World Geo 1st Semester Review

System where a central authority makes the major decisions about what, how, & for whom to produce

• traditional economy/subsistence

• mixed economy/socialism

• market economy/capitalism

• command economy/communism

All the elements that contribute to a societies development like language, religion and education are called

• birth rate
• culture
• assimilation
• traditional

An interdependence between countries of the world in which goods and products are diffused in other culture

• globalization
• Organization world wide
• assimilation
• culture

Distance north or south of the Equator is called _______.

• latitude
• elevation
• topography
• wind pattern

The biggest factor in determining climate is?

• elevation
• an ocean
• latitude
• mountain

The most ideal place to create a new settlement would be

• near cold, rocky mountain areas

• near hot, sandy deserts

• near sources of fresh water (rivers)

• near dense forest areas

War and disorder

• Pull factor
• Push factor

What is cultural convergence?

• the theory that two cultures will be more and more alike as interactions increase

• the theory that two cultures will be more different as interactions increase

• the phenomena that cultures have the same behaviors and customs

• the phenomena that cultures have unique dimensions

As Mexico City has grown, it has seen increases in 

• Air Pollution
• Crime rates
• all are correct
• Poor, slum neighborhoods

Which of the following describes the Columbian Exchange?

• The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World

• The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only

• The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only

• The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only