| A | B |
|---|
| Communism | government controlled by a small group of people, means of prod. controlled |
| Capitalism | govt. where businnes is not controlled by govt., free enterprise |
| Confederation | a loose collection of states |
| Soverignty | independence |
| Third and Fourth World | Lower standards of living |
| First and Second World | Highest standards of living |
| Individiaulism | The belief that the individual is an important factor in society |
| Plutocracy | Govt. controlled by the wealthy |
| Oligarchy | rule by the elite |
| favela | slums of south america |
| silo | place to store grain |
| grain exchange | wall street of midwest |
| Brain Drain | the educated and skilled leave poor nations to go to wealthier nations |
| Moral Relativism | the belief that there is no objective standard of morality |
| cultural relativism | values are relative |
| John Locke | political theorist, believed in social contract, protect individual, if not then should be overthrown |
| Thomas Hobbes | govt. job is to control people, protect them from each other |
| Divine Right of Kings Theory | Belief that each leader looks up to another, eventually ending with god, if u oppose king u oppose god |
| Enlightened Self Interest | as individuals pursue their goals, they are helping society |
| Karl Marx | political theorist whose ideas are the basis for communism |
| Frederick Engels | political theorist who co-wrote the communist manifesto |
| Socialism | system of govt. in which major industries controlled by govt., but not all industries |
| Mixed Economy | Same as Socialism, important industries controlled by govt. |
| renewable resources | resources that can be used more than once, or that renew themsevles |
| non-renewable resources | resources that can only be used once |
| substructure | economic resources of society |
| superstructure | the basis of scoiety, non-economic |
| materialism | lack of emphasis on anything spiritual |
| NAFTA | keeps free trade |
| Rugged Individualism | theory that one can keep himself alive by himself |
| Theocracy | rule by religious persons |
| contra | anti-communist guerilla |
| caudillo | military dictator |
| mestizo | offpsring of spanish and native |
| hacienda | large estate in south america |
| latifundio | commercial farmer |
| sandinista | Nicaraguan govt. in 80's |
| Federalism | power is shared between state and national govt.s |
| separatism | french movement in Canada for separationfrom English |
| nationalism | the belief that a nation should do what is in its national interest |
| U.N. | international org. designed to keep peace |
| Unitary | form of govt, very centralized |
| free enterprise | individuals have right to start business without govt. interference |
| huddled masses | european migration occurred in 19th cent. |
| grain elevators | an elevator that carries grain(surprise) |
| aqueduct | the system that transports water to the west, big tubes |
| Savanna | grasslands |
| escarpment | a steep cliff |
| migration | outflow of a population |
| industrialization | mass production from factories |
| diversified economy | economy produces different things, Agriculture Service Industry |
| Subsistence Farmers | eat what they grow |
| social relations of production | you hang out with the class that you work with |
| coup | sudden overthrow of the government |
| rebel | one who wants to overthrow the govt. |
| radical | wants change to be lasting and thorough, change today |
| reactionary | one who wants to go back to the way things used to be |
| conservative | wants slow change |
| junta | rebel |
| GNP | maximum output of production |
| Infant Mortality Rate | number of deaths before age 1 per 1,000 |
| Democracy | form of govt. where people have say in decision making |
| Totalitarianism | absolute control by govt. |
| Dictatorship | form of govt. ruled by one person or family |
| Monarchy | family has dynastic power, power is handed down |
| Deism | religious aspect of enlightenment, god does not interfere in people's lives |
| archipelago | group of islands |
| isthmus | strip of land in water |
| sertao | bad land in Brazil, inner region |
| Deindustrialization | process in which industry goes away, jobs leave |
| cordillera | parallel mtn. ranges |
| Demographics | statistical movement of population |
| megalopolis | collection of suburbs along eastern seaboarda |
| Commercial Farmers | Farm for profit, sell crops |
| Ejido | collective farming |
