Titan Time Q1 Rotation 2 Workbook Gov, Culture, Econ

Question 1

Percentage of people that are able to read and write in a country.

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Literacy Rate

Question 2

Type of economy in which the government decides what, how, and for whom to produce

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Command

Question 3

Something that is in or supplied in our natural environment and can be used in production

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Natural Resources

Question 4

Local (regional) government has more power; Central (national) government depends on local gov

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Confederation

Question 5

A group of people who usually share cultural ideas, customs, and have a common ancestor

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Ethnic Group

Question 6

Materials such as a factories, machinery, and technology needed to produce a good or service

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Capital (goods)

Question 7

Economy where most of the economic decisions are based on customs and traditions. No currency

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Traditional Economy

Question 8

Political power distribution is shared between the national (central) gov and local (regional)

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Federal

Question 9

Citizens play a decisive role in choosing the rulers and what decisions are made in government.

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Democracy

Question 10

Government is ruled by a king or queen who is from a family that has ruled for generations

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Hereditary Monarchy

Question 11

Government that promotes a classes society based on common ownership of production and property

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Communism

Question 12

The measure of the how many people in a country or society do not have a job, but want a job

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Unemployment Rate

Question 13

Power distribution is concentrated with central (national) gov; local (regional) gov is weak

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Unitary

Question 14

The Executive Branch is separate from the legislative branch; citizens vote for the executive

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Presidential Democracy

Question 15

A way of limiting the amount of foreign imports that are allowed into a country

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Quota

Question 16

Citizens vote for a representative in gov, then the elected leader creates and/or executes laws

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Republic

Question 17

Government where ruler's powers are restricted to the constitution of the country.

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Constitutional Monarchy

Question 18

The ability of a country to make products that it has the best skills and resources to produce

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Specialization

Question 19

Government that is based on cultural religion; religious leaders are also political leaders

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Theocracy

Question 20

Trade barrier that stops trade between countries completely; usually for political purposes

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Embargo

Question 21

The knowledge and skills that make it possible for workers to get a job and earn a living

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Human Capital

Question 22

The Prime Minister is the leader of this government; usually chosen from the legislature

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Parliamentary Democracy

Question 23

Something that gets in the way of trading or exchange of goods and/or services

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Trade Barriers

Question 24

Economy with elements of both individual ownership control and government control of production

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Mixed

Question 25

Economy where decisions of what, how, and for whom to produce are made by private individuals

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Market

Question 26

Changing one country's type of money for another's in equal measure to allow for trade

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Currency Exchange

Question 27

The ruler has absolute power to do whatever he/she wishes; make/enforce any law he/she chooses

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Autocracy

Question 28

A person that takes a risk to create a new business or product; the spark of production

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Entrepreneur

Question 29

The value (sum) of all goods and services produced within a country for one year

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Question 30

Government is ruled by a small group; usually very wealthy people; government by few

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Oligarchy

Titan Time Q1 Rotation 2 Workbook Gov, Culture, Econ

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Titan Time Q1 Rotation 2 Workbook Gov, Culture, Econ

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