Vocabulary
Types of Conflict
Globalization
Potpourri
Misc...
100
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
What is cultural diffusion?
100
Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993, but there are problems because of currency and border issues between the two countries.
What is territorial conflict?
100
The trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world.
What is globalization.
100
GDP stands for this. Give the definition.
What is Gross Domestic Product; the total number of goods and services a country produces?
100
A terrorist organization that branched from al-Qaeda whose motives include establishing a Caliphate and enforcing strict Sharia Law.
What is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria?
200
An area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language
What is cultural region?
200
The Muslim Janjaweed against the indigenous Dinka people of South Sudan is an example of this kind of conflict.
What is Territorial/Religious ?
200
Extension of political power and activity across state boundaries. Give an example.
What is political globalization? The terrorist group ISIS capturing parts of Iraq and Syria.
200
What is an example of a cultural region in the North America?
What is Creole...etc..... ?
200
Taxes that are put on products imported from other countries to help domestic economies.
What is a tariff?
300
The ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another producer
What is comparative advantage?
300
Racial hatred-Hitler and the Jews Power- Hutus vs. Tutsis in Rwanda
What is ethnic conflict?
300
Give an example of a product through globalization that has spread to other countries
What is Starbucks, McDonalds, KFC, etc....?
300
Jobs shipped to other countries.
What is outsourcing?
300
Draw an aging population pyramid.
(Teacher decides if the answer is appropriate)
400
A specific region with more liberal laws to encourage business and trade.
What is a Special Economic Zone (SEZ)?
400
This occurs when new people coming into their territory threaten the native people of a country in some way, which can result in loss of land, rights, resources, or lives. Give an example.
What is indigenous conflict? Examples: The Ladakh, The Kayapo of Brazil, etc.
400
List one positive impact on globalization. Give an example.
(Teacher decides if it is an appropriate response)
400
This trade policy lifts tariffs on imported and exported goods between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement?
400
What is one possible negative consequence of globalization on Mayan culture?
(Responses may vary)
500
The cost of the next best use of time and money when choosing to do one thing or another
What is opportunity cost?
500
India and Pakistan are most likely to engage in conflict over
What is territorial?
500
What is one negative impact of globalization? Give an example.
(Teacher decides if it is an appropriate response)
500
We use these to isolate a particular piece of data (population, poverty, literacy rates, etc.) so that geographers can study and compare countries visually.
What is a Cartogram?
500
What are advantages and disadvantages of supranational organizations?
(Teacher decides if answer is appropriate)
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