World Geography Vocabulary
Made by: Sara Hashemi
Race
Stateless Nation: an ethnic group that is not the majority in the country
Genocide: killing of a particular ethnic group or nation
Levels of Economic
Secondary: the manufacturing of natural resources
Tertiary: service industries
Quaternary: involves intellectual activities
Quarinary: requires a high level of specialization
Types of government
Dictatorship: some with absolute power
Monarchy: a royal family is in charge
Types of Economy and agriculture
Sancution: authoritative, permission or aprproval, as for an action
Outsourcing: to get goods from someone outside suppliers or source
Mixed Economy: an economic system combining private and public enterprise
Traditional Economy: an underdeveloped economy in which communities use primitive tools and methods to harvest and hunt for food, often resulting in little economic growth
GDP (Gross Domestic Product): is one the primary indicators used to gauge the health of a country economy
Free enterprise/Capitalist: an economic in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control
Subsistence Agriculture: is a self- sufficiency farmingd in which the farmer focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families
Infrastructure:the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities. Needed for the operation of a society or enterprise
Nations
Marshall Plan: offered 13 billion dollars to the nation war post in Western Europe
Truman Doctrine: promising economic and military to help any nation threaten by communism
NATO (Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization): a military alliance among democratic between counties in Europe and Northern America
United Nation: created to maintain international peace and security
European Nation: Easy travel through different countries in Europe
Tariff: a tax to be paid on exported or imported goods
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) : help members to control world wide oil prices and adjusting it
NAFTA (Northern American Free Trade Agreement): import tariffs on manufactured goods are being reduced. This agreement has created a huge zone of cooperation on trade of economic issues
Globalization: is a process of interaction and integration among the people companies, government of different nation