Unit 1 Study Guide

the rights belonging to all individuals.

an economy in which most of the means of production are privately owned

a group of people with a common racial, national, tribal, religious, or cultural background

Which religion has Guru Nanak as its founder?

The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments

the rights belonging to all individuals

Which religion's holy book is the Quran?

the natural surroundings of a place

When Americans celebrate Independence Day we are celebrating the __________element of culture

Which religion has Abraham as its founder?

level a person, group or nation lives as measured by the extent to which it meets its needs

describes an area that is lightly populated

a limit on the amount of a good that can be imported

an imaginary line of latitude that circles the middle of the Earth

when a city grows larger and spreads into nearby areas

the global population growth rate is doing this

the measure of what is produced and what is required to produce it

a form of democracy in which citizens elect government leaders to represent the people

the process by which nations, cultures, & economies become mixed

a city with an extremely large population.

The effect that the industrial age has had on where people live is

what hemisphere is above the equator?

the set of beliefs, behaviors and traits shared by a group of people

a portion of the Earth's surface

Which religion has Siddhartha Gautama as its founder?

important outward display of culture.

Which religion believes in reincarnation?

to enter and live in a new country

an economy in which the means of production are publicly owned

a person who flees a country because of violence, war, persecution or disaster

a form of government in which one person has absolute power, such as North Korea

a tax added to the cost of imported products

What are the five themes of geography?

total dollar value of all final goods and services produced in a country during a single year

society decides on the ownership and distribution of its resources

to leave one's home to live in another place

If the global birthrate is more than the death rate, this would affect the world's population

What hemisphere is to the right of the prime meridian up to the international dateline?

all the natural resources for meeting the needs of society are available

which religion teaches that God the Son, became human?

type of formal leadership

an arrangement whereby a group of countries decides to set little or no tariffs on quotas

an economy where resources are distributed mainly through families

the ____________________ shows direction on a map

the system of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen