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 |