Chapter 1 Key Term Quiz

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

The economic and political alliance of most European countries.

The movement of manufacturing industries from the developed to the developed world.

Occurs when birth rates fall to a point that requires less investment in the very young, but before more investment is required on the elderly, and results in the relative and absolute increase of younger, more productive workers.

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

The line of longitude designated as the zero degree line.

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.

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.

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 to describe countries that are considered to be rich, affluent and have growing economies.

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