Chapter 1 Key Term Quiz

A World of Difference
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A term used to describe countries that are poor with high population growth and numerous economic and societal problems.

An acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and (sometimes) South Africa that are grouped together due to the fact that they are all large countries with developing economies.

A political belief system in which a socialist economic system is implemented to allow the state to maintain control over the means of production and to provide for the people according to their perceived needs.

A separate and distinct unit of political authority.

A term used to describe countries that are progressing economically but are still not developed enough to be considered First World or developed countries.

A measurement of the number of deaths of children under one year of age.

Community of people with a common identity, shared cultural values, and a commitment and attachment to a particular area.

A global change in mortality and fertility that occurred around 1800, but also refers to the four phases of transition.

A term replacing the previously used 'developed' designation for countries, named because of the location of most developed countries, which sits above the 30 degrees North latitude line.

A term popularly used during or before the Cold War, for describing communist countries.

A line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole that designates the point at which one calendar day turns to the next.

Refers to the indigenous peoples deemed 'marginalized' and 'dispossessed.'

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