Duplicate of WSII Midterm Review 2022-2023

The oppressive system that the Spanish established to enslave Native Americans

Religion that believes in MULTIPLE gods

Study of the interaction of physical and human features on earth

All political power and means of production are helpd by the gov. in the name of the people

Area with related characteristics that unify several places/locations into a single unit

The difference between the quality of life enjoyed by the rich and the poor

Group of oil producing countries that controls worldwide oil prices

City in Jerusalem claimed by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as an important holy city

Includes the physical and cultural features of a location

When people move from rural areas to cities at a rapid pace

European country that ruled over Brazil

Type of nations that have a HIGH per capita income and a varied economy

Average number of people who live in a measurable area

Persons of mixed European and African ancestry

A ruling family headed by a king or queen who holds political power

Cutting down and clearing away of trees

The SPREAD of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior

The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas

Explais how people adapt to or change their environment

Pure blood Spanish born in the colonies who could NOT rule

Explains how people and ideas travel across time and distance

Where something is

What happened to the world's population after the Industrial Revolution?

Group that led many of the Latin American independence movements

Shows the NATURAL features of the earth

Total knowledge, attitudes, and behavior shared and passed on by members of a specific group

Also called a PLANNED economy

Slums/shanty towns of Brazil

Also called a DEMAND economy or capitalism

Occurs when a society CHANGES because it ACCEPTS or adopts an innovation