Unit 09 Vocabulary Quizs

an economy that allows for both public and private ownership of businesses

• capitalist economy

• socialist economy

• mixed economy

• command economy

in an unlimited government, control is placed solely with the ruler and his/her appointees, and there are no limits imposed on his/her authority.

• limited government

• democratic government

• unlimited government

• constitutional government

large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the ocean

• hurricane

• tsunami

• tidal wave

• storm surge

the physical setting created by humans that reflects the identity and culture of the area

• cultural landscape

• urban environment

• natural habitat

• historical site

a chain of islands

• archipelago

• continent

• peninsula

• isthmus

an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean

• Ring of Fire

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Himalayan Belt

• Great Rift Valley

the growing connectedness of different regions of the world resulting in the spread of culture, ideas, disease, goods, and technologies

• globalization

• localization

• isolationism

• nationalism

an independent political unit made up of a city and surrounding land

• city-state

• nation-state

• township

• county

countries experiencing rapid industrialization and economic growth

• developing nations

• newly developed

• emerging economies

• established economies

seasonal winds that bring moist air in the summer and dry air in the winter across much of southern and eastern Asia

• hurricane

• cyclone

• monsoon

• typhoon