Vocab Prep

Question 1

Zionism

Answer 1

a movement for (originally) the re-establishment and (now) the development and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel.

Question 2

Nationalism

Answer 2

Pride in one’s nation; the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation

Question 3

Immigrants

Answer 3

People who move into another country

Question 4

Emigrants

Answer 4

People who move out of a country

Question 5

Relative location

Answer 5

The position of a place in relation to another place

Question 6

Authoritarian

Answer 6

Leaders hold all political power, people cannot express their opinions

Question 7

Totalitarianism

Answer 7

Most extreme form, where the government controls all aspects of society

Question 8

Monarchy

Answer 8

Kings, queens, Pharaohs, Shahs, and Sultans who inherit their positions through blood

Question 9

Democracy

Answer 9

People choose their leaders and have the power to set up their government

Question 10

Market Economy

Answer 10

Free enterprise system; freedom to individuals and groups

Question 11

Capitalism

Answer 11

Private groups decide goods produced and their prices

Question 12

Command Economy

Answer 12

Controlled by a central government, who makes all the decisions

Question 13

Communism

Answer 13

A state that owns and operates all business called “planned economies”

Question 14

Mixed Economy

Answer 14

Mix of traditional, command, and market economies

Question 15

Socialism

Answer 15

State owns basic businesses, private ones own the rest

Question 16

GDP

Answer 16

Per capita gross domestic product (the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year divided by the population)

Question 17

Monotheistic

Answer 17

Belief in one God

Question 18

Fertile Crescent

Answer 18

Arc of rich land (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq)

Question 19

Embargo

Answer 19

Severe restriction on trade with other countries

Question 20

Infrastructure

Answer 20

A country’s basic support facilities (schools, roads, etc.)

Question 21

BRIC(S) Group

Answer 21

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

Question 22

BRIC(S) Group

Answer 22

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

They will most likely dictate economic growth for the next couple of decades, and meet annually.

Question 23

MINT Group

Answer 23

Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey

Not BRICS level, but have potential

Question 24

Secular

Answer 24

Run without religion influence

Question 25

Bazaar

Answer 25

Traditional open-air market

Question 26

Coup

Answer 26

Sudden political takeovers

Question 27

IMF

Answer 27

International Monetary Fund

Question 28

Absolute location

Answer 28

A place’s position on the globe