Chapter 1 Key Term Quiz

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

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

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.

The line of longitude designated as the zero degree 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 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 measurement of the number of deaths of children under one year of age.

A grouping of the richest 35 counties of the world in North America, Western Europe, East Asia and South America.

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 separate and distinct unit of political authority.

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

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