Archy
What does "archy" mean?
Rule
What is monarchy?
state ruled over by a single person, as a queen or king
What does "geo" mean?
Earth or ground
What is geology?
mathematics dealing with lines, angles, surfaces, and solids (literally, “measurement of land”)
What is georgic?
agriculture; poem on husbandry (farming)
What is matriarchy?
form of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe; descent being traced through the mother
What is a form of government in which a few people have the power?
Oligarchy
What is geology?
science dealing with the earth’s history as recorded in rocks
What are geoponics?
art or science of agriculture (literally, “working of the earth”)
What prefix pertains to "ground" or "Earth"?
Geo
What is anarchy?
total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder
What is oligarchy?
form of government in which a few people have the power
What does geocentric mean?
measured from the earth’s center; having the earth as a center
What does geomorphic mean?
pertaining to the shape of the earth or the form of its surface
What is geotropism?
response to the earth’s gravity, as the growing of roots downward in the ground
What is autarchy?
rule by an absolute sovereign
What is patriarchy?
form of social organization in which the father rules the family or tribe; descent being traced through the father
What does geodetic mean?
pertaining to geodesy (mathematics dealing with the earth’s shape and dimensions)
What is geophysics?
science treating of the forces that modify the earth
What is an apogee?
farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body; culmination
What is hierarchy?
body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it; pecking order
What is a state ruled over by a single person, as a queen or king?
Monarchy
What is geography?
study of the earth’s surface, climate, continents, people, products, etc
What are geopolitics?
study of the government and its policies as affected by physical geography
What is a perigee?
ant. of apogee
closest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body