The line of longitude designated as the zero degree line.
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.
Community of people with a common identity, shared cultural values, and a commitment and attachment to a particular area.
A measurement of the number of deaths of children under one year of age.
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 military alliance formed in 1949 between Canada, the USA and European countries as a bulwark against the Soviet Union.
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 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.
Refers to the indigenous peoples deemed 'marginalized' and 'dispossessed.'
The movement of manufacturing industries from the developed to the developed world.
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