Global Perspectives Study Guide

Economic Terms

 Command  Developing Nations  Mixed  Embargo  Market  GDP  Traditional  Economy (definition)  Developed Nations  Collectivism

Political and Economic International Organizations

 UN  WTO  NAFTA  OPEC  PLO  EU

Types of Governments

 Democracy  Anarchy  Republic  Absolute Monarchy  Oligarchy  Constitutional Monarchy  Dictatorship  Theocracy  Totalitarianism  Communism

Religions and Philosophies – sacred texts, founders, place of worship, sacred sites and cities, primary regions of practice, denominations, beliefs, and practices

 Christianity  Animism  Islam  Confucianism  Hinduism  Monotheism  Buddhism  Polytheism  Judaism  Caste System

Geography

 Contested Territories  New Countries  Deserts  Sahara versus Sub-Sahara  Mountains  United Kingdom  Rivers  Canals Government Facts

 Economic hardship and religious/ethnic diversity lead to political instability.  Minority groups such as the Palestinians struggle to obtain land and self-rule.  Governments restrict individual freedoms (Apartheid in South Africa).  Genocide is a reality (Rwanda, Sudan, Cambodia).  Economic hardship and religious/ethnic diversity lead to a lack of development and political instability

Geographic Facts

 Water determines population distribution around the world .  Geography impacts lives, industry, jobs, climate, and natural resources.  natural resources can improve a country’s economic status (oil).  natural resources can hinder a country’s economic status (colonization, diamonds, etc.).

Culture, inventions, programs, practices, terms, and history

 African culture and AIDS  internment camps  polis  population control  effective legal system  empires  feudalism  treaties  colonialism/imperialism  caudillo  Cold War  encomienda  French Revolution (causes)  deforestation  civil disobedience  Japanese culture

People and Leaders

 Nelson Mandela  Pol Pot  Gandhi  Martin Luther  Napoleon  Genghis Khan  Siddhartha Gautama  Karl Marx  Muhammad  Hernán Cortés  Joseph Stalin  Francisco Pizarro