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Chapter 12, Services, Key Issue I ? CREATEDATE ?8/4/08 10:04 AM? I. Where did Services Originate? A. Types of Services 1. Consumer Services a. Retail Services b. Personal Services 2. Business Services a. Producer Services b. Transportation and Similar Services 3. Public Services 4. Changes in the Number of Employees B. Origin of Services 1. Early Personal Services 2. Early Public Services 3. Early Retail and Producer Services C. Services in Rural Settlements 1. Clustered Rural Settlements a. Circular Rural Settlements b. Linear Rural Settlements c. Colonial American Clustered Settlements 2. Dispersed Rural Settlements a. Dispersed Rural Settlements in the United States b. Enclosure Movement ? II. Why Are Consumer Services Distributed in a Regular Pattern?

vocab chapter 16 and 17

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Peasants, population, and plague Rural poverty was not the only result of inefficient farming methods and social inequality. It also resulted from the rapid growth of Europe?s population. China?s population fell because of the Mongol conquest Three-field system: farmers grow their crops on 2/3 of their land each year and panted the third field in oats which stored N2and rejuvenated the soil, and it could be used to feed plow horses. Pop. Growth also led to the foundation of new agricultural settlements.

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Chapter 19 I. Urbanization A. Industrial Sources of City Growth 1. Until the Civil War, cities were centers of commerce, and factories were largely rural. 2. With the invention of the steam engine and the use of coal as a fuel, factories relocated to the places most convenient to suppliers and markets. a. The growth of factories contributed to urban growth; large factories employing many workers created small cities within their vicinities. 4. Many firms set up their plants near a large city so that they could draw on the city?s labor supply and transportation systems. 5. Sometimes a metropolis spread and absorbed nearby factory towns; elsewhere, the lines between industrial towns blurred and an extended urban-industrial area

AP Human Geog Chapter 1

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Chapter: Chapter01: Introduction to Human Geography Multiple Choice 1. It is estimated that _____ of the world?s population is seriously malnourished. a) 1/20th b) 1/10th c) 1/6th d) ? Ans: C Link to: 1.0 Difficulty: Easy Topic: Intro. to Human Geography Type: Factual 2. Most of the one billion malnourished people in the world: a) have little power b) have little money c) are women or children d) all of the above Ans: D Link to: 1.0 Difficulty: Moderate Topic: Intro. to Human Geography Type: Applied/Critical Thinking 3. Much of Kenya?s income comes from: a) oil b) coffee and tea production c) iron ore d) tourism Ans: B Link to: 1.0 Difficulty: Moderate Topic: Intro. to Human Geography Type: Factual 4. _____% of Kenya?s land is arable. a) 72 b) 48 c) 23 d) 8

Test bank for The Cultural Landscape ch 11

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The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, 10e (Rubenstein) Chapter 11 Industry 1) Approximately three-fourths of the world's industrial production is concentrated in four regions. Which of the following is not one of these four regions? A) Eastern North America B) Eastern Europe C) Northwestern Europe D) East Asia E) Eastern South America Answer: E Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Geog. Standard: 11 Section: Key Issue 1 2) The Industrial Revolution began in A) Great Britain. B) Japan. C) Russia. D) the United States. E) the Fertile Crescent. Answer: A Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Geog. Standard: 11 Section: Key Issue 1

Test bank for The Cultural Landscape ch 12

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The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, 10e (Rubenstein) Chapter 11 Industry 1) Approximately three-fourths of the world's industrial production is concentrated in four regions. Which of the following is not one of these four regions? A) Eastern North America B) Eastern Europe C) Northwestern Europe D) East Asia E) Eastern South America Answer: E Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Geog. Standard: 11 Section: Key Issue 1 2) The Industrial Revolution began in A) Great Britain. B) Japan. C) Russia. D) the United States. E) the Fertile Crescent. Answer: A Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Geog. Standard: 11 Section: Key Issue 1

Chapter One outline

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Human Geography Chapter 1, Rubenstein Geography defined: ?Earth writing? ?Scientific study of the location of people and activities across the earth?s surface and the reasons for their distribution? Two major branches of geography: Physical ? why and where natural forces occur climatology (distribution of climate) geomorphology (distribution of landforms) biogeography (distribution of plants and animals) Human or Cultural ? where and why do people live and behave political (political boundaries and theories) economics (distribution of economies) religion (distribution of religions) Important concepts in geography: Space ? absolute, relative, and relational Location ? position on surface absolute relative Site ? physical location of a place

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7 Siler Lael Siler Zepelin 4 AP World History 26 May 2011 Globalization: Changing the Nature of Nations Globalization has radically shifted from concept to reality. The nature of imperialism transitioned from neighboring groups conquering one another for territorial expansion to entire nations competing for global economic, political, and cultural power. Today, the exponential growth of technology and industry is creating one globalized economy. This global economy has found a way to transcend the boundaries large hegemonic powers historically could never unite, changing the nature of nations.

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