Extracts or harvests products from the earth (ex: agriculture, mining, forestry)
What is levels of economic activity - primary
100
Intellectual activities
What is levels of economic activities - quaternary
100
a. Holocaust - mass killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis
b. Created a divided Europe which launched us into the Cold War - east (Communist) vs. west (Democratic)
What are two important events that occured during WWII
100
Milder climates, less rainfall. Shorter vegetation like grasslands.
What is the climate of the Temperate Zone? What vegetation/physical features do you find there?
100
The king/queen is limited in their control over the people by a constitution.
What is a constitutional monarchy
200
cultures spread to other parts of the world such as computers, internet, and communications going out from the U.S. to the remote parts of the world bringing the world closer together and making it a global economy.
What is cultural diffusion and how the diffusion of computer technology has changed our world
200
Built in 1961 and destroyed in 1990 it was built to stop E. Germans from escaping to W. Germany to secure their freedom. It was a symbol of the restrictions and bondage of Communism.
What is the Berlin Wall and when did it come down?
200
The crumbling or fall of Communism in Eastern Europe. The failure of the Communist system.
What did the collapse of the wall symbolize?
200
Obtained through inheritance, the king/queen exercises complete control over the kingdom
What is an absolute monarchy?
200
Gives people the most freedom in owning businesses and keeping its profits, little to no government control of means of production.
What is free market economy (free enterprise)?
300
Manufacturing finished goods (ex: metal working, auto & ship manufacturing, construction, energy, engineering)
What is levels of economic activity - secondary
300
The unification of all of Europe through economic and political cooperation. It has created a single European currency, eliminated trade and residency barriers, improved environmental issues, and eliminated mass conflict between Europeans.
What is the European Union, and what changes did it make in Europe?
300
Tilt of the earth as it revolves around the sun.
What causes seasonal changes?
300
Hot, sunny, rainy. Lush vegetation.
What is climate of the Tropical Zone? What vegetation/physical features do you find there?
300
cultures collide and stay separate
What is cultural divergence
400
Axis Powers - germany, Italy, and Japan
Allied powers - U.S., UK, France, and Russia
What were the countries involved in WWII
400
Mixes cultures and provides more opportunity and development for all, as well as making the society as a whole stronger.
What does combining immigrant and existing cultures in a region do to the cultural diversity of the region.
400
Direct sunlight, latitude, wind & ocean currents, and altitude.
Direct sunlight.
What factors effect climate? Which factor changes climate the most?
400
economic system which gives government control over most major systems of production, but allows for small businesses.
What is Socialism
400
the people control the government through elections
What is democracy?
500
Service industry - products to public and business (ex: retail, transportation, entertainment, banking, law, medical, emergency services)
What is levels of economic activity - tertiary
500
Changed European society from a rural society to an urban society. Caused many to move from the farm to the cities, expanding those cities. Increased production and product availability for all. Developed a weathier populace creating the middle class. Improved transportation and product delivery times.
What is the importance of the Industrial Revolution?
500
It is one continent in the shape of a peninsula with numerous small peninsulas on it. People have traveled all over the continent by the sea for trade and conquests. Because they could travel easily by sea they have settled all over the continent.
Why is Europe called the "peninsula of peninsulas" and how does it affect where people settle?
500
Very cold, less rainfall. Short shrubs.
What is the climate of the Polar Zone? What vegetation/physical features do you find there?
500
mountains impede rain from getting to the other side making the non-rainy side dry and hotter