Question | Answer |
Define culture. | a way of life of a group of people who share traditions, interests, beliefs, and a way of making a living. |
Define subsistence farming. | to produce just enough to eat for a family or a village to survive. |
Define commercial farming. | farming organized as a business. |
Define population distribution. | where people live in a country, continent, or the world. |
Define population density. | average number of people per square mile. |
Define cultural hearth. | a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread. |
Define cultural diffusion. | the spread of culture from one to another. |
Define government. | a nations political system. |
Define standard of living. | a measure of peoples quality of life. |
Define economic system. | the way in which the people of a country produce and distribute goods and services. |
Define per capita income. | the total income of a country divided by the population. |
Define free enterprise. | economic system in which private business operate with little interference from government. |
Define capitalism. | economic system based on free enterprise individuals own and use capital. |
Define socialism. | political philosophy that refers to government ownership of some or all means of production. |
Define civilization | a culture that has organized a social, political, and economic system. |
whats communism? | the state makes all the economic decisions and owns all means of production. |
whats socialism? | the state runs basic industries. |
What is communism also called? | Planned economies. |
what are types of socialism? | transportation communication and banking. |
what is socialism also called? | mixed economy and welfare state. |