Chapter 3 TEST

Why is capitalism a free market economy?

What types of products are offered in any economy?

In representative democracy, citizens elect leaders to create laws.

How do demographers figure out population growth?

person who leaves one country and moves to another

How does someone become dictator in a dictatorship?

Communism, socialism, and capitalism are examples of:

An example of a basic business would be:

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

Example country of dictatorship:

political system in which people directly participate

having to do with cities

number of people living in an area

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

Example of communism

NOT an example of Socialism:

In communism, government owns all types of business.

Example country of Representative Democracy:

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

Representative democracy has citizens elect leaders who create _____.

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

Difference between basic vs. non-basic business

Why should people vote?

Three basic economic systems:

Colonial America had what kind of political system?

system where people are elected as representatives

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

Why has life expectancy increased in the last 100 years?

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

Countries with little industry are called ________________.

having to do with the countryside

Who makes all the decisions in a dictatorship?

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

What is a problem with population growth?

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

The movement of people to cities is called ruralization.

In a monarchy, a king or queen is elected.

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

Democracy, monarchy, and dictatorship are examples of ___________

Example country for Absolute Monarchy:

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

Why do people move from rural areas to urban areas?

a set of laws for a country

average number of years a person may live

system for buying, selling, and using products and services

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

number of people living in a square mile

Three forms of government:

Example country of Capitalism:

Subsistence farming raises enough food to only feed their families.