give an example of nationalization
copper in chile
what is nationalization?
taking private industry and making it public
command economy
production of goods is determined by central government
traditional economy
goods are traded just to be traded, no money involved
free market
production of goods is determined by consumers.
what does diffusion mean?
its the spreading of anything among the land (people, goods, ideas)
what is culture?
the total knowledge, customs, etc. that an area is brought up with.
name the characteristics of a state?
a small, Independent unit that is within a country.
which nations don’t have states?
Palestinians, kurds, and basques
name the 4 types of government?
democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, and communist.
5 themes of geography?
location, place (physical features), region, human-environment interaction, and movement.
Humid continental?
humid and varies across a continent
what is the belief in more than one God?
polytheism
what happened in Yugoslavia?
president died and one party didn’t want the others in power..thus, civil war.
religion of Bosnia?
muslim
religion of Serbia?
Eastern Orthodox
religion of Croatia?
roman catholisism
why was the Berlin Wall built?
to separate the democratic west from the communist east.
what is a czar? where is one found?
a king, and in RUSSIA
why did the Irish move to the US during the 1840’s?
irish potato famine
4 provinces that make up the U.K?
england, scotland, wales, and Northern Ireland
what were the 4 MAIN causes of WW1?
imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and alliences
religion of russia?
orthodox christianity
martin luther?
a Protestant reform leader in germany
how did the bubonic plague spread?
trade routes
5 satillite nations of the former Soviet Union?
Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Romania, and Czech
one country that hasn’t joined the European Union?
norway
NATO
North American trade agreement
where is Patagonia?
Argentina
the Treaty of Tordesillas divided which 2 countries?
Spain and portugal
language of brazil?
portuguese
where were the first incas?
andes mountains-PERU
NAFTA?
North American free trade agreement
where would you find a Cerrado?
brazil
where would you find some llanos?
columbia and venesuela
where are the pampas?
Argentina and Uruguay
which S. American country has a lot of oil?
Venesuela
what’s a Mercosur?
a common market
who was hernan cortes?
conquer of the spanish
where is the Fertile Crescent?
the Nile river
what is the Merida initiative?
an agreement between the U.S, Mexico, and a few other countries that all try to stop drug trafficking.
what are the 5 pillars of islam?
fasting, faith, prayer, charity, and pilgrimage
what is the hajj?
a large migration of islamic ppl annually
members of OPEC?
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, and the U.A.E
what is Zionism?
when the jews wanted to go back to their homeland
supreme leader of iran?
Ali khemeni
indochina is made up of?
Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
which asian country was part of the U.S at one point?
the Philippines
caste system?
the hindu belief that you will live a life higher in the royalty sense in your next life if you’re good in this life.
define archaipello?
a group of islands.
largest muslim country in the world?
Indochina
what/where was the apartheid?
a racial segregation that occurred in South Africa.
Muhammar Quadaffi?
Libyan leader who allowed terrorists to train in Libya.
Omar al-Bashir?
leader of Sudan
which countries remained peaceful throughout everything in Africa?
ghana, m, and botswana
hugo chavez?
leader of Venezuela?
Honsni Mubarak?
leader of Egypt
religion in Australia?
Christianity…