geography mid term 12/19

Globalization

The development of a global or worldwide society in which people, money, information, and goods flow freely across national borders through trade and business

Cultural Diffusion

process by which culture is spread

Indigenous

originating in a particular region

Multicultural

inclusion of a variety of cultures

Grassland

 found in temperate & tropical regions with a mild climate and a variety of grasses

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Description:found between tropical and polar regions with hot summers and cold winters and a variety of shrubs and trees

Tundra

near polar regions with cold and dry climate small grasses and shrubs and frozen soil

Tropical Rainforest:

found near equator with warm and wet/dry climate with a lot of trees

Desert

found between tropical and polar region with very hot and dry climate with little vegetation growth due to no water

Capitalism

People are in control of what is being produced, with less government rules or control

Socialism

Government runs some industries, such as oil, and uses profits to pay for healthcare and education

Communism

the government runs all industries, owns all property, sets wages and prices, and people must do as they are told

1

Great lakes

2

rocky mountains

3

Appalachian mountains

4

great plains

5

Mississippi river

1

Yucatan Peninsula

2

Andes mountains

3

amazon river

4

amazon rain forest

What percentage of the infected population of Europe was killed during the Bubonic Plague?

35%-70%

Why did the Reformation occur?

People were unhappy with the church

What was a major problem with the alliance system prior to World War I?

One minor incident between two countries can cause a huge world war

Which three countries teamed up, fought together and were known as the Allies in World War II?

United States, Great Britain, France

What was the Silk Road?

An ancient trade route that linked the Western world the Middle East and Asia

Prior to the Russian Revolution and the rise of communism in 1917, Russia was led by emperors. What were these emperors called?

Czar/Tsar

What was the Cold War?

A period of tension and fear of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union

Atacama desert

Llanos grassland

Pampas grassland