Asia
Where do Jewish people worship?
Synagogue
Where did the Apartheid and Genocide take place?
Apartheid in South Africa
Genocide in Rwanda
Adam Smith and Karl Marx
Adam Smith = capitalism
Karl Marx= Communism
Monotheism, Polytheism, and Atheism
Mono- one god
Poly- multiple gods
Ath- no god
What are the three forms of suffering?
Old age, sickness and death
What are Dharma, Karma and Nirvana?
Dharma- cosmic natural law
Karma- cause and effect
Nirvana- ultimate happiness
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?
It split it up Africa between European Powers
What are autocracy, oligarchy and theocracy?
autocracy- one person in charge
oligarhcy- group in charge
theocracy- religion in charge
What are push and pull factors?
push cause you to leave
pull bring you in
Latitude and Longitude
Lat- measures NS and is horizontal
Long- EW and is Vertical
What was the Muslim League?
Tried to get the Partition in India
What are apartheid and genocide?
aparatheid is segregation
genocide mass killing of one type of person
Traditional, Market, Command and Mixed Economies
Traditional- people produce most of what they need to survive
Market- buying and selling of goods and services
Command- Government controls what/how goods are produced and what they cost
Mixed- Individuals make some economic decisions and the government makes others
What are the three sacred scriptures that we have talked about?
Vedas- Hinduism
Torah- Judaism
Qu'ran- Islam
Physical, Human, economic and urban geography
Physical- features
Humans- people
Economic- money
Urban- cities
What happened at the Amritsar Massacre? Be sure to include Gandhi in your answer
Indians protesting British rule
Gandhi rose to power afterwards
Describe the following: Sahara, Sahel, Savannahs, Tropical Rainforest, Ethiopian Highlands and Southern Africa
Sahara= desert
sahel= strip of grassland
savannah= near the equator, tons of grass
rainforest= hot and humid
highlands= highest elevation
southern= mix of everything
Define: Capitalism, Socialism and Communism
Capitalism= business ventures with the goal of making money
Socialism= government owns all aspect and gives out as needed
Communism= people own all aspects of business
What are colonialism and imperialism?
colonialism= the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
imperialism= policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Physical, Political, Thematic, Flow-Line and Topographical Maps
Physical- water and land features
Political- political boundaries
Thematic- one set of info
Flow-Line- movement
Topographical- elevation
What is the Partition, why was it needed and what was the plan to finally accomplish it?
Partition = separation of India; why because muslims and hindus hated each other; Mountbatten plan = Britain creates the border and splits up supplies, pakistan created
What was the apartheid, what was life like, what did the ANC try to do, what did Mandela and de Klerk do?
apartheid= segregation
life was bad for black Africans
ANC tried to dismantle it
Mandela- first black president
de Klerk- came to power to dismantle it
Rapid Fire: Three Economic Questions for Traditional, Command, Market and Mixed Economies
Traditional- ancestors, how they have always done it, people in village
Command- government, government, who the government tells them
Market- business, business, consumers
Mixed- business, business but with government regulation, consumers
What are the five (but only four are on the midterm...) themes of geography?
Location
Place
HEI
Movement
Braham, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
Brahma= creator
Vishu= maintainer
Shiva= destroyer
Braham= one ultimate god