Chapter 3 TEST

a set of laws for a country

In representative democracy, citizens elect leaders to create laws.

This economic system has some private owned businesses and some government owned business-mixed

System for producing, consuming, and distributing goods and services is an ________

Difference between basic vs. non-basic business

system where people are elected as representatives

Example country of dictatorship:

In this economic system, company owners decide how to use profits and pay workers.

What is a problem with population growth?

Why is capitalism a free market economy?

Three forms of government:

System that sets up and enforces laws and institutions is called the ________.

Why should people vote?

The movement of people to cities is called ruralization.

Example country of Capitalism:

Commercial farming uses modern technology so a small number of workers can:

Why do people move from rural areas to urban areas?

How does someone become dictator in a dictatorship?

What event in history produced a steady food supply and increased population?

person who leaves one country and moves to another

What political system allowed EVERYONE to be apart of the decision making?

An example of a basic business would be:

The rate of growth of the world's population has _______ every 20 years this past century.

Example of communism

Why has life expectancy increased in the last 100 years?

In a monarchy, a king or queen is elected.

Democracy, monarchy, and dictatorship are examples of ___________

Example country of Representative Democracy:

Example country for Absolute Monarchy:

Representative democracy has citizens elect leaders who create _____.

Type of business that is nice to have but not necessary for a country to function.

Countries with little industry are called ________________.

Three basic economic systems:

number of people living in an area

Communism, socialism, and capitalism are examples of:

average number of years a person may live

In communism, government owns all types of business.

having to do with the countryside

number of people living in a square mile

The "push-pull" theory is used by scientists to explain _________

NOT an example of Socialism:

political system in which people directly participate

System that sets up and enforces society's laws and institutions is a ___________________.

How do demographers figure out population growth?

Subsistence farming raises enough food to only feed their families.

Colonial America had what kind of political system?

having to do with cities

Who makes all the decisions in a dictatorship?

system for buying, selling, and using products and services

What types of products are offered in any economy?