Presidential Democracy

People vote directly for the president.

What determines the price and quantity of most goods?

The interaction of supply and demand

A monarchy has what characteristic?

central leader usually a king or queen

Cultural Diffusion is defined as

the exchange of ideas between different cultures

What is a PULL factor?

a factor that makes people want to live in an area

Why are so many products like clothes made in other countries?

gloibalization and cheaper to make there

What causes the changing seasons?

the tilt of the axis of the Earth

Developing countries typically have what?

high population growth, low literacy rates

Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of Earth's crust, is thought to be caused by

convection currents in the Earth's mantle

Newly industrialized country (NIC)

A country that is experiencing a low birth rate and increase in industry

when government is influenced by religion

Why do countries trade resources?

countries trade what they have for what they don't have

What is a push factor?

something that makes a person want to leave a place

17. Why do countries trade resources?

b. when they do not have a resource or they do not have enough

Cultural diffusion is

The spread of culture traits from one group to another

What does it mean to assimilate

to learn and adapt to a new culture

Under a command economy government _______________?

controls the economy, including production of goods

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Presidential Democracy
People have no power and their is only one ruler.
People vote directly for the president.
A head of state is appointed by the monarch.
People vote for representatives and they vote for the prime minister.
2
What determines the price and quantity of most goods?
The availability of substitute for the goods
The interaction of supply and demand
The quality of the goods that are produced
The consumer's perception of necessity
3
A monarchy has what characteristic?
many advisers
multiple leaders
central leader usually a king or queen
small military
4
This is a market economy-free market
communism
capitalism
detente
command
5
Cultural Diffusion is defined as
the birthplace of democracy
a collapse that led to feudalism
the exchange of ideas between different cultures
Buddhism and reincarnation
6
Who dictates demand in a free market economy?
Consumer
All answers are correct
Seller
Producer
7
Tertiary Economic Activity
Gather resources
Sell products/provide services
Manufacture resources into a product
8
Newly industrialized country
Panama
US
Japan
Mexico
9
What is an example of a primary job?
Agricuture
Manufacturing
Services
Government jobs
10
What is a PULL factor?
a factor that makes people go on holidays
a factor that makes people leave an area
a factor that makes people hate an area
a factor that makes people want to live in an area
11
Degrees of longitude are measured from the starting point of ________________.
the South Pole
Prime Meridian
the North Pole
the Equator
12
Why are so many products like clothes made in other countries?
forced court rulings
gloibalization and cheaper to make there
lack of natural resources in America
democratic ideals
13
What causes the changing seasons?
the tilt of the axis of the Earth
the moon
the heat from the sun
Mother Nature
14
The Ring of Fire is located
Around the Pacific Ocean
Around the Atlantic Ocean
Around the Indian Ocean
Around Lake Tahoe
15
What is traditional economy
All of the above
Goods and services are traded without exchanging money.
Non of the above
Pass Down from generation to generation
16
Developing countries typically have what?
high population growth
steady life expectancy
low literacy rates
slowing birth rates
17
Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of Earth's crust, is thought to be caused by
convection currents in the Earth's mantle
Hot Spots
Earthquakes
volcanoes
18
Newly industrialized country (NIC)
A country that is experiencing a deacrease in industry
A country that just learned what a factory is
A country that has a lot of child labor
A country that is experiencing a low birth rate and increase in industry
19
A democracy is...
Rule by the people
One person has unlimited power
Ruled by a small group of people
All power is held in the central government
20
What is a theocracy?
when government outlaws religion
when government is influenced by religion
when wealthy control government
when government has a president
21
Countries that have low life expectancy, high infant mortality, and low literacy, would be
highly educated
mostly technical
mostly industrial
mostly agricultural
22
Why do countries trade resources?
they don't trade, that would be crazy!
countries trade what they have for what they don't have
rich countries trade with poor countries
to stay friendly with other countries
23
What is a push factor?
something you do with a shopping trolley
something that makes a person want to go to a place
something you do to open a door
something that makes a person want to leave a place
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17. Why do countries trade resources?
b. when they do not have a resource or they do not have enough
c. to try to hurt that countries resource supply
d. both a and c are correct
a. they like to share with each other
25
Lack of jobs
Push Factor
Pull Factor
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Which system of government has a prime minister selected by the legislature
Parliamentary Democracy
Democratic Republic
Dictatorship
Theocracy
27
Cultural diffusion is
The innovation of a cultural trait
None of the above
The isolation of a culture from the rest of the world
The spread of culture traits from one group to another
28
A highly developed country would have what type of economic activity?
primary
secondary
quarternary
tertiary
29
Under a Totalitarian Dictatorship the people vote on issues.
False
True
30
Physical maps typically show...
cities and states
land forms and bodies of water
bodies of water and cities
capitals
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What does it mean to assimilate
to learn and adapt to a new culture
to take jobs in a new land
to celebrate special holidays
to forget about the culture you came from.
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Under a command economy government _______________?
runs the country based on religious law
is run by an absolute monarch
controls the economy, including production of goods
allows businesses to decide on what goods to produce

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