Social Studies Midterm Flashcards
OPEC - How do they affect the cost of oil?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; regulates the supply of oil to influence the price of the commodity on the world market
quota
the limited number or quantity of something which is officially allowed
tarriff
a tax on the import or export for goods between countries
embargo
an order stopping the movement of trade shipped into or out of countries
Economic Specialization
narrowing the production of goods to only a few different items. No country can have everything they need
Why are most economies not strictly command or strictly market?
It is difficult for a country to maintain an economy without some government influence or free market activity.
Entreprenuer
Someone who makes their own organization/company
Trade Barrier
Restriction or limitations on trade because they want sell and produce their own goods
nationalism
the idea that your own country is better than all other countries
Theocracy
A state where the government is led or a religion or deity and the legal system is based on religious law.
Dictatorship
A government or a situation where one person makes all rules and decisions without input from anyone else.
Oligarchy
A government by the few
Communism
Political and economic system where major resources are owned by the public or state and wealth is divided between citizens equally or according to need
Democracy
A system of government where the people hold the power to choose their leaders and make decisions about their country
Monarchy
A ruler (monarch) gets their power through heredity, the ruler has all the power
Unitary
A centralized government structure where all the power is held by a single central authority
Federation
A system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two or more levels of government
Confederation
A political union sovereign states united for purposes of common action.
SW Asian Country that has a monarchy
Saudi Arabia
ethnic group
a community or population made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent
religious group
A coalition of people who practice a particular religion
Five Pillars of Faith
- Daily Prayer
- Giving to charity
- Belief in and submission to one God
- Fasting during the month of Ramadan
- A pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime
common figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Abraham
Anti-Semitism
Hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people
Hajj
A yearly Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Jews, Christian, and Muslims common believe
The same one God
Suez Canal
It is a canal in Egypt; important because it is a human made waterway that across the Isthmus of Suez and is the shortest maritime rout to Asia and Europe
Why Iraq had difficulty forming a new government
Because the Shia and Sunni Muslims continue to fight one another for power
Decline of Ottoman Empire
Increasing lack of ability and power of sultans and they sided with the Central Powers who were defeated in WWI
Outcome of the 1948 War between Israel and Arabs
Over half of the Palestine Arab population were expelled and Palestine lost all of their land
Himalayan Mountains Nickname
Roof of the World
Ganges River Nickname
Mother Ganges
Huang He River Nickname
China;s Sorrow
Gobi Desert Nickname
Shamo
monsoon
A shift in winds that bring a rainy season and dry season
effects of monsoon
heavy rainfall, fresh water, hydropower
Indus
begins in mountains of China and flows to Pakistan emptying into the Arabian Sea
Ganges
begins in Himalaya Mountains, flows across India into Bangladesh emptying into the Bay of Bengal
Huang He
begins in Plateau of Tibet and ends in the Yellow Sea
Mekong
begins in Plateau of Tibet and ends in the South China Sea
Yangtze
begins in Plateau of Tibet and empties into the East China Sea near Shanghai
Indus importance
supporting agriculture millennia
Ganges Importance
most sacred river to the Hindus
Huang He importance
Provides fertile land for development of agriculture in northern China
Mekong
Delta has some of the richest farmland in the region
Yangtze
hydroelectric power, water for agriculture and transportation for cargo ships
Indus located
Tibet, India, Pakistan
Ganges location
India and Bangladesh
Huang He location
Tibet and China
Mekong location
China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
Yangtze location
China
Why does the northern part of China have dry areas such as the Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts?
Primarily because of the rain shadow effects created by the Himalayas
Climate and Geography of Southern Eastern Asia
There are Mountain Ranges all around; there are tropical and subtropical areas.
Why does China have a variety of climates and resouces?
climate - altitude, latitude and distance from the coast
resources - due to its geologic preconditions
What shapes India’s Climate?
Monsoons
Most populated area of China
Eastern Region
India’s most populated area
Rural areas and the Ganges River Valley
