraktura o pinta22
11886726505ConstantinopleCapital of the Byzantine Empire23
11886726506JustinianIsa sa pinakamahusay na emp at mahusay na tagapagtayo24
11886726507Simbahan ng Hagia SophiaO Church of Holy Wisdom, ang pinakamahalagang naipagawa ni Justinian25
11886726508Roman LawPinakamahalagang pamana ng Rome, nagpatuloy na umiral at naging batayan ng pagkakaisa sa IB26
11886726509Corpus Juris CivilisBody of Civil Law, ang naging bunga ng Roman Law, kasama rito ang mga batas27
11886726510Digesta Lustiniani AugustiO Digest, ang buod ng mga opinyon ng pinakamahusay na jurist noon28
11886726511InstitutesTalaan ng mga prinsipyong legal29
11886726512novelsTalaan ng mga bagong batas na isinama sa mga batas na umiral na30

AP Government Court Cases Flashcards

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13855758469Engel v VitaleFirst Amendment/Establishment Clause - Government-directed prayer in public schools violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, even if the prayer is denominationally neutral and students may remain silent or be excused from the classroom during its recitation.0
13855758470Lemon v KurtzmanParochial schools must be private schools. They cannot be publicly funded via state law. 1. The statute must have a secular legislative purpose. (Also known as the Purpose Prong) 2. The principal or primary effect of the statute must not advance nor inhibit religion. (Also known as the Effect Prong) 3. The statute must not result in an "excessive government entanglement" with religion. (Also known as the Entanglement Prong)1
13855758471Reynolds v U.S.First Amendment/Free Exercise Clause - the statute can punish criminal activity without regard to religious belief. The First Amendment protected religious belief, but it did not protect religious practices that were judged to be criminal such as bigamy. Those who practice polygamy could no more be exempt from the law than those who may wish to practice human sacrifice as part of their religious belief.2
13855758472Baker v. Carr1962 in Tennessee, federal government has the ability to intervene in a state's redistricting to ensure fairness because redistricting is not just a political question3
13855758473NY Times v. U.S.First Amendment/Freedom of the Press - New York Times and Washington Post could print the Pentagon Papers without risk of government censorship or punishment4
13855758474Hazelwood v. KuhlmeierFirst Amendment/Freedom of the Press - school newspaper articles withheld from publication, court ruled schools can exercise editorial concern over the content of student speech so long as they related to school concerns.5
13855758475Schenck v. U.S.First Amendment/Freedom of Speech/non-protected - The circulars urged "Do not submit to intimidation" but advised only peaceful action such as petitioning to repeal the Conscription Act. Schenck was charged with conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act by attempting to cause insubordination in the military and to obstruct recruitment. During wartime, utterances tolerable in peacetime can be punished. Clear and present danger test.6
13855758476Gitlow v. New YorkFirst Amendment/Freedom of Speech/non-protected - the government may suppress or punish speech that directly advocates the unlawful overthrow of the government and it upheld the constitutionality of the state statute at issue, which made it a crime to advocate the duty, need, or appropriateness of overthrowing government by force or violence, selective incorporation of 14th amendment.7
13855758477Buckley v. ValeoFirst Amendment/Freedom of Speech/protected - campaign finance - upheld federal limits on campaign spending and identified spending money to influence elections is a form of free speech8
13855758478Tinker v. Des MoinesFirst Amendment/Freedom of Speech/symbolic speech - students' wearing of armbands in support of Vietnam truce did not interrupt school activities, pure speech9
13855758479U.S. v. LopezSecond Amendment - gun laws about schools not related to interstate commerce and not under federal authority10
13855758480Mapp v. OhioFourth Amendment/Exclusionary Rule - evidence taken in unreasonable searches and seizures may not be used in court.11
13855758481NJ v. TLOFourth Amendment/reasonable suspicion, schools have the ability to search students as they must maintain a safe school environment12
13855758482Miranda v. ArizonaFifth and Sixth Amendment - unless the accused is notified of the reason for their arrest, the ability to consult with an attorney, the ability to not self-incriminate their testimony is not permissible in court.13
13855758483Korematsu v. U.S.Fifth and Sixth Amendment - internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII was Constitutional, justified during times of emergency and peril14
13855758484Griswold v. ConnecticutNinth Amendment - state ban on use of contraceptives violates the right of marital privacy15
13855758485Roe v. WadeNinth & Fourteenth Amendments/privacy Abortion is a private matter16
13855758486Plessy v. FergusonFourteenth Amendment/Separate is Equal - ruled that railway cars provided were essentially equal so no violation of equal protection.17
13855758487Brown v. Board of EducationFourteenth Amendment/Separate not Equal - Integration of Schools - racial segregation violates the equal protection clause18
13855758488Regents of California v. BakkeFourteenth Amendment/Upheld Affirmative Action - race may be one of several factors in college admission policies.19
13855758489Marbury v. MadisonEstablishes the Supreme Court as having the power of Judicial Review/interpret the Constitution20
13855758490McCulloch v. MarylandImplied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause - Creation of the bank was implied based upon the enumerated power of Congress to tax. State of Maryland could not tax federal bank due to Supremacy Clause21
13855758491Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation22
13855758492Shaw v. Reno1993 case in NC with majority-minority districts, court ruled it was an example of racial gerrymandering and thus these districts were unconstitutional. The case was a problem of reverse discrimination. (Redistricting cannot be based on race!)23
13855758493New York times v. Sullivan1964 - public official may not win a libel suit unless they can prove the statement was made knowing to be false or with reckless disregard of its truth24
13855758494Clinton v. New York1998, line item veto act struck down because constitution doesn't grant the president the power to veto specific items in spending - article 1 section 7 would be changed - violates procedure for passing a statute and changes veto power ABOLISHED LINE ITEM VETO25
13855758495Texas v. JohnsonA 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a law banning the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.26
13855758496Kelo v. New London (CT)"Eminent Domain" may be used to take private property for the public good even if this means giving it to private developers27
13855758497Barron v. BaltimoreRuled that the Bill of Rights cannot be applied to the states. (Before selective incorporation and the 14th amendment)28
13855758498Gideon v. WainwrightA landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants unable to afford their own attorneys.29
13855758499Loving v. VirginiaThis is the court case that declared all laws against interracial marriage unconstitutional30
13855758500Obergefell v. HodgesUpholds same sex marriage via 14th amendment equal protection clause31

APES Flashcards

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11306858687Species richnessthe number of species in a given area0
11306858688species evennessthe relative proportion of individuals within the different species in a given area1
11306858689PhylogenyThe branching pattern of evolutionary relationships2
11306858690Evolutiona change in the genetic composition of a population over time3
11306858691artificial selectionThe process in which humans determine which individuals breed, typically with a preconceived set of traits in mind4
11306858692Genetic drifta change in the genetic composition of a population over time as a result of random mating5
11306858693Genea physical location on the chromosomes within each cell of an organism6
11306858694Natural selectionThe process in which the environment determines which individuals survive and reproduce7
11306858695bottleneck effecta reduction in the genetic diversity of a population caused by a reduction in its size8
11306858696Genotypethe complete set of genes in an individual9
11306858697Phenotypea set of traits expressed by an individual10
11306858698Adaptationa trait that improves an individual's fitness11
11306858699ExtinctionThe death of the last member of a species12
11306858700Mutationa random change in the genetic code produced by a mistake in the copying process13
11306858701Gene flowThe process by which individuals move from one population to another and thereby alter the genetic composition of both populations14
11306858702Founder effectA change in the genetic composition of a population as a result of descending from a small number of colonizing individuals15
11306858703allopatric speciationThe process of speciation that occurs with geographic isolation16
11306858704sympatric speciationThe evolution of one species into two without geographic isolation17
11306858705GMOan organism produced by copying genes from a species with a desirable trait and inserting them into another species18
11306858706range of tolerancethe limits to the abiotic conditions that a species can tolerate19
11306858707niche generalista species that can live under a wide range of abiotic or biotic conditions20
11306858708Fundamental nicheThe suite of abiotic conditions under which a species can survive, grow, and reproduce21
11306858709niche specialistA species that is specialized to live in a specific habitat or to feed on a small group of species22
11306858710realized nicheThe range of abiotic and biotic conditions under which a species actually lives23
11306858711Mass extinctionA large extinction of species in a relatively shory period of time24
11306858712Distribution of speciesareas of the world in which a species lives25
113068587136th mass extinctionThe most current mass extinction of human causes26

AP Flashcards

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10501895115Genius LociThe spirit of a place and the idea of guardian deities of place0
10501895116TrinitietiDizajni,planifikimi,menaxhimi1
10501895117Arkitektura e PeizazhitFushe shumediciplinare qe inkorporon aspektet e botanikes,hortikultures,arteve te bukura,dizajnit industrial,gjeologjise dhe shkencave te tokes,psikologjise ambientale,gjeografise,ekologjise etj.2
10501895118Sipas ASLA arkitektura e peizazhitEshte shkence dhe nje art e cila ngerthen ne vete ato aktivitete profesionale qe kane lidhje me planifikimin sistematik te tokes,dizajnimin e vendeve dhe hapesirave te jashtme,konzervimin e resurseve tona natyrore dhe krijimin e nje ambienti me te shfrytezueshem,te sigurte dhe te kendshem.3
10501895119Babai i arkitekturesFrederich Law Olmstead4
10501895120Olmsteadi per APNje dizajn qe punon ne menyre te nenvetedijshme per te prodhuar relaksim dhe dobi ose qellimi eshte mbi idene e zbukurimit.Nje ure,nje shteg,nje dru,nje kullote ku te gjitha elementet jane bere bashke per te prodhuar nje efekt te veqante.5
10501895121James CornerPeizazhi nuk eshte veten fenomen fizik por nje skeme kulturore,nje filter konceptual permes se cilit kuptohet marredhenia jone me natyren.6
10501895122Anne SpirnPeizazhin duhet kuptuar si gjuhe "peizazhi eshte pragmatik,poetik,retorik,polemik. Peizazhi eshte skene jete,nje konstruksion i kultivuar,bartes i kuptimit. Peizazhet mund te te jene vete bota dhe gjithashtu ato mund te jene metafora te botes.7
10501895123Simon BellKuptueshmeria e definicionit te tij qendrin ne zhvillimin e aftesive te nje pune shumediciplinare dhe te çasjes holistike8
10501895124Tom TurnerZbuloi se fjala peizazh ka nenkuptuar nje vend special,nje vend ideal9
10501895125Termi "arkitekture e peizazhit" u perdor per here te pareNga Gilbert Laing Meason me 182810
10501895126PeizazhiPerbehet nga 6 elemente kryesore kompozicionale: kontura/forma e tokes,strukturat vertikale,strukturat horizontale,vegjetacioni,uji,klima.11
10501895127Dizajni peizazhorArt i aranzhimit te elementeve kryesore kompozicionale per te krijuar nje hapesire te kendshme te jashtme.12
10501895128Dizajni kopshtorDege e specializuar e dizajnit peizazhor qe merret me te mirat dhe hapesirat private.13
10501895129Parku publikKonsiderohet origjina e profesionit te arkitektures peizazhore14
10501895130Arkitektura e peizazhitProfesion i organizuar.Antaret e saj duhet t'i kene kualifikimet ne dizajnin kopshtor,peizazhor,planifikimin peizazhor dhe aktivitete te tjera te specializura.15
10501895131Dizajni peizazhor-Arkitektura e peizazhitLigji-avokati16
10501895132Arkitektet peizazhor me me ndikim ne boteAndre le Notre,Lancelot "Capability" Brown,Peter Joseph Lenné,Frederich Law Olmstead,Gertrude Jekyll,Geoffrey Jellicoe,Thomas Church,Pechère René,Roberto Burle Marx,Corajoud Michel17
10501971977Greket e lashte18
10501971978New Grange19
10501971979Stonehenge20
10501971980Nazca Lines21
10501971981Parqet mesopotamiane te gjuetise22
10501971982Pasargada,Persi23
10501971983Villa e Adrianit24
10501971984Spring of khoscrow carpet25
10501971985Teotihuakan26
10501971987Genius LociPallati ne Knosos,Brinjte e Shenjterimit,mali Fuji,Shpella ne Eleusis(Greqi) ,Delfi(Greqi) ,lumi Gang,Bodhi Tree(Indi),oazat Siwa,Ishulli i te pavdekurve27
10501971988OtiumKoncept romak i kenaqesise qe merrer nga natyra28
10501971989TemenosFjale greke qe e percakton zonen e kufizuar te shenjtesise29
10501971990ToposFilozofia e Aristotelit per vendin e perkufizuar me tipare specifike natyrore30
10501971986exedraea semicircular recess, often crowned by a half-dome, which is usually set into a building's facade31
10501979891KivasUnderground ceremonial chambers32
10501979892peristyle1. row of columns around a building or court 2. the space so enclosed33
10501979893tholos (pl. tholoi)A temple with a circular plan.34

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