<p> Global Perspectives Study Guide</p><p>Economic Terms</p><p> Command  Developing Nations  Mixed  Embargo  Market  GDP  Traditional  Economy (definition)  Developed Nations  Collectivism</p><p>Political and Economic International Organizations</p><p> UN  WTO  NAFTA  OPEC  PLO  EU</p><p>Types of Governments</p><p> Democracy  Anarchy  Republic  Absolute Monarchy  Oligarchy  Constitutional Monarchy  Dictatorship  Theocracy  Totalitarianism  Communism</p><p>Religions and Philosophies – sacred texts, founders, place of worship, sacred sites and cities, primary regions of practice, denominations, beliefs, and practices</p><p> Christianity  Animism  Islam  Confucianism  Hinduism  Monotheism  Buddhism  Polytheism  Judaism  Caste System</p><p>Geography</p><p> Contested Territories  New Countries  Deserts  Sahara versus Sub-Sahara  Mountains  United Kingdom  Rivers  Canals Government Facts</p><p> 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</p><p>Geographic Facts</p><p> 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.).</p><p>Culture, inventions, programs, practices, terms, and history</p><p> 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</p><p>People and Leaders</p><p> Nelson Mandela  Pol Pot  Gandhi  Martin Luther  Napoleon  Genghis Khan  Siddhartha Gautama  Karl Marx  Muhammad  Hernán Cortés  Joseph Stalin  Francisco Pizarro</p>