Spring Semester Review World Geography Ms. Work Spring 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Apartheid | A South African policy of complete legal separation of the races, including the banning of all social contacts between blacks and whites. |
| Antarctica | an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle- Considered a desert |
| china's Government | Communist |
| Population Pyramid | A model used in population geography to show the age and sex distribution of a particular population. |
| Ghandi | spiritual leader of India who used civil disobedience to expose the British mistreatment and to seek equality for Indians in India |
| Ganges River | Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals. |
| Kashmir | a region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent; India and Pakistan dispute control of Kashmir- Nuclear conflict |
| Quran | the holy book of Islam |
| North Korea | a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, attacked South Korea in 1950 |
| Nelson Mandela | South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 |
| Out sourcing | Outsourcing is when a company hires another company to perform certain tasks and that company is usually in another country. Ex. India- Makes up for a lack of resources |
| Ring of Fire | Major earthquake and volcanic zone that almost forms a circle around the Pacific Ocean |
| Confucianism | A philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government- relationships |
| archipelago | chain of islands |
| reincarnation | the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings |
| monarchy | state ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen |
| Taiwan | Island that experienced many prehistoric migrations from souuthern China and southeast Asia that was owned by China |
| democracy | Rule by the people Ex. - South Korea |
| Zionism | A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine |
| Nuclear Weapons | Cause the world to be mad |
| China's economy | mixed market economy with elements of a state-run sector. |
| Genocide | systematic killing of a racial or cultural group Ex.- Rwanda |
| Coast | Where Australia's population is |
| Shrinking bodies of Water | Dead Sea and Aral Sea |
| Himalayas | A high mountain range that extends through northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan- Also the main source of rivers |
| Bangladesh | Lots of natural disasters in South Asia |
| Monotheistic Religions | Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
| Market Economy | individuals and private groups make decisions about what to produce Ex- Japan |
| Command Economy | An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy. Ex- North Korea and Russia |
| Strategic Waterway | Chokepoint- Important stretch of water that connects bodies of water |
| Vladimir Putin | elected president of Russia in 2000, launched reforms aimed at boosting growth and budget revenues and keeping Russia on a strong economic track. |
| Sweatshop | factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions |
| reincarnation | embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form) |
| Nile River | the world's longest river (4180 miles) |
| Japan Economy | -Modern, High Tech -Directed Capitalism, iron triangle -Most ownership private |
| colonialism | attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory |
| Caste System | a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity- EX-India |
| monsoon | rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; international cartel that inflates price of oil by limiting supply; Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and UAE are prominent members |
| Southwest Asia | OPEC is mainly here |
| Hinduism | Mainly vegetarian |
| Research | This is the main point of Antarctica |
| Imperialism | the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. |
| Chechnya | a republic in Russia that is fighting a violent struggle for independence |
| Desertification | Any change of fertile land into desert Ex- the Sahel desert in Africa |
| Population Distribution | how population is spread out in an area |
| Urbanization | the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban |
| Totalitarian | referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control |
| Nationalism | love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it |
| Infrastructure | a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations |
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