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World history chp. 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Practice traditional agriculture | developing |
| produce great quantities of goods and services | developed |
| often have shortages of food, clothing, and housing | developing |
| use science to improve technology | developed |
| generally have enough food, clothing, and houses for their people | developed |
| cultures that have built cities, developed writing systems, and achieved varying kinds development in the arts, sciences, government, and business | civilizations |
| the study of written information about a people's past to learn what, how, and why things happened | history |
| geographers have learned about the prehistory of certain groups with the help of ______ | archaeologists |
| the four ancient civilizations include: | egypt, iraq, pakistan, and china |
| _____ _____ are where civilizations began | culture hearths |
| 3 classifications of common geographic features of culture hearths | mild climate, fertile land, near major river |
| the spread of people, ideas, practices, and goods from one culture to another | cultural diffusion |
| what are some natural barriers to cultural contact? | huge deserts, high mountains, rain forests, and oceas |
| what was the age of discovery? | when european countries were exploring the world |
| what are some effects of the industrial revolution? | great change in economy since goods were produced quickly and cheaply |
| what was the age of classical greece? | known for democratic ideas and great art achievement |
| what was the renaissance? | led to many changes in art, science, and education through ideas of early civilization |
| what is nationalism? | involves loyalty and devotion to country |
| ____ ______ depends heavily on human labor, animal power, and basic farm tools | subsistence farming |
| the average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer; varies widely from country to country | population density |
| a business that produces goods or services | industry |
| a powerful, whirling windstorm; most powerful and violent of all storms | tornado |
| a powerful, whirling windstorm forms over oceans | hurricane |
| unclean or impure elements in the enviroment | pollution |
| an economic system based on free enterprise | capitalism |
| the american economy is based on the principals of | free enterprise |
| under _____, a government decides how resources will be used and how businesses will be run | socialism |
| what challenges does the world's rapidly growing population present? | as the number of people grows, so does the difficulty of producing enough food, clothing, and housing. |
| increase in people leads to an increase of the rate that ______ ______ are being used | nonrenewable resources |
| what are the 6 major languages of the world today? | Chinese, English, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic |
| What steps have governments taken to solve environmental problems? | passed laws limiting harmful materials; established funds to conduct research for pollution control |
| Why are countries increasingly preferrings gross domestic product (GDP) over gross national product (GNP) as a measure of economic well-being? | GDP covers all annual production WITHIN a country, including all output of foreign and domestic concerns |
| the most harmful result of air pollution is ___ | its effect on people's health |
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