Chapter 1 Key Term Quiz

A World of Difference
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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 term used to describe countries that are considered to be rich, affluent and have growing economies.

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.

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

A form of hostility between countries that is marked by threat, military posturing, and other acts short of actual warfare. Also a name given to the USA- USSR conflict between 1945 and 1989.

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 poor with high population growth and numerous economic and societal problems.

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.

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

The line of longitude designated as the zero degree line.

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