Setting & Environment
What word describes people changing their physical surroundings by building roads or cutting down forests?
Modification/Modify
Which major world religion follows the teachings of the prophet Muhammad and reads the Qur'an?
Islam
What 2 wars were fought in first half of the 1900s?
WWI- 1814-1919
WWII-1939-1945
Which of the 3 branches' job is to: make Laws
The legislative
In what economic system do consumer supply and demand determine the price and production of goods?
*hint we have this kind of economy*
Free Enterprise
Putting on a thick coat during a snowstorm is an example of human beings doing what to their climate?
Adapt/Adaptation
What is cultural diffusion
Which historical era saw an increase in machine production and factory growth?
Industrial Revolution
What type of government structure restricts its leaders' power using laws and constitutions to protect the rights of the citizens?
Limited
In what kind of economy does the government make all the decicions?
Command
Why do high concentrations of people historically settle near rivers, coastlines, and lakes?
access to water for transportation, food/drinking, bathing, farming
Which major world religion incorporates the concept of reincarnation based on karma?
Hinduism/Hindu
What to empires grew the original ideas for democracy?
Greek and Roman
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
Judicial
What occurs when a nation is short key natural resources like crude oil or coal?
*Hint: What can they do with other countries?*
trade
What is an example of a natural Disaster?
Earthquake, tornado, hurricane, flood
What is Literacy Rate?
Measure of the percentage of a nation's population that can read and write
What historical period is famous for a "rebirth" in European arts, learning, and science?
Renaissance
An example of a right is:
freedom of speech/religion, freedom to live/make money how you want
How much money you make after paying your costs
What 2 oceans surround the USA?
Atlantic and Pacific
What 3 religions make up the monotheists (belief in ONE god)?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
What era are we currently in?
**hint* It began in the 1970s**
Age of Information
An example of a responsibility of a citizen is:
voting, serving on jury, paying taxes
The law of supply and demand says that as the price goes up, the demand (want for the product) will go ________ (down, up).
down