Chapter 1 Key Term Quiz

A World of Difference
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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

A term used more frequently since the end of the Cold War referring to countries that have since industrialized and matured into First World countries.

Early maps first described in the 8th century and printed in the 15th, which depict a view from the northern hemisphere of the world as circular and surrounded by an ocean.

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.

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