Chapter 1 Key Term Quiz

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

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

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 term replacing the previously used 'developing' designation for countries, referring to the dominance of such countries below the 30 North latitude line.

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.'

A separate and distinct unit of political authority.

Organizations that are not sanctioned or affiliated with any particular government or state, but may be funded by particular countries. Examples include the IMF, World Bank, and the WTO.

The economic and political alliance of most European countries.

A grouping of the richest 35 counties of the world in North America, Western Europe, East Asia and South America.

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

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