My Vocabulary by Catherine Amaya https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2 :) en-us 2018-08-29 18:25:00 UTC 2018-12-13 15:52:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png 5 Themes of Geo. cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276365937 location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region or relative location]]> 2018-08-29 18:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276365937 Geography Tools cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276384344 map, cartographer; a person who makes maps,projection. the system used to transfer locations from earth's surface to a flat map, GIS. (Geographic Information System), GPS (Global Positioning System)
compass rose, map legend ,map scale
]]> 2018-08-29 19:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276384344 Place vs. Region cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276384458 Place is the physical and human characteristics of a location. Physical characteristics include things such as mountains, rivers, and beaches. Human characteristics include things such as political institutions, culture, housing. A region is an area of land that has common features. Language, government, or religion can define a region, as can forests, wildlife, or climate. Regions, large or small, are the basic units of geography]]> 2018-08-29 19:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276384458 Cultural Diffusion cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276384835 Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another. ... The mixing of world cultures through different ethnicities, religions, and nationalities has only increased with advanced communication, transportation, and technology.]]> 2018-08-29 19:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276384835 Types of Geography cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276385008 Human Geography. This is a main branch in geography and it mainly covers studies of the human race. Physical Geography the study of the features and nature of the earth's solid surface and oceans, atmosphere and climate, distribution of plant and animal life, etc. Cartography involves the creation of maps]]> 2018-08-29 19:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276385008 Cultural Health cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276385107 The focal point of an idea, belief, or innovation.]]> 2018-08-29 19:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276385107 Absolute Location & Relative Location cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276386876 A relative location is the position of something relative to another landmark. An absolute location describes a fixed position that never changes, regardless of your current location. It is identified by specific coordinates, such as latitude and longitude]]> 2018-08-29 19:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276386876 Latitude vs. Longitude cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276386946 Latitude is an angle which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the surface of the Earth.]]> 2018-08-29 19:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276386946 Grid Region cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276386967 a grid system has been set up. It pinpoints location by using two coördinates: latitude and longitude.]]> 2018-08-29 19:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276386967 Cultural Components cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276387214 Culture consists of the values, norms, and beliefs of our society. Culture is made up of both material and nonmaterial parts. Material culture is made up of physical things such as buildings and cars. ... The seven components of nonmaterial culture are gestures, language, values, norms, sanctions, folkways, and mores]]> 2018-08-29 19:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276387214 Developed vs. Developing Nation vs. Newly Industrialize cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276387290 The second economic category is developing nations, which is a broad term that includes countries that are less industrialized and have lower per capita income levels. Developing nations can be divided further into moderately developed or less developed countries]]> 2018-08-29 19:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276387290 Push vs. Pull Factor cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276388446 the push-pull factors are those that drive people away from a place and draw people to a new location. Oftentimes, a combination of these push-pull factors is what help determine migration or immigration of particular populations from one land to another.]]> 2018-08-29 19:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276388446 4 Spheres cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276388566 lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere]]> 2018-08-29 19:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276388566 Rotation vs. Revolution cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276388694 It takes Earth 24 hours, or 1 day, to make a complete rotation on its axis. • It takes Earth 365 days, or 1 year, to make a complete revolution around the sun]]> 2018-08-29 19:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276388694 Weather vs. Climate cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276388870  Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time.]]> 2018-08-29 19:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276388870 El Nino vs. La Nina cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276388910 La Niña is a climate pattern that describes the cooling of surface ocean waters along the tropical west coast of South America. La Nina is considered to be the counterpart to El Nino, which is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean.]]> 2018-08-29 19:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276388910 Direct & Indirect Ray cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276389207 Light rays that hit the earth at an angle are known as indirect rays (green area). Areas of the Earth that are hit by direct rays are warmer than areas that are hit by indirect rays. The equator (yellow) is always hit by direct rays of the sun.]]> 2018-08-29 19:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276389207 Elevation cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276703613 The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Vertical datum).]]> 2018-08-30 18:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276703613 Biomes cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276703638 An ecosystem is the interaction of living and nonliving things in an environment. A biome is a specific geographic area notable for the species living there. A biome can be made up of many ecosystems. For example, an aquatic biome can contain ecosystems such as coral reefs and kelp forests.]]> 2018-08-30 18:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276703638 Convergent vs. Divergent vs. Transform cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276703714 A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. ... Thus at divergent boundaries, oceanic crust, made of basalt, is created. When two plates come together, it is known as a convergent boundary.]]> 2018-08-30 18:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276703714 Erosion vs. Weathering vs. Deposition cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276703948 Weathering is the chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
Erosion is the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock or soil.  
Deposition is the process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
]]> 2018-08-30 18:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276703948 Ring Of Fire cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276704227 The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. In a 40,000 km (25,000 mi) horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and plate movements.]]> 2018-08-30 18:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276704227 Tectonic Plates cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276704353 The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth's solid outer crust, the lithosphere, is separated into plates that move over the asthenosphere, the molten upper portion of the mantle. Oceanic and continental plates come together, spread apart, and interact at boundaries all over the planet]]> 2018-08-30 18:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276704353 Fault cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276704430 A fault is a crack in the Earth's crust. Typically, faults are associated with, or form, the boundaries between Earth's tectonic plates. In an active fault, the pieces of the Earth's crust along a fault move over time. The moving rocks can cause earthquakes.]]> 2018-08-30 18:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276704430 Subduction cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276704511 Subduction is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another and is forced or sinks due to gravity into the mantle. Regions where this process occurs are known as subduction zones]]> 2018-08-30 18:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276704511 Renewable & Non Renewable Resources cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276704996 A nonrenewable resource is a resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption. Most fossil fuels, such as oil, natural gas and coal are considered nonrenewable resources in that their use is not sustainable because their formation takes billions of years.]]> 2018-08-30 18:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276704996 Adaptation & Modification cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705095 Adaptation is how animals, humans, plants, other change to fit their environment. Modify ; making changes to environment]]> 2018-08-30 18:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705095 Sustainability cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705196 To develop a sustainable future you need to think about meeting today's needs and protecting the environment and resources for the future. To develop sustainably means: "Understanding how to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations to meet their own needs."]]> 2018-08-30 18:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705196 Natural Hazard cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705390 Natural hazards are naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geophysical (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis and volcanic activity), hydrological (avalanches and floods), climatological (extreme temperatures, drought and wildfires),]]> 2018-08-30 18:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705390 Seismograph vs. Richter Scale cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705540  A seismograph is any instrument that measures motions of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other seismic sources. While, the Richter scale is a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake]]> 2018-08-30 18:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705540 Demographics cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705839 Demographics are quantifiable characteristics of a given population. Demographic analysis can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as education, nationality, religion, and ethnicity.]]> 2018-08-30 18:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705839 Population Density cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705989 Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and most of the time to humans. It is a key geographical term.]]> 2018-08-30 18:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276705989 Population Pyramid cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276706123 A population pyramid, also called an "age-sex pyramid", is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population (typically that of a country or region of the world), which forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing]]> 2018-08-30 18:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276706123 Standard of Living cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276706252 Standard of living refers to the level of wealth, comfort, material goods, and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area, usually a country. ... The standard of living is closely related to quality of life.]]> 2018-08-30 18:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276706252 Cottage Industry vs. Commercial Industry cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276706353 While both produce items for consumption, commercial and cottage industries are two primary types of industries that are essentially the opposite of one another. Commercial industries are usually factory-based and employ many workers. Unlike commercial industries, which tend to be large in scale, cottage industries tend to be small in scale. Cottage industries are often based out of a single home, and they may have only one or two employees.]]> 2018-08-30 18:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276706353 4 Economic Activities cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276706465 Raw Materials (Primary Sector)
Manufacturing and Industry (Secondary Sector)
Service Sector (Tertiary Sector)
Knowledge Sector (Quarternary Sector)
]]> 2018-08-30 18:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/276706465 Emigration/Immigration cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277313761 immigrating is the act of entering a foreign country to lie.
emigrating is the act of leaving a country to live in another.]]> 2018-09-03 13:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277313761 Nativist cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277313841 the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants]]> 2018-09-03 13:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277313841 Urban vs. Rural vs. Suburb cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277313876 Rural areas are the least populated areas.
Suburban areas have a larger population than rural areas
urban areas have a larger population than both. These three living areas are very different from one another and are a great way to explain a geographic city or town you are unfamiliar with]]> 2018-09-03 13:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277313876 Refugee cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277313912 a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.]]> 2018-09-03 13:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277313912 Census cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314010 A census counts the population of a nation, state, or other geographic region. It records information about the population's characteristics, such as age, sex, and occupation]]> 2018-09-03 13:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314010 Dust Bowl cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314076  Dust Bowl, a section of the Great Plains of the United States that extended over southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, and northeastern New Mexico. The term Dust Bowl was suggested by conditions that struck the region in the early 1930s.]]> 2018-09-03 13:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314076 New Orleans Levees cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314107 The failure mechanism for the Industrial Canal (east side south and west side) was overtopping of levees and floodwalls by the storm surge. The primary mechanism of failure for levees protecting eastern New Orleans was the existence of sand in 10% of places instead of thick Louisiana clay]]> 2018-09-03 13:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314107 Homestead Act cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314167 The Homestead Act was a law passed by Congress in 1862 that granted 160 acres of federal land to any U.S. citizen. An individual was given ownership of the land for free if that person lived on the land for five years and improved the land by building a home and producing a crop]]> 2018-09-03 13:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314167 Transcontinental Railroad cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314226 A train route across the United States, finished in 1869. It was the project of two railroad companies: the Union Pacific built from the east, and the Central Pacific built from the west. The two lines met in Utah.]]> 2018-09-03 13:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314226 Ellis Island vs. Angel Island cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314268 Ellis Island Vs. Angel Island. The immigrants at Ellis Island were treated more equally than those at Angel Island. ... Immigrants at Angel Island were not treated fairly. They were detained for long periods of time in filthy living conditions.]]> 2018-09-03 13:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314268 Potatoe Famine cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314408 potato famine, Irish. A famine in Ireland in the nineteenth century caused by the failure of successive potato crops in the 1840s. Many in Ireland starved, and many emigrated. More than a million Irish came to the United States during the famine]]> 2018-09-03 13:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314408 Rust Belt vs. Sun Belt cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314444 The northern industrial states of the United States, including Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, in which heavy industry was once the dominant economic activity. In the 1960's, 70's, and 80's, these states lost much of their economic base to economically attractive regions of the United States and to countries where labor was cheaper, leaving old machinery to rust in the moist northern climate.
Sun Belt
U.S. region, mostly comprised of southeastern and southwestern states, which has grown most dramatically since World War II.
]]> 2018-09-03 13:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314444 Amnesty cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314464 an act of forgiveness for past offenses, especially to a class of persons as a whole. a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense.]]> 2018-09-03 13:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314464 Cajun cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314503 an ethnic group possessing unique linguistic, religious, and other cultural traits, located in Louisiana and surrounding areas with historical roots in Canada]]> 2018-09-03 13:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314503 Creole cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314511 A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communications among speakers of two different languages. creole. a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages. lingua franca. a common language used by speakers of different languages]]> 2018-09-03 13:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314511 Cattle Drive cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314538 When you bring a herd of cattle from one place to another]]> 2018-09-03 13:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314538 Bread Basket cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314557 a basket or similar container for bread or rolls. an agricultural area that provides large amounts of food, especially grain, to other areas]]> 2018-09-03 13:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314557 Blue Collar cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314578 a blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor. ... Blue-collar work often involves something being physically built or maintained.]]> 2018-09-03 13:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314578 Maritime cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314597 2018-09-03 13:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314597 Bilateral Trade cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314642 A bilateral trade is the exchange of goods between two nations promoting trade and investment. The two countries will reduce or eliminate tariffs, import quotas, export restraints, and other trade barriers to encourage trade and investment]]> 2018-09-03 13:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314642 NAFTA cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314650 The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico designed to remove tariff barriers between the three countries.]]> 2018-09-03 13:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314650 Homboldt Current cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314830 The Humboldt Current, also called the Peru Current, is a cold, low-salinity ocean current that flows north along the western coast of South America. It is an eastern boundary current flowing in the direction of the equator, and extends 500–1,000 km (310–620 mi) offshore.]]> 2018-09-03 13:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314830 Land Lock cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314847 A landlocked state or landlocked country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. There are currently 49 such countries, including five partially recognised states.]]> 2018-09-03 13:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314847 Elongated State cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314860 .Elongated state. A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape.]]> 2018-09-03 13:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314860 Vertical Climate cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314901 Vertical climate refers to the pattern of weather in a region whose growth patterns are primarily affected by elevation. In vertical climate zones, the climate becomes colder as the elevation increases.]]> 2018-09-03 13:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314901 Nahuatl vs. Quechua cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314914 a member of a group of peoples native to southern Mexico and Central America, including the Aztecs. 
a member of an American Indian people of Peru and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador.]]> 2018-09-03 13:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277314914 Aztec, Incas, Mayan, Arawaks cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277315002 The Maya, Inca, and Aztecs built great civilizations in Mexico and in Central and South America between 1,800 and 500 years ago. The first of these was the Maya civilization. About 2,800 years ago, people known as the Maya lived in farming villages on the Yucatan Peninsula and the highlands to the south. The three most dominant and advanced civilizations that developed in the Americas prior to the arrival of the Europeans]]> 2018-09-03 13:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277315002 Mestizo vs. Mulatto cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277315063 This figure includes mulatto and other multiracial people, such as people who have European and Amerindian ancestry (called caboclos), as well as assimilated, westernized Amerindians, and mestizos with some Asian ancestry. A majority of mixed-race Brazilians have all three ancestries: Amerindian, European, and African.]]> 2018-09-03 13:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277315063 Haciendas vs. Plantations cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277315107 A hacienda (UK: /ˌhæsiˈɛndə/ or US: /ˌhɑːsiˈɛndə/; Spanish: [aˈθjenda] or [aˈsjenda]), in the colonies of the Spanish Empire, is an estate, similar in form to a Roman villa. Some haciendas were plantations, mines or factories. ... The term hacienda is imprecise, but usually refers to landed estates of significant size]]> 2018-09-03 13:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277315107 Maquiladoras cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277315130 Maquiladora, byname maquila, manufacturing plant that imports and assembles duty-free components for export. ... Maquiladoras originated in Mexico in the 1960s, with many of the plants located in the border towns of northern Mexico.]]> 2018-09-03 13:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277315130 Land Reform (Mexico) cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277315140 Land reform in Mexico. Before the 1910 Mexican Revolution that overthrew Porfirio Díaz, most of the land was owned by a single elite ruling class. Legally there was no slavery or serfdom; however, those with heavy debts, native wage workers, or peasants, were essentially debt-slaves to the landowners.]]> 2018-09-03 13:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277315140 PRI vs. PAN cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277729770
The National Action Party  founded in 1939, is a conservative political party in Mexico, one of the three main political parties in Mexico. Since the 1980s, it has been an important political party winning local, state, and national elections. The Institutional Revolutionary Party  is a Mexican political party founded in 1929 that held power uninterrupted in the country for 71 years from 1929 to 2000, first as the National Revolutionary Party 
]]> 2018-09-04 19:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277729770 Tenochtitlan cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277729878 Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec Empire from the middle of the 1300s to the early 1500s. Mexico City was built upon some of the ruins of Tenochtitlan.]]> 2018-09-04 19:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277729878 Right Wing vs. Left Wing cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277729937 The fundamental differences between left-wing and right-wing ideologies center around the the rights of individuals vs. the power of the government. Left-wing beliefs are liberal in that they believe society is best served with an expanded role for the government. People on the right believe that the best outcome for society is achieved when individual rights and civil liberties are paramount and the role — and especially the power — of the government is minimized]]> 2018-09-04 19:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277729937 Machu Pichu cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277730251 Machu Picchu. An ancient Inca fortress city in the Andes northwest of Cuzco, Peru. Its extensive ruins and elaborate terraces became famous after an American explorer published a description of them in 1911.]]> 2018-09-04 19:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277730251 Gauchos cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277730302 a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry. gauchos. Also called gaucho pants. wide, calf-length trousers for men or women modeled after the trousers worn by South American gauchos]]> 2018-09-04 19:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277730302 Tango cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277730388 Tango is a partner dance which originated in the 1880s along the River Plate (Río de Plata), the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries, where natives mixed with slave and European immigrant populations]]> 2018-09-04 19:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277730388 Treaty of Tordesillas cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277730495 Treaty of Tordesillas. Treaty of Tordesillas, (June 7, 1494), agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers]]> 2018-09-04 19:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277730495 Favelas cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277730561 The Favela, also spelled as Favella, is the name given to the slums or shantytowns in and around the large cities of Brazil. There are many favelasexisting around the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo]]> 2018-09-04 19:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277730561 Rio de Janeiro/Carnival cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277731648 The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is a festival held every year before Lent and considered the biggest carnival in the world with two million people per day on the streets. The first festivals of Rio date back to 1723. It is celebrated in honour of the gods and to respect the great waters]]> 2018-09-04 19:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277731648 Capoeira cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277731732 A martial art of Brazilian origin that is based around a rhythmic, dancelike movement. a system of physical discipline and movement originating among Brazilian slaves, treated as a martial art and dance form]]> 2018-09-04 19:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277731732 Samba cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277731794 Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance of Afro-Brazilian origin in 2/4(2 by 4) time danced to Samba music whose origins include the Maxixe. Samba is a dance to black/African people in Brazil who brought much of their music and dance culture into Latin America with them upon arrival into many Latin American countries.]]> 2018-09-04 19:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/277731794 North Atlantic Drift cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/281474755 North Atlantic Drift in British. or North Atlantic Current. the warm ocean current flowing northeast, under the influence of prevailing winds, from the Gulf of Mexico towards NW Europe and warming its climate. . Also called: Gulf Stream.]]> 2018-09-14 18:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/281474755 Fjords cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/281474845 a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley.]]> 2018-09-14 18:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/281474845 Russian Orthodox cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/281475135 of, relating to, or being the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church of Russia headed by the Patriarch of Moscow and using an Old Church Slavonic liturgy or one of its autonomous 20th century branches chiefly outside Russia]]> 2018-09-14 18:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/281475135 Russian Revolution 1917 cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/281475511 The Russian Revolution took place in 1917 when the peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. They were led by Vladimir Lenin and a group of revolutionaries called the Bolsheviks. The new communist government created the country of the Soviet Union
Which groups where involve?]]> 2018-09-14 18:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/281475511 Latin Americ's Social Class structure cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/283117440 The highest social group in the Latin America social hierarchy was of Peninsulares. These were people who were born in Spain not in Latin America. They were considered of true blood. ... These people enjoyed top most power, rights, authority and economic favors in the society. Lowest social class, they had no rights. And were often treated poorly and used as a labor source by the plantaions owning creoles]]> 2018-09-18 19:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/283117440 Caudillo vs la Junta (Mention Pinochet) cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/283117578 junta - complete military control, generals in control, no freedom
caudillo - military control with choices, elected leader/dictator]]> 2018-09-18 19:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/283117578 PEMEX cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/283117733 Petróleos Mexicanos, which translates to Mexican Petroleum, but is trademarked and better known as Pemex (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpemeks]), is the Mexican state-owned petroleum company, created in 1938 by nationalization or expropriation of all private, foreign, and domestic oil companies at that time.]]> 2018-09-18 19:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/283117733 FARC/ Paramilitary cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/283117859 The FARC's biggest fear: Colombia's paramilitary groups. ... However, one of the things threatening this possibility is a phenomenon older than the guerrillas: Paramilitary forces. According to the FARC, their demobilization is unfeasible unless these right-wing paramilitaryforces are also dismantled]]> 2018-09-18 19:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/283117859 Dikes and Polders cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289355592 A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by dikes that form an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually operated devices. ... Flood plains separated from the sea or river by a dike]]> 2018-10-04 19:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289355592 3 Branches of Christinanity cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289355619 The major branches of Christianity are Catholic (Roman and 23 other churches in union with Rome), Orthodox (Eastern and Oriental), Anglican and Protestant]]> 2018-10-04 19:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289355619 Roman Legacy cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289355646 The legacy of Ancient Rome is still felt today in western culture in areas such as government, law, language, architecture, engineering, and religion. Many modern-day governments are modeled after the Roman Republic]]> 2018-10-04 19:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289355646 Greek Legacy cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289356306  The Ancient Greeks may have lived over 2000 years ago, but they left a lasting legacy that still affects Western culture and way of life. During the height of the Greek civilization, Greek culture spread throughout the Mediterranean. It was then imitated by the Ancient Romans.]]> 2018-10-04 19:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289356306 3 Major Languages cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289356367 Russian.
German
French
]]> 2018-10-04 19:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289356367 Industrial Revolution cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289356747 Britain led the way in this transformation. By the 1780s, the British Industrial Revolution, which had been developing for several decades, began to further accelerate. Manufacturing, business, and the number of wage laborers skyrocketed, starting a trend that would continue into the first half of the 19th century]]> 2018-10-04 19:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289356747 Agricultural Revolution cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289356831 The Agricultural Revolution got its start in Great Britain in the early 18th century and spread throughout Europe and America by the 19th century. This was a period of significant agricultural development marked by new farming techniques and inventions that led to a massive increase in food production]]> 2018-10-04 19:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289356831 Iron Curtain/Winston Churchill cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289356920 The Iron Curtain is a term that received prominence after Winston Churchill’s speech in which he said that an “iron curtain has descended” across Europe. He was referring to the boundary line that divided Europe in two different political areas: Western Europe had political freedom, while Eastern Europe was under communist Soviet rule. The term also symbolized the way in which the Soviet Union blocked its territories from open contact with the West]]> 2018-10-04 19:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289356920 Satellite Nations cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357099 The term satellite nation was first used to describe certain nations in the Cold War. These were nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union. The satellite nations of the Cold War were Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and East Germany]]> 2018-10-04 19:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357099 The Balkans cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357220 plural noun. the countries in the Balkan Peninsula: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, and the European part of Turkey]]> 2018-10-04 19:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357220 Kosovo/President Bill Clinton cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357283 2018-10-04 19:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357283 NATO vs. Warsaw Pact cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357388 NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a military alliance of European and North American democracies founded after World War II to strengthen international ties between member states—especially the United States and Europe—and to serve as a counter-balance to the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. Warsaw Pact. A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe. Organized in 1955 in answer to NATO, the Warsaw Pact included Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union]]> 2018-10-04 19:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357388 WW1/MAIN Reasons cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357565 The belief in building up a strong armed forces to prepare your country for war.
Alliance System
Countries agreed to support one another in case of an attack. 2 alliances would emerge: Triple Entente (good) and Triple Alliance (bad).
Imperialism
Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Russia all scrambles for colonies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Each nation wanted new trade markets and the raw materials of these new regions.
Nationalism
Pride or devotion to one's country. Nationalism encouraged unity, and also would put nation against nation.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Assassinated by a Serbian terrorist group called the Black Hand. This was the IMMEDIATE cause of World War 1.
]]> 2018-10-04 19:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357565 Armistice cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357748 an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce]]> 2018-10-04 19:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357748 European Union cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357819 The fundamental purposes of the European Union are to promote greater social, political and economic harmony among the nations of Western Europe. The EU reasons that nations whose economies are interdependent are less likely to engage in conflict]]> 2018-10-04 19:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357819 Euro cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357842 European money]]> 2018-10-04 19:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289357842 Scarcity cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358204 Insufficiency of amount or supply; shortage]]> 2018-10-04 19:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358204 Mesopotamia/Summerian cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358271 Sumeria is located in Mesopotamia, in the fertile Cresent. Mesopotamia comes from Greek meaning "land between rivers". The rivers being the Tigris and Euphrates, both very infulential in the shaping of the earths oldest known civilization. Mesopotamia is divided into two parts: upper mesopotamia and sumer.]]> 2018-10-04 19:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358271 Aquifers/Oasis cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358653 An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing rock. Water-bearing rocks are permeable, meaning they have openings that liquids and gases can pass through. Sedimentary rock such as sandstone, as well as sand and gravel, are examples of water-bearing rock
A small area in a desert that has a supply of water and is able to support vegetation. An oasis forms when groundwater lies close enough to the surface to form a spring or to be reached by wells]]> 2018-10-04 19:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358653 Drip Irrigation cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358701 a system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes.]]> 2018-10-04 19:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358701 Desalinization cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358756 Desalination or desalinization refers to any of several processes that remove the excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water suitable for animal consumption or irrigation, and if almost all of the salt is removed, for human consumption, sometimes producing table salt as a by-product]]> 2018-10-04 19:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358756 Monotheisitic cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358823 Monotheism is the belief in a single all-powerful god, as opposed to religions that believe in multiple gods. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are widely practiced forms of monotheism. Monotheism comes from the combination of the Greek prefixes monos-, “alone” or “single,” and theo-, “god.”]]> 2018-10-04 19:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289358823 Desertification cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359032 Desertification is a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry area of land becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife ]]> 2018-10-04 19:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359032 Tribalism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359063 Tribalism is the state of being organized by, or advocating for, tribes or tribal lifestyles. ... Some tribes can be located in geographically proximate areas, like villages or bands, though telecommunications enables groups of people to form digital tribes using tools like social networking websites.]]> 2018-10-04 19:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359063 Animism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359101 the belief that natural objects and phenomena and the universe itself possess souls and consciousness. 2. the belief in spiritual beings or agencies.]]> 2018-10-04 19:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359101 Bantu cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359130 relating to or denoting a group of Niger–Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa, including Swahili, Xhosa, and Zulu.
noun
noun: Bantu; plural noun: Bantu; plural noun: Bantus
  1. 1. 
  2. a group of Niger–Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa, including Swahili, Xhosa, and Zulu.
]]> 2018-10-04 19:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359130 Aksum/Masai, Kikuyu/Ashanti cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359200 proper noun. A town in the province of Tigray in northern Ethiopia. It was a religious centre and the capital of a powerful kingdom between the 1st and 6th centuries AD
Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress.
The Kikuyu (also Agĩkuyu/Gikuyu) is the largest ethnic group in Kenya. They speak the Bantu Kikuyu language. At a population of 6.6 million as of 2009, they account for close to 17% of the total population of Kenya. The term Kikuyu is derived from the Swahili form of the self-designation Gĩkũyũ.]]> 2018-10-04 19:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359200 Ghana/Mali/onghai cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359314 2018-10-04 19:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289359314 Karl Marx cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289360270 Karl Marx  ) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier to a middle-class family, Marx studied law and Hegelian philosophy]]> 2018-10-04 19:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289360270 Vladimir Lenin cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289360430 Vladimir Lenin was a Russian communist revolutionary and head of the Bolshevik Party who rose to prominence during the Russian Revolution of 1917, one of the most explosive political events of the twentieth century. The bloody upheaval marked the end of the oppressive Romanov dynasty and centuries of imperial rule in Russia. The Bolsheviks would later become the Communist Party, making Lenin leader of the Soviet Union, the world’s first communist state.  ]]> 2018-10-04 19:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289360430 Nikita Kruschev cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289360583 Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) led the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, serving as premier from 1958 to 1964. Though he largely pursued a policy of peaceful coexistence with the West, he instigated the Cuban Missile Crisis by placing nuclear weapons 90 miles from Florida. At home, he initiated a process of “de-Stalinization” that made Soviet society less repressive. Yet Khrushchev could be authoritarian in his own right, crushing a revolt in Hungary and approving the construction of the Berlin Wall. Known for his colorful speeches, he once took off and brandished his shoe at the United Nations]]> 2018-10-04 19:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289360583 Sputnik cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289360731 each of a series of Soviet artificial satellites, the first of which (launched on October 4, 1957) was the first satellite to be placed in orbit.]]> 2018-10-04 19:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289360731 Perestroika cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289360787 (in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system. First proposed by Leonid Brezhnev in 1979 and actively promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev, perestroika originally referred to increased automation and labor efficiency, but came to entail greater awareness of economic markets and the ending of central planning.]]> 2018-10-04 19:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289360787 Communism vs. Capitalism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289361128 One of the major differences between capitalism and communism is with regard to the resources or the means of production. In Communism, the community or society solely owns the resources or the means of production. On the other hand, in capitalism, the resources or the means of production lies with a private owner.]]> 2018-10-04 19:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289361128 Chechenya cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289361234 A predominantly Muslim region in southern Russia, which declared its independence from Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union. ... But Chechen guerrillas (see guerrilla warfare) continue to harass Russian troops in Chechnya. Russians believe that Chechens have been behind terrorist attacks in Moscow.]]> 2018-10-04 19:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289361234 Chernobyle cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289361277 A city of northern Ukraine near the border of Belarus. It was evacuated and remains uninhabited as a result of a major nuclear power plant accident nearby on April 26, 1986.]]> 2018-10-04 19:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/289361277 King Leopold cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308085913 2018-11-27 01:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308085913 Berlin Conference cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308085936 2018-11-27 01:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308085936 Nelson Madela/Apartheid cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308085961 2018-11-27 01:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308085961 Blood Diamonds cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086085 2018-11-27 01:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086085 Boko Hara cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086122 2018-11-27 01:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086122 Rwandan Genocide cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086140 2018-11-27 01:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086140 Pandemic cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086196 2018-11-27 01:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086196 Animal Poaching cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086212 2018-11-27 01:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086212 Famine/Somalia/President B cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086268 2018-11-27 01:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086268 Black Hawk Down/President Bill Clinton cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086332 2018-11-27 01:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086332 Malnutrition cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086464 2018-11-27 01:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086464 Monsoons cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086521 2018-11-27 01:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086521 Cyclone cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086535 2018-11-27 01:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086535 Harappan Civilization cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086594 2018-11-27 01:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308086594 Aryan vs. Dravidian cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088320 2018-11-27 01:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088320 Polytheism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088385 2018-11-27 01:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088385 Hinduism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088405 2018-11-27 01:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088405 Mughal Empire/Taj Mahal cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088435 2018-11-27 01:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088435 Sikhism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088489 2018-11-27 01:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088489 Jainism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088721 2018-11-27 01:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088721 Buddhism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088758 2018-11-27 01:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088758 Mahatma Gandhi cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088769 2018-11-27 01:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088769 Dalits cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088839 2018-11-27 01:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088839 LTTE cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088870 2018-11-27 01:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088870 Kashmir cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088907 2018-11-27 01:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/308088907 Typhoon cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314303788 2018-12-13 15:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314303788 Mandarin cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314303923 2018-12-13 15:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314303923 Confucianism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304003 2018-12-13 15:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304003 Taoism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304114 2018-12-13 15:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304114 Shintoism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304189 2018-12-13 15:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304189 Shamanism cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304304 2018-12-13 15:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304304 Qin Dinasty cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304434 2018-12-13 15:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304434 Han Dinasty cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304589 2018-12-13 15:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304589 Sphere of Influence cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304802 2018-12-13 15:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304802 Open Door Policy cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304943 2018-12-13 15:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304943 Boxer Rebellion cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304982 2018-12-13 15:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314304982 Mao Zedong cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314305076 2018-12-13 15:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314305076 Chiang Kai-Shek cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314305403 2018-12-13 15:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314305403 Genghis Khan cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314305455 2018-12-13 15:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314305455 38th Parellel/DMZ cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314305885 2018-12-13 15:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314305885 38th ParAllel/DMZ cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314305959 2018-12-13 15:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314305959 38th Parallel/DMZ cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306002 2018-12-13 15:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306002 Samurai vs. Shogun cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306056 2018-12-13 15:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306056 Meiji Restoration cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306217 2018-12-13 15:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306217 One-Child-Policy cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306359 2018-12-13 15:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306359 Compact/Protruded/Elongated/Fragmented cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306450 2018-12-13 15:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306450 Rice Paddles cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306796 2018-12-13 15:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306796 Four Tigers cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306897 2018-12-13 15:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306897 ASEAN cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306927 2018-12-13 15:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314306927 Sweatshops cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314307007 2018-12-13 15:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314307007 Boat People cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314307164 2018-12-13 15:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314307164 Vietnam War cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314307278 2018-12-13 15:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314307278 Uluru cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314311324 2018-12-13 15:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314311324 Bikini Atoll cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314311462 2018-12-13 15:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314311462 Maori cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314311578 2018-12-13 15:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314311578 Aboriginals cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314311703 2018-12-13 15:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314311703 Penal Colony cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314312041 2018-12-13 15:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314312041 Stolen Generation cvicki1127 https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314312189 2018-12-13 15:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cvicki1127/d5b75ujtu2/wish/314312189