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Chapter 5
Society - KCCS
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Geography
8th Grade
03/30/2011

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Term
Every nation celebrates key events in its _______.
Definition
History
Term
Geography is the study of _____, not ____.
Definition
Space; time
Term
The foundations of Western civilization, were based on the philosophers' ideas of which empires?
Definition
Greeks and Romans
Term
Which culture region has the smallest area?
Definition
Western Europe
Term
Which world culture region has the largest population?
Definition
Asia
Term
Which culture region has the largest area?
Definition
Africa
Term
Which country has the highest crude death rate?
Definition
Russia
Term
Which country has the highest physiological density per square mile?
Definition
Japan
Term
The two branches of geography are _____ and ________.
Definition
Human; physical
Term
What five countries are permanent members of the UN Security Council?
Definition
1) United States
2) United Kingdom
3) France
4) China
5) Russia
Term
What country has the largest army?
Definition
China
Term
What are the eight culture regions in the world?
Definition
1) Northern American
2) Latin America
3) Western Europe
4) Central Eurasia
5) Asia
6) Middle East
7) Africa
8) Oceania
Term
What language is the leading second language of the world?
Definition
English
Term
What is the concept that every nation has a right to establish its own government?
Definition
Naturalism
Term
What is the period of history marked by tribal invasions, conquests and feudalism?
Definition
Medieval
Term
What is a growing similarity among cultures?
Definition
Cultural Convergence
Term
What is the world sport?
Definition
Soccer
Term
What it is called when a large area has few buildings.
Definition
Rural
Term
_____ statistics are official records of births, marriages, divorces, and death.
Definition
Vital
Term
Advances in what have done much to increase life expectancy?
Definition
Technology and Medicine
Term
The number of people born per one thousand people is call what?
Definition
Crude birth rate
Term
What war ended in 1991?
Definition
Cold War
Term
What is the growth of urban areas at the expense of rural areas?
Definition
Urbanization
Term
What is land that can be used to plant crops?
Definition
Arable
Term
What is an official government count of the entire population within the nation's boundaries
Definition
Census
Term
What country has the highest rate of natural increase?
Definition
Mexico
Term
What is the most widely spoken language family in the world?
Definition
Indo-European
Term
What is polygamy?
Definition
The act of having more than one wife
Term
What is society?
Definition
The relationships among human beings
Term
What is culture
Definition
People's way of life
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