1. States and Capitals
- Review your states and capitals
- Globalization is a process of interaction (relationships) and integration (mixing,
combining) among the people, companies, and governments of different nations.
 A process driven by international trade and investment and aided by
information technology.
 It is where different cultures meet and blend.
Geography Terms - Use Index, glossary, and class blog
- Culture is a set of ideas, reactions, and expectations that is constantly changing as
people and groups themselves change.
- Assimilation - to adapt or mesh into a new culture or society
- compass rose
- cultural/culture(s)
- diversity
- globalization
- industrialization
- physical map
- political maps
- push-pull factors
- ritual
- terrorism
- tradition
- Five Themes of Geography – pages 10 - 13
o human environmental interaction
o location
o movement
o place
o region
Country Comparison

2. Population 305,039,154 1.31 billion 1.147
billion
Land 9,826,630 sq km 9,596,960 sq km 3,287,590 sq km
Area
Representative Communist Parliamentary
Gov’t Democracy democracy
Econ Agriculture; Agriculture; electronics; Agriculture;
technology autos manufacturing
industry
Religions Protestant 51.3%, Taoist 80%, Buddhist Hindu (80.5%); Muslim
Roman Catholic 12%, (13%)
23.9%, Mormon Christian 3%-4%,
1.7%, other Christian Muslim 1%-2%
1.6%, Jewish 1.7%,
Buddhist 0.7%,
Literacy Rate Males 99% Males 95% Males 73%
Females 99% Females 86% Females 48%
Life Expec- Males 75 yrs Males 71 yrs Males 63 yrs
tancy Females 81 yrs Females 75 yrs Females 64 yrs

3. Governments (Pages 10 – 84 and your notes)
• democracy
• dictatorship
• monarchy
• oligarchy
• theocracy
• totalitarianism
• legislative
• executive
• judicial
Political Parties – See Class Blog
• Communism
• Nazism
• Socialism
• Fascism
Economy Vocab
Barter - The direct exchange of goods or services between people.
Capital Resources - Goods or investment money used in the production of other goods
Command Economy - A system in which the basic economic questions are generally
answered by the government
Consumer - One who buys or rents goods or services and uses them
Demand - The number of consumers who desire the goods that are in supply
Economy - System by which goods and services are produced and distributed
Factors of Production - Natural resources, human resources, capital resources, and
entrepreneurship required to produce any food or service

4. Global Market - Development of an integrated global economy indicated by free trade,
free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets
Human Capital – Knowledge, ideas, physical strength, experiences, and skills that
enable workers to be productive
Human Resources – people’s intellectual and physical abilities
Industrialization - An industrial revolution that resulted in social and economic change
Limited Resources - Lacking in goods and services or natural resources with which to
develop goods and services
Market Economy - Economic system that permits an open exchange of goods and
services between producers and consumers
Opportunity Costs - The highest valued alternative given up when a decision is made;
the value of the next best alternative that must be given up when a choice is made
Productivity - Amount of output per unit of input over a period of time
Region - An area with one or more common characteristics or features that give it a
measure of uniformity and make it different from surrounding areas
Scarcity - An economic condition that exists when demand is greater than supply
Traditional Economy - Economic system based on barter of goods and services
REPSI
Renaissance
• Age of enlightenment
• A period in time when art and culture changed drastically
• Also a period of major change
o English Revolution
o French Revolution
• The idea of humanism was introduced
o Man had control over his life
Exploration
• Exploration led to worldwide exchange of products, people, and ideas
• In the beginning, exploration was dangerous and expensive
• This allowed larger nations to flex their muscle (show power)
• Four major exploration countries:
o England
o Portugal
o France

5. o Spain
• Inventions such as the compass and map made exploration possible
Protestant Reformation
• A religious revolution
• The Catholic Church became too powerful
• Collecting money through indulgences
• Used the money to live like “Princes”
• The inquisition = bloody witch hunt (Protestants)
• Martin Luther
o “95 Theses”
o Translated the Bible
o Made it available to the masses
• Counter Reformation
o The Church tried to regain members
o Used a variety of methods to do so
Scientific Revolution
• A period of time there were great advancements in science and math
• Notable figures are:
o Isaac Newton
o Johannes Kepler
o Galileo
Industrial Revolution
• Change from hand made good to machine made
o Cheaper product less employees
• Textiles were the first factories
• Urbanization occur due to the revolution
• Imperialism
o Taking over foreign territories
o Territories provided raw materials
o Larger countries made the goods
Review American, English, and French revolutions….see text book.