World Geo Review
Abbey Miller
Vocab
Stateless Nation- ethnic, religious, linguistic, or other cohesive group which isn't the majority pop. In any nation state
Subsistence Farming- self-sufficiency farming in which farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves/families
Cultural Hearth- an area where new ideas/innovations pop up/spread to other parts of the world
Globalization- process of interaction & integration among people, companies, & gov. of diff. nations, process driven by international trade/ investment & aided by info. technology
Political Principles
Socialist economy- gov. provides most of the important public services but still permits private ownership of some businesses
Characteristics of wealthier country- less chance of disease, higher life expectancy, around 2 kids per family, higher literacy rate
Characteristics of poorer country- low literacy rate, high chance of disease, lower life expectancy, lots of kids
Primary Activities- agriculture, mining,fishing,raw materials
Secondary Activities- manufacturing, processing
Tertiary Activities- service jobs- doctors, police, etc. Professional
Quaternary Activities- CEO, product improvement jobs
Maps
- Angola
- Belarus
- Cambodia
- Laos
- France
- Latvia
- Thailand
- Austria
- Poland
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- Scandinavian Peninsula
- Caucasus Mountains
- Kalahari Desert
- Zambezi River
- Indus River
- Thank Desert
- Ganges River
- Yangtze River