Cultural Geography Ch 4

How many major language families are recognized?

The art of negotiating agreements between nations is called doplomacy.

What term best describes the result of subtracting a state's crude death rate from its crude birth rate?

The study of the process by which individuals and countries make decisions about the use of their resources is

What type of economy allows competition with the least government interference?

What is the most extreme form of socialism?

Led by an elected ruler

What term refers to all the primary and secondary goods that a country ships to other countries?

The development of social media has improved relationships.

A ban on trading is called a(n)

Theocracy is a system where the clergy rule the state.

Dictatorship is rule by the authority of the military.

Malaria cases are more prevalent near the equator.

What is the study of human populations?

What entity is the foundation of society?

What is the primary vehicle of globalization?

Which countires are able to have more concern for the environment?

A large group of people with a common history and language who have developed a strong sense of identity is called a

What term is applied to people in a free market who take risks to start businesses?

Most extreme form of authoritatian government

Two types of treaties nations can negotiate are peace treaties and military alliances.

The primary means of transmitting a culture is language.

The rule of man over man

A unitary government where all the power lies in the central government.

What are the locations where different cultures appeared around the world called?

Rule by a small group of people

Stats show that an average of 1.5 children/couple is the number required for a country's population to replace itself.

All of the following are ways states can influence its neighboring states EXCEPT

Cultural diversity is a part of God's plan for the human race as people fill the earth to carry out the _______________.

The average number of people living on each square mile (or km) of land is called population

Into what two categories are all populated areas classified?

Population distribution is the term for how many people live in an area.

The amount of a country's arable land compared to its total population is the

The most important form of communication in low-context cultures is verbal communication (words).

The power of the monarch is limited by law

The most prominent of the ten language families is the

What type of economy tries to blend free-market principles with the tight government regulations of socialism?

A republic is ruled by the people.

In these cultures, communication relies on implied and nonverbal cues.

Mountain ranges and rivers are examples of geographic features that often form

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Socialism is a

Mongolia had the first protected land in the world.

Ruler receives authority from birth and rules as he pleases

What has been the primary instrument for preserving culture?

The money and equipment necessary to build and operate businesses are called capital.