Social Studies Third Nine Weeks Exam Review $$2025-26$$

A set of 30 vocabulary-style flashcards covering the geographical, economic, and political concepts from the Third Nine Weeks exam review.

Russia and the Eurasian Republics

The region where the Caspian Sea, Black Sea, and Arctic Ocean can be found.

Soviet Union

A historical entity that lacked capital and entrepreneurship during its time.

Communism

A system characterized by government ownership of goods and services.

Command Economy

An economic system where the government owns the means of production.

Russian Government Evolution

The chronological transition of Russia's government from Monarchy to Communism to Democracy.

Oligarchy

A form of government described as a rule by a few.

Arts and Architecture

The specific fields in which Russia notedly excels.

Arable

A term for farmable land, such as the area in Egypt created by the annual flooding of the Nile River.

Adaptation

Changing the way you do something to suit conditions, such as building tents to help circulate air.

Modification

Changing the environment to meet your needs, such as humans building roads to improve transportation.

Scarcity

The economic principle stating that if the demand for an item increases, the prices will increase as well.

Oil Usage

An energy resource consumption that would decrease if a better energy source were developed.

Mosque

The house of worship used by followers of Islam.

Synagogue

The house of worship used by followers of Judaism.

Halal

The specific diet associated with the religion of Islam.

Kosher

The specific diet associated with the religion of Judaism.

Mecca

One of the holy cities for Islam, alongside Jerusalem.

Sahara Desert

A major geographic feature found on the continent of Africa.

Mt. Kilimanjaro

A mountain located on the continent of Africa.

Great Rift Valley

A geographic feature found on the continent of Africa.

Underdeveloped

The status of a country when capital is in short supply and the government is impoverished or poor.

Life Expectancy

The average number of years a person will live.

Gross Domestic Product

The value of all goods and services produced in a country.

GDP per capita

A country’s economic output per person, representing how much the average person will make in $1$ year.

Literacy

A person’s ability to read in their native language.

Unlimited Government

A type of government where human rights are most often violated.

Dictators

Single rulers who maintain complete control of the government in their countries.

Latitude and Longitude

Geographic coordinates used for location, typically applied with the rule 'La before Lo'.

Nile River

The body of water whose annual flooding deposits rich soil to create farmable land in Egypt.

La before Lo

The mnemonic rule used for the order of coordinates when using latitude and longitude.