9 Weeks Test Review

World Geography

Islam

• In the Islamic faith one must pray 5 times a day.

Specialization

• Countries generally specialize in producing particular goods and when they do Countries depend on trade to obtain other goods.

Equator

• The equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Theocratic Government

• A theocratic government is characterized by censorship, religious laws, and repression

Highest Population Density

• Flat, fertile plains and river valleys are the types of environments that usually have the highest population density.

Arid Climate Zones

• Farmers living in this type of climate zone have learned to plant drought-resistant crops

Technology

• Polders produce electricity and improve farming

Ideological Traits

• ideological traits are those that are associated with a society’s belief systems. These may include ideas, convictions, faith, or legends, as well as how they are transmitted.

Functional Region

• A functional region focuses on a central point and the surrounding territory linked to it.

less developed countries

• Less developed countries usually have high infant mortality rates, low literacy rates, and low life expectancy rates

Plate Tectonics

• Plate Tectonics create the following landforms:– Mountains – Rift Valleys – Volcanoes – Ocean Trenches

World’s Population

• Urban centers are rapidly expanding in every region of the world.

communist economic system

• Government officials decide the production and distribution of goods in a communist economic system

Christianity

• Christianity spread to the Americas through the process of European colonization.

Cultural Institutions

• Cultural institutions are practices which are passed from one generation to another generation.

Prevailing Winds

• Prevailing winds blow diagonally because of the Coriolis effect.

United States

• The US has a free enterprise type of economy.

Leeward Side

• The climate on the leeward side would be warm and have low precipitation.