Unit 1 Study Guide

a city with an extremely large population.

describes an area that is lightly populated

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

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

the global population growth rate is doing this

an economy in which the means of production are publicly owned

to enter and live in a new country

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

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

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

when a city grows larger and spreads into nearby areas

the natural surroundings of a place

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

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

Which religion has Abraham as its founder?

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

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

Which religion has Guru Nanak as its founder?

important outward display of culture.

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

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

the rights belonging to all individuals

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

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

Which religion has Siddhartha Gautama as its founder?

the rights belonging to all individuals.

an economy where resources are distributed mainly through families

what hemisphere is above the equator?

type of formal leadership

the ____________________ shows direction on a map

society decides on the ownership and distribution of its resources

a tax added to the cost of imported products

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

to leave one's home to live in another place

a portion of the Earth's surface

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

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

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

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

What are the five themes of geography?

Which religion's holy book is the Quran?

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

Which religion believes in reincarnation?

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

which religion teaches that God the Son, became human?