Chapter 1 Key Term Quiz

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 for the unplanned, often illegal, informal housing in cities that arise due to the inability of formal markets and public authorities to provide enough affordable and accessible housing. Slums are also referred to as "shantytowns," "informal housing," and "squatter housing."

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

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

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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