Terms To Know
What is Power?
The ability of a state to get its preferred outcome
What is the longest river in the world and what continent is it on?
The Nile River, Africa
Who Wrote Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith
What happens when you convert a globe to a flat map?
Distortion
What was due at the start of class today?
The Study Guide
To maintain power and sovereignty
What geographic term refers to a mountain blocking rainfall from reaching causing the formation of a dessert?
Orographic Precipitation
Countries use ________ to keep the population in check and to promote peace and stability
Force
What does Article V of NATO state?
An attack on one country is an attack on all
What university does Mr. Bates currently go to?
Ohio University
Members of these groups share a common ethnic, religious, or linguistic identity, and they object to the political or territorial status quo
National Identity Group
Which of the following is not a peninsula of Europe?
Italian, Balkans, Scandinavia, Ural, British
Ural
___________, runs horizontal across the world and the longest is called the Equator
Latitude
What term best describes the international system?
Anarchy
How many points is the test?
100 points
runs vertical across the world and the longest is called the Prime Meridian.
Longitude
What are the 5 Great Lakes of North America?
Erie, Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Superior.
The Mercantilist System can be described as what?
A system where states focused on capital accumulation in gold and silver, which led to extensive colonization
Which term claims that countries with nuclear weapons don't go to war with each other to prevent catastrophe?
M.A.D, Mutually Assured Destruction
True or False?
There are no extended response questions on the test.
False
The best definition of Communism is what?
A system of economics where a single party controls the means of production with the goal of total redistribution and eventually the state dissolves.
What natural phenomenon best describes why Western Europe has a temperate climate?
North Atlantic Drift
What form of government features a Prime Minister?
Parliamentary
What is the difference between Free Trade and Protectionism?
Protectionism desires to protect domestic products against foreign ones, while Free Trade advocates for the free movement of goods without barriers.
No Points!
Based on everything we have discussed in class, explain the impact international relations has on the United States. If you believe it does not, you must still defend this position. Use 3 specific terms or examples from class to explain your reasoning. Use Complete Sentences!
Hope you were paying attention!