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AS Unit 3
governments and economies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Leaders in this type of government inherit their position; have complete control over their government and ofen are referred to as kings or emperors | Monarchy |
| Leaders in this type of government are elected; the people of the country have a say in their government policay and can change the law if needed | Democracy |
| This type of government has a king or emperor, but also has a lawmaking body that holds most of the power | Constitutional Monarchy |
| This type of government is completely controlled by one person or a small group; military force is usually used to gain power | Dictatorship |
| The result of the restriction of a culture from outside cultural influences by a repressive government or group. Ex: Taliban | Cultural divergence |
| This is how elements of culture are transmitted from one grouop ot another: Ex: Internet, TV | Diffusion |
| The average number of people per square mile | Population density |
| An example of this would be Cascade | Rural |
| a place where important ideas begin and spread out. Ex: College town | Cultural Hearth |
| The growth of city population | Urbanization |
| The number of live births per 1,000 people per year | Birthrate |
| Occurs when skills arts, ideas, habits and institutions of one culture come in contact withthose of another | Cultural Convergence |
| An example of a country with a traditional economy: US, Japan, Chad, or Canada | Chad |
| In which type of economy does the government control production and distribution of products | Command |
| In which type of economy do private industries decide what to produce and how much to sell it for? | Market |
| In which type of economy do the people produce just enough to provide for their families. AKA Subsistence | Traditional |
| Which type of economy is most likely to have high literacy rates and low poverty rates? | Market |
| Which government structure is set up to have the central government run the entire nation? | Unitary |
| Which goverment structure gives some powers to the national goverment and some to teh state/local governments? | Federation |
| Which goverment structure has smaller political units that govern themselves and give very little power to the central government? | Confederation |
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