World Geography Midterm Review 1

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  1. 2. A reason a person would want to leave the place they are from is called a_____________.
  2. 3. An organization between the United States, Mexico, and Canada with the purpose of increasing economic participation amongst each other
  3. 6. If a country has more older citizens than younger citizens than that country is experiencing a __________________
  4. 8. The south Asian country where Hinduism originated from.
  5. 10. A term to describe when something is partly, or almost what it is portrayed to be.
  6. 11. Soviet Union Workers' inefficient work-ethic led to __________________ going into the environment.
  7. 14. The U.S. economy is a mix of socialism and _____________.
  8. 16. A group of people with a commonality of religion and behaviors have the same ___________.
  9. 18. The Soviet Union followed the political system called ______________.
  10. 20. Major landform that divides Europe and Asia.
  11. 23. Muslims from _____________ experienced an extreme amount of ethnic cleansing following the fall of the Soviet Union.
  12. 24. If a country has a high GDP, GDP Per-Capita, a low-birth rate, and a high literacy rate, then that country is most likely to be considered a _________________ country.
  13. 25. Due to the fall of the Soviet Union, which sparked a rise of ethnic nationalism in the region, the south-eastern European country called _____________ was divided into 6 separate countries.
  14. 27. Demography is the study of the _________________
  15. 28. In a country with a lot of political ________________, it is unlikely that another country with resources and economic power will be willing to offer assistance.
  16. 29. Due the fall of the Soviet Union, most eastern European countries experienced an increase in ______________.
  17. 31. The sect of Christianity that the majority of Latin Americans practice is_____________.
  18. 33. In a country that political corruption and a lack of stability within their government is occuring, it is likely that the country will eventually face _____________________.
  19. 35. These maps are showing that most people live in the ___________ part of the European continent.
  20. 36. In a country with a command economy, what most often stops progress is a lack of ________________
  21. 37. The major economic power that collapsed in 1991.
  22. 38. A type of government where one person has complete control over every government decision.
  23. 40. To have a successful nation there must be political rights, economic opportunities, and _____________.
  24. 41. Command is the economic system, also known as the ___________ system.
  25. 42. A country with an abundant amount of _______________ available has a greater chance of achieving economic and political stability.
  26. 44. More than war and being enslaved, ___________ is what killed the most Native Americans upon the arrival of Europeans.
  27. 45. When the earth is altered by people for economic, political, or social reasons it is called a _____________.
Down
  1. 1. Economic System in which the government controls the amount, the price, and the kind of goods produced and services offered.
  2. 4. This image is an example of?
  3. 5. A visual aid that shows things like age ranges, effects of war, and birth rates is called a _____________.
  4. 7. One of the reasons for the creation of the __________________ following the Cold War was to increase trade amongst member countries by reducing trade-barriers.
  5. 9. Belief system that aims to reach nirvana through cycles of reincarnation.
  6. 12. A global environmental event which was one of the main factors that led to the fall of the Soviet Union.
  7. 13. Ethnic and cultural nationalism following the end of the Soviet Union led many countries to experience a _____________ within their country.
  8. 15. A word used to describe when an individual, or group,is offered a safe place to stay if they need to leave their homeland.
  9. 17. To purposely completely remove, or kill, a group of people who share the same cultural or religious traits or characteristics is called _____________
  10. 19. The Great Lakes are a highly valuable environmental and economic asset to the United States and Canada. The Great Lakes Commission is an agency made up of 8 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces to assure the protection of the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Commission is an example of________________
  11. 21. The United Kingdom's desire to have complete control of their own self-interests or laws they must follow, continue using their own currency, and limiting _______________ led them leaving the European Union.
  12. 22. Belief system that follows multiple gods, has a social class system called caste, and believes in reincarnation.
  13. 26. The belief system that the largest number of people across the globe follow is _____________.
  14. 30. A reason a person would want to relocate to a certain place and away from the place they are from is called a _____________.
  15. 32. The title of the head of the government in a constitutional Monarchy is the _____________.
  16. 34. A term that is used to describe a soverign country. Often where the people have the same ethnicities or cultural traits.
  17. 39. After the fall of the Soviet Union, western Europe experienced an increase of ________________ from Eastern Europeans.
  18. 43. Spain and ___________ are the two European countries responsible for colonizing South America.