7 Global Studies - Midterm Review

__________ are borders that follow natural boundaries, such as mountains, deserts, and oceans.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Physical borders

• Human borders

A government that has complete control over an area is known as a __________.

• domestic interest

• foreign policy

• bilateral treaty

• sovereign nation

A nation's plan for how to act toward other countries is known as __________.

• sovereign nation

• foreign policy

• humanitarian organization

• national interest

Domestic goals that a country has for itself, with the goal of helping it improve/succeed are known as __________.

• national interests

• foreign policies

• diplomacies

• borders

The __________ is an organization of the world's countries, tasked with promoting peace and security.

• International Court of Justice

• Alliance of Nations

• United Nations

• League of Nations

The legal limits on a government's power can usually be found in a ____________, or a written plan of government that outlines its purposes, powers, and limitations.

• common good

• comic book

• individual right

• constitution

A ____________ is a system of government where people vote for representatives to make and enforce the laws.

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• totalitarian regime

• dictatorship

In a ____________ democracy, the people elect the head of state, called the president. The president heads the executive branch of government. The president shares power with the legislative branch, which is also elected by the people. The United States is an example.

• direct

• parliamentary

• presidential

• limited

What is the system of government where officials are regarded to have religious authority? Iran is an example.

• Totalitarian regime

• Theocracy

• Direct democracy

• Representative democracy

__________ is when there are not enough resources to meet people's wants.

• Income

• Opportunity cost

• Scarcity

• Labor