Vocabulary
Case Studies
Culture
Geo Tools
Random Knowledge of Campbell & Fitz
100
Define Economy
What are the wealth and resources of a region, especially the goods and services that are produced and consumed there?
100
In Malaysia we learned that _______________ was a result of trade with Japan and the rest of the world.
What is deforestation? (lumber trade or palm oil plantations ok too)
100
Define Culture
What is a shared way of life, especially shared ideas, behaviors, and material objects?
100
X-axis = years Y-axis = percentage of exports Grey = Primary Sector % of exports Blue = Secondary Sector % of exports There is a grey bar in 1971 but a much higher blue bar in 1990. What happened?
What is the country is exporting much more manufactured exports instead of raw material (i.e. agriculture) exports. AND/OR the country became more developed by building factories.
100
This Star Wars character is really annoying and got his ears sun-burned on Tatooine in Episode 1.
Who is Jar Jar Binks?
200
Define Developing Country
What is a country with a low GDP (there are other measures but this one is the easiest).
200
In the car business simulation we learned that MNCs have advantages over other companies because: __________ .
What is MNCs are able to take advantage of cheaper prices for goods and services around the world. (More customers is not the answer! Although that is becoming more and more another advantage in today's world.)
200
Define Cultural Diffusion
What is the spreading out of culture?
200
Choropleth Thematic Map showing World GDP in 2007. Darker the country, the higher the GDP. What shade am I looking for if I want to find developing countries?
What are lighter-shaded countries?
200
This football team plays the Beavers in the "Civil War" game.
Who are the Oregon Ducks! Go Ducks!
300
Define Gross Domestic Product
What is an estimate of the value of all of the goods and services produced in a country in a year divided by that country's population?
300
The global economy has ______________ since 1950.
What is increased, increased in exports, become more interdependent
300
Is Justin Bieber part of folk or popular culture?
What is popular culture?
300
X-axis = year Y-axis = Value of imports and exports (in $) Both lines show a positive trend, but the export line increases even more sharply in the 1980s. What is happening to this country?
What is a trade surplus?
300
How much is a googol?
What is 10 to the 100th power?
400
Define Tertiary Sector
What is the service sector?
400
The Colombian Drug Trade proves that: ____________ (how does it relate to the global economy?)
What is illegal activity is still influenced by global trade? (there are other acceptable answers)
400
The Japanese being ok with walking and eating now is an example of:
What is cultural diffusion, (popular culture taking over is ok too)
400
Choropleth Thematic Map: World GDP 2007. Some countries do not have any data. Why might this be? (you're making an inference). (Iraq, North Korea, Greenland, Somalia, and Western Sahara all did not have data)
What is war, lack of government rule, or low population?
400
This celebrity (from Canada) grew up very poor. He even had to get a job at age 12 where he worked 8 hours after school to help his family.
Who is Jim Carrey?
500
What does EPZ stand for and what is its definition?
What is Export Processing Zone: Places within a country where the host country offers cheaper land, taxes, less safety rules, etc. in order to attract foreign companies to build factories there.
500
What were three ways that the Japanese economy was linked to the rest of the world in a big way?
What is trade, manufacturing, and investments?
500
Independence Day in the United States is an example of:
What is folk culture?
500
"Pretend" a Big ACE question is on the test: "Is there a relationship between developed countries and the countries that manufacture most?" You are given the Choropleth Thematic World GDP map 2007 and line graph of the Top Ten manufacturing countries over time. What pattern will you look for if the answer is "yes"?
What is find 2007 on the line graph, if the answer is yes then countries with high manufacturing will also be the countries with high GDP (High GDP= Developed).
500
This is not the deepest point in the entire oceans but it is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Puerto Rico Trench?
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