Quiz 1 - World Geography

Federalism

a geographical distribution of power between a central government and a smaller local government

Capitalism

characterized by a private and corporate ownership in which price, product, and distribution are determined by competition in a free market

Socialism/Communism

The state owns and controls are means of production

State

Political entity

Nation

People with a common origin, tradition, and language

Secular

Non-religious

Islam

a faith based on the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed

Muslim

Adherent of Islam

Authoritarian

A government rules by a centralized idea of power

Empire/Imperalism

A state made up of different territories and people

Coup d’ etat

A small group overthrowing the government

Junta

A group of people controlling the government as an oligarchy