Chapter 1 Key Term Quiz

A World of Difference
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A global change in mortality and fertility that occurred around 1800, but also refers to the four phases of transition.

A line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole that designates the point at which one calendar day turns to the next.

A separate and distinct unit of political authority.

A term used to describe countries that are poor with high population growth and numerous economic and societal problems.

A military alliance formed in 1949 between Canada, the USA and European countries as a bulwark against the Soviet Union.

Organizations that are not sanctioned or affiliated with any particular government or state, but may be funded by particular countries. Examples include the IMF, World Bank, and the WTO.

Occurs when birth rates fall to a point that requires less investment in the very young, but before more investment is required on the elderly, and results in the relative and absolute increase of younger, more productive workers.

A term used more frequently since the end of the Cold War referring to countries that have since industrialized and matured into First World countries.

A term used to describe countries that are poor with high population growth and numerous economic and societal problems.

Early maps first described in the 8th century and printed in the 15th, which depict a view from the northern hemisphere of the world as circular and surrounded by an ocean.

A measurement of the number of deaths of children under one year of age.

Community of people with a common identity, shared cultural values, and a commitment and attachment to a particular area.

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