World Geography Final Exam Review Flashcards

World Geography Spring Final Exam Review Flashcards

Traditional Economy

Continuing traditions of ancestors (like herding livestock) or use of barter system (trading for things like shells for beads).

Mixed Economy

Blend of free enterprise and communism – example: US, Ghana.

Subsistence Agriculture

Growing enough food and raising enough animals to sustain the family.

Cottage Industries

Small-scale, decentralized manufacturing business often operated out of a home.

Commercial Herding

Act of bringing animals together into a group, maintaining the group, and moving the group from place to place – example: ranching.

Theocracy

Political system that is based on religion – example: Iran.

Political Systems

Coordinated set of principles, laws, ideas, and procedures relating to a particular form of government – examples: democracy, theocracy, communism, monarchy.

Untouchables in India

Lowest in the caste system, face discrimination even though there are laws against discrimination.

Desalinization Plants

Needed in regions that have low annual rainfall.

Saudi Arabia Characteristics

Sunni Muslims, protector of Muslim holy sites, king rule, dry climate, desert biome, immense oil reserves.

Tar Sands

High cost of mining tar sands and lower cost of other oil.

Siberia

Single region because it has common physical characteristics.

Eastern Europeans Migration to Western Europe

Searching for better economic opportunities.

Influence of the Industrial Revolution on the natural environment

Increased discharge of carbon dioxide.

Purpose of citizenship practices in 1930s

To build support for a totalitarian regime.

Influence of cultural beliefs on Nazi policies during World War II

Because Nazi Germans believed they were a superior race, they enslaved and slaughtered millions of other people.

Effect of the European Union on relations among its member states

It has led to a loss of jobs among members with the most developed economies, such as Germany and the Netherlands.

Effect of the formation of the European Economic Community, followed by the European Union

The free flow of goods, people, and capital between most European counties.

British Empire Known

the British Empire was so widely spread that part of it was always in daylight

Characteristics of India

Hindu religion, large population, tropical south/temperate north climate, former British colony

India/Pakistan elements

Muslims migrated to East and West Pakistan while Hindus migrated to India, Migrations were accompanied by mass violence, related to cultural elements

India Indus Waters Treaty

governs the allocation of water along the Indus River between India and Pakistan and to maintain crop production and prevent famine

What is nationalism influence India

India and Pakistan were able to gain independence based on the want to maintain their own cultures

China population west vs East

Heavier monsoon rainfall in the west, creates fertile land

China one child policy

India will soon overtake China as the world’s most populated nation

Shanghai and globalization

Rapid spread of modern technology to Shanghai

Tea market China

Receives rainfall from monsoons, covers part of Himalaya Mountains, large market for tea

Caravans across Steppes

Merchants, Asia