SPRING 2012 FINAL EXAM REVIEW! HOPE YOU STUDIED! World Geography

INFANT MORTALITY Ratio of infant deaths to live births SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

TERTIARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Economic activities in the service industry. Examples: banks, consulting and public transportation SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

FREE TRADE ZONES Areas within which goods may be landed, handled, and re-exported freely SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

SIKHISM An adherent of a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 by Guru Nānak and marked by rejection of idolatry and caste. Combines elements of Hinduism and Islam SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

SOVEREIGN NATION A nation that is independent and governs itself SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

STANDARD OF LIVING Refers to the level of wealth, happiness, comfort, material goods, and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

CULTURAL DIFFUSION The spread of new knowledge, ideas, and skills from one culture to another. SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

JUDAISM A religion developed among the ancient Hebrews; the cultural, social, and religious beliefs and practices of the Jews SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

OUTSOURCING The sending out of work to an outside provider or manufacturer in order to cut costs SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

KYOTO PROTOCOL A treaty established in 1997, under the auspices of the United Nations, which requires its signatories to reduce greenhouse gases. Examples: emissions of carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons methane, nitrogen oxides, and sulphur hexafluoride SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

COTTAGE INDUSTRIES Small-scale industry carried on at home by family members using their own equipment SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

MANUFACTURING To make from raw materials by hand or by machinery SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

GLOBAL TRADE PATTERNS Patterns of how, what, and and with whom the world’s countries are trading SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

CULTURE HEARTH A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

REVOLUTION A sudden, radical, or complete change in a society SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

PANDEMIC Occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

NUCLEAR FREE ZONES Zones or areas where countries have agreed to not use nuclear weapons or reactors SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

SERVICE INDUSTRIES Industry that provides services rather than goods. Examples: banking, communications, wholesale and retail trade, all professional services such as engineering and medicine, all consumer services, and all government services SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

GENOCIDE The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

TRADITIONAL ECONOMIES Economy dominated by methods and techniques that have strong social support even though they may be old-fashioned or out of date SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

INDIGENOUS Native inhabitants of a country. Ex: Indians in North America SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Pattern of economic growth in which resource use aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

PATRIOTISM Love for or devotion to one's country SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

DICTATORSHIP A government or country in which total power is held by a dictator or a small group SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

DEATH RATE Number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

ISLAM The religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

QUATERNARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Economic activity involving the collection, processing, and distribution of information. Example: Computers SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

GLOBALIZATION The development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

CULTURAL DIVERGENCE The restriction of a culture from outside influences SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

BUDDHISM A religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha that suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by mental and moral self-purification SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

MAORIS Indigenous people of New Zealand SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

INFRASTRUCTURE The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society. Examples: transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

ETHNIC GROUPS Relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

G.D.P. (GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT) Refers to the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a given period SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

LITERACY RATE Percentage of the population that can read and write (usually at a 6 th grade level or higher) SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE Self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

THEOCRACY Government of a country where officials are regarded as having their power given to them by God (or some divine power) SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

PRIMARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Economic activities where natural resources are extracted from the earth. Examples: mining and farming SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

HINDUISM The dominant religion of India that emphasizes dharma with its resulting ritual and social observances and often mystical contemplation and ascetic practices SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY A society in which many different cultures and ethnicities are found SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

TERRORISM The use of terror as a means of achieving a goal SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

BIRTH RATE Number of births per 1,000 people SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

SECONDARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Economic activities where people use raw materials to produce or manufacture. Examples: manufacturing (factories, etc.) SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

CHRISTIANITY The religion derived from Jesus Christ and based on the Bible as sacred scripture SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

CULTURAL CONVERGENCE Contact and interaction of one country to another SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

ABORIGINES Indigenous people of Australia SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

G.D.P. PER CAPITA An approximation of the value of goods and services produced per person in the country SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

LIFE EXPECTANCY Average number of years a person is expected to live SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE Large-scale production of crops for sale SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

H.D.I. (HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX) A comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standards of living for countries worldwide SHOWNEXT MARK FOR REVIEW

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