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worldgeo exam
Question | Answer |
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the exact location of a place on the earth described by longitude and latitude lines | absolute location |
shows the location and shape of the earth’s physical features | physical maps |
shows the boundaries between countries | physical map |
a location of a place in relation to another place | relative location |
the branch that consists of congress | legislative branch |
the branch w the hor & senate | legislative branch |
the government where leaders inherit their positions | monarchies |
the branch that consists of the supreme court and the lower federal courts | judicial branch |
the government where power is concentrated w one person or small group | dictatorship |
where people can directly vote to decide what their government will do | democracy |
the branch responsible for changing laws | legislative |
the branch responsible for enforcing laws | executive |
the economic system is where the government is responsible for providing ppl w what they need | communism |
the economic system where individuals are responsible for their own success or failure | capitalism |
the economic system based on the belief that there are some things everyone should have | socialism |
a fault line that gives central america volcanoes and earthquakes | the ring of fire |
the island that consists of the Dominican Republic and Haiti | Hispaniola |
a commonwealth of the us | puerto rico |
the largest rainforest in the world | amazon rain forest |
south americas largest country (and largest population) | brazil |
an agreement that eliminated tariffs and trade barriers between mexico, the us, and canada | nafta |
the country w the largest population in western europe | germany |
after the french revolution in 1789 the monarchy ended and what government was established ? | a democratic government |
which part of the UN is used as a forum to discuss world problems and international disputes | general assembly |
what part of the UN is the group that decides where & when the UN troops will b used | security council |
which part of the UN provides aid to countries in need | economic & social council |
which countries were practicing imperialism from 1400s-early 1900s ? | germany, great britain, france, italy, holland |
adopting or incorporating western ideals or practices is called | westernization |
the defense alliance formed in 1949 to resist the expansion of the soviet union | warsaw pact |
an economic organization formed by some of the countries of western europe to coordinate transportation and banking systems | european union |
the oldest ally of the US | france |
what type of governments all western european countries have | democratic |
the building of empires by taking control of other countries or regions which economically benefit the mother country | imperialism |
a term used to describe the ideals and cultural practices of western europe, the us, and canada | western |
when & why was the UN established | October 24, 1945 & to promote peace |
what religion do jews follow | judaism |
what religion began with the life and death of Jesus | christianity |
when was jesus born | about 4 BC |
what religion began with the life and death of muhammad | islam |
when did islam begin | around AD 632 |
who worships in mosques | muslims |
who is the founder of islam | muhammad |
what were the major trading centers in the arab empire | axum, kush, ghana, & mali |
a narrow sea that divides africa & asia | the red sea |
an organization that sets production limits so no one member nation will flood the market with oil | opec |
the river that has been the lifeblood of egyptian civilizations | the nile river |
the region that contains saydi arabia and other arab countries | the middle east |
a highway that has allowed cultural influences to spread throughout this region | the mediterranean sea |
what are africas four climate zones? | mild, savanna, rainforest, desert |
300 distinct ethnic groups cause problems in establishing what | a stable government |
the worlds largest desert | the sahara |
who was liberia purchased by and why | the us, a homeland for freed slaves |
the wealthiest and most highly developed nation in africa | south africa |
africaâs most widespread religion | christianity |
what religion spread along the west coast of africa and along the southern sahara due to trade | islam |
what climate zone consists of moderate rain, warm temperatures, and fertile soil | the mild zone |
which climate zone consists of rolling grasslands scattered w small trees & shrubs along w unreliable rain | the savanna zone |
which climate zone consists of heavy rain, warm temperatures and dense forests | rainforest zone |
the worlds largest communist country ? | china |
which religion is concerned w the spiritual nature of a person | taoism |
which religion is concerned with how people get along w others | confucianism |
what are the four basic beliefs of buddhism called | âfour noble truthsâ |
which country consists of four large islands and 1000 smaller ones | japan |
which caste consists of the unclean people who do the dirty work such as collecting garbage and cleaning up after funerals | untouchables |
which caste consists of the landowners and merchants, the middle class | vaishya |
a current of moist, warm air that blows across south asia between june & september | monsoon |
the caste that consists of the priests/spiritual guides, and teachers | brahmins |
the caste that consists of the laborers (agricultural, artisans & masons) | sudra |
the caste that consists of the nobility, ruling class, military leaders | kshatriya |
the country that declared independence from pakistan | bangladesh |