Geography Vocabulary Unit 1

the physical qualities that reflect the culture of a particular place

• geography

• institutions

• culture

• cultural landscape

government led by the citizens, everyone, including all authority figures, must obey the laws

• unlimited government

• limited government

• whole government

• institutional

control is placed solely with the ruler and his/her appointees, and there are no limits imposed on his/her authority

• unlimited government

• limited government

• whole government

• institutional

economic system characterized by freedom for consumers and producerss

• unlimited government

• limited government

• federalist government system

• free enterprise

political system characterized by a national government that performs all government functions and limits the powers of regional governments

• unlimited government

• limited government

• federalist government system

• unitary government system

– government characterized by a constitution that divides power between a central governmental authority and smaller regional subdivisions of government, such as states or provinces

• unlimited government

• limited government

• federalist government system

• institutional

economy in which the government controls all production and distribution of goods and services

• unlimited government

• limited government

• communist economy

• unitary government system

economy in which the government owns and operates large-scale companies for the benefit of the public

• unlimited economy

• limited economy

• communist economy

• socialist economy

What is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments?

• Geography

• Geometry

• Philosophy

• Environment

What is a group of places that are close to one another and that share some characteristics?

• Hemisphere

• Region

• Continent

• Environment