Government and Economy
A government ruled by a king or queen
what is a monarchy
study of Earth and its people
what is geography
Beliefs, costums and tradition of a specific group of people. (Way of life)
what is a culture
Large body of water, latitude, and elevation
what are the 3 things that affect climate
A map that shows man-made features such as boundaries, countries, and cities
what is a political map
a government controlled by one person, who usually takes power by force
what is a dictatorship
a long river in South America
what is the Amazon River
the percentage of people who can read and write
what is literacy rate
cutting down trees without replanting
what is deforestation
a map that shows elevations and landforms
what is a physical map
Economic system I which buyers and sellers make free choices in the marketplace also called capitalism
Movement, Region, Human-Enviroment Interaction, Location, and Place
what are the five themes of geography
a person who speaks two languages
what is a bilingual person
Rain contained high amounts of chemical pollutants, damages rivers, trees and building
what is acid rain
North American free trade agreement; allows open trade with U.S., Mexico, and Canada
what is NAFTA
an economic system in which government makes all the economic decisions
what is a command economy
a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water
what is a strait
number of individuals per square mile
Protective layer in the atmosphere that shields Earth from UV radiation
what is the ozone layer
An international organization of European countries formed after world war 1 to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
what is the European Union
a form of government in which people elect representatives to govern them and make laws
what is a republic government
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, runs from the North pole to the South pole
what is longitude
when an immigrant learns the new dominant culture
what is assimilation
An increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere
what is global warming
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made defend one another if they attacked by any other country; U.S., Engalnd, France, Canada, and Western European countries are members
what is NATO