Units 1, 2, 3 NWC

parental units and their offspring

parental units and their offspring

nuclear family

multiple generations of a family

extended family

representatives chosen by the people make the laws

republic

one person has all the power in government

dictatorship

the country has a diversified economy; they produce many different products for export and many different types of services (developed or developing?)

developed

this line of longitude runs through Greenwich England and is used for time zones

prime meridian

North Korea is a dictatorship (element of culture)

forms of government

Andrew Wyeth was a famous American painter and many of his works can be found at the Brandywine River Museum (element of culture)

arts and literature

there are an estimated 350 languages spoken in the United States (element of culture)

language

americans celebrate Independence Day on the 4th of July (element of culture)

customs and traditions

the US does not have a state religion, but over 70% of Americans follow some form of Christianity (element of culture)

religion

there are often debates in the US about whether the country should use Capitalism or a more mixed system (element of culture)

economic systems

in the US, there are both nuclear and extended family systems (element of culture)

social organization

life expectancy is not long because the population does not have adequate healthcare services (developed or developing?)

developing

the extension of one country's power and influence over another weaker country is known as

imperialism

with more developing nations than any other continent in the world, this IGO relies heavily on orchestrating aide from more developed parts of the world. It focuses on the 55 countries represented on the continent

african union

this post WWII military alliance was meant to protect America and her allies from the growing threat of the communist Soviet Union. Today this alliance is working together to combat terrorism

north atlantic treaty organization

initially this IGO was set up to ease travel and trade among the small nations of this region. Great Britain left this organization

european union

this is the “granddaddy” of IGOs. It was created after WWII to prevent the outbreak of WW3. Today this IGO boasts membership of just about every nation on Earth

united nations

this regional organization was created to unite a common ethnic/cultural group in the Middle East

arab league

as a subsidiary of the United Nations, this IGO deals with medical crises as they arise. Presently, it is focuses on the Zika virus

world health organization

this regional group is predominantly concerned with creating a unified front in the face of the China's growing power

association of southeast asian nations

this IGO deals with poverty around the globe

world bank

the country’s economy is not diverse and focuses on one product for export (developed or developing)?

developing

if someone says that Garnet Valley is “15 miles Southwest of Philadelphia”, they are giving you the …

relative location

high literacy rates are typical because the country stresses the importance of education (developed or developing?)

developed

tntergovernmental organizations are

helpful International organizations

which event resulted in a mechanization of labor in Europe in the 1700s?

industrial revolution

position on the Earth’s surface (5 themes of geography)

location

physical and human characteristics (5 themes of geography)

place

travel of people, goods, and ideas (5 themes of geography)

movement

area with is own unifying characteristics (5 themes of geography)

region

adaptations to living areas (5 themes of geography)

human-environment interaction

monotheism is the belief in more than one god (true or false)

true

a ___________ map shows borders while a _______________ map shows landforms and bodies of water

political; physical

this measures how high above sea level you are

altitude

what are the goals for modernization of a country

political stability, education and other services, economic diversity

part of a map that shows distance

scale

polytheism is the belief in more than one god (true or false)

true

one culture adopting parts of another culture is known as

cultural diffusion

what sacred shrine is located in Mecca?

kaaba

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have the following in common EXCEPT

pilgrimage to Mecca