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Geography and World History Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of United States History

Definitions for various terms related to geography and world history, including information about continents, countries, population, religious beliefs, economic theories, and historical events.

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TERM 1
What is Geography
DEFINITION 1
Geography is the study of physical, cultural, economic,
political, urban, all aspects of the earth
TERM 2
What is the Kyoto Protocol
DEFINITION 2
is a protocol made by the United nations to help fight Global
Warming
TERM 3
The Population of the earth is roughly
DEFINITION 3
6 billion
TERM 4
What tool of the geographer is most
commonly used
DEFINITION 4
Map
TERM 5
The continent with the largest number of
inhabitants is
DEFINITION 5
Asia
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What is Geography

Geography is the study of physical, cultural, economic,

political, urban, all aspects of the earth

TERM 2

What is the Kyoto Protocol

DEFINITION 2

is a protocol made by the United nations to help fight Global

Warming

TERM 3

The Population of the earth is roughly

DEFINITION 3

6 billion

TERM 4

What tool of the geographer is most

commonly used

DEFINITION 4

Map

TERM 5

The continent with the largest number of

inhabitants is

DEFINITION 5

Asia

The United Kingdom is located in which

region?

England, Wales, Ireland, Scottland

TERM 7

which country has the world's largest

population

DEFINITION 7

China

TERM 8

True or False: Germany was divided into two

separate countries following WWII

DEFINITION 8

True

TERM 9

Which religion believes in the reincarnation to

purify the soul

DEFINITION 9

Hinduism

TERM 10

In measuring levels of economic

development, the __ is determined by taking

the sum of the income divided by total

population

DEFINITION 10

GDP

What was the Cold

war

a war of intelligence between the United states and the

Soviet Union was the closest to nuclear war we have ever

gotten

TERM 17

The economic theory eliminating the private

ownership of goods property and industy is

DEFINITION 17

Communism

TERM 18

which middle American civilization Hernando

Cortez conquer

DEFINITION 18

Aztec

TERM 19

Where did the Incas live?

DEFINITION 19

Peru

TERM 20

Which caribbean country was involved with

the Bay of pigs

DEFINITION 20

Cuba

middle America, which city has surpassed

tokyo as most popoulus city

NY?

TERM 22

True or False: According to the text book

North America includes Mexico?

DEFINITION 22

True

TERM 23

What is the official language of the United

States

DEFINITION 23

English

TERM 24

What is a Cultural Hearth

DEFINITION 24

a cultural hearth is a main area where major society starts its

the heartland and people branch out from there

TERM 25

What is NAFTA and what is its purpose

DEFINITION 25

North America Free Trade Agreement it is a trade agreement

between the United States, Canada, and Mexico Eliminating

tariffs between the countries

Israel was originally created to control 55% of

___, The jews after fighting have taken over

88% of the land

West Bank

TERM 32

Islams holiest city to which Muslims must take

one Pilgrimage

DEFINITION 32

Mecca

TERM 33

Pangea broke up into two land masses:

Laurasia and ___

DEFINITION 33

gondwanaland

TERM 34

in 1884 world leaders met to discuss how to

divide Africa into colonial territories this

meeting was called

DEFINITION 34

Berlin conference 1884

TERM 35

which country was established in 1822 by the

US for its freed slaves

DEFINITION 35

Liberia

True or False: Life expectancy in Africa is

lower than in most other areas of the world

True

TERM 37

Located in the himalayas what small asain

country just got cable super isolated

DEFINITION 37

Bhutan

TERM 38

what country gained its indepenced from

Pakistan in 1971

DEFINITION 38

Nepal

TERM 39

Which country is currently limiting the

number of children per family?

DEFINITION 39

China

TERM 40

which country has historically divided its

society into a rigid caste system

DEFINITION 40

India

A ___is the head count of a country

census

TERM 47

what country produces the best Opals?

DEFINITION 47

Austrialia

TERM 48

what is ment by the term Globalization?

DEFINITION 48

a term meaning interconnectioness due to communication

from regional societies

TERM 49

Why has Southeast Asia been important in

world trade

DEFINITION 49

cause they has them products