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One part of a culture
Cultural Trait
a condition in which available resources are limited relative to wants
Scarcity
When the government runs and controls MOST of a country's economy.
Socialism
Basic systems, physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society.
INFRASTRUCTURE
A line that marks the territorial limits of a political unit.
Political Boundary
the spread of a cultural trait from one culture or place to another
Diffusion
something used to meet needs or wants or to produce goods and services
Resource
A Command Economy is also known as...
Communism
Coach Harms is an example of which of the four sectors of economic activity?
Tertiary (service industry)
authority to govern
sovereignty
What RELIGION and LANGUAGE was introduced to the Swahili Coast from Persia?
Islam and Arabic
the way goods, services, or resources are divided or made available
Distribution
China, the United States, Sweden, and Mexico are all considered to have ______________ economies.
Mixed
List at least THREE of the different location factors that attract economic activity.
Resources, Transportation, Markets, Physical Conditions, Workers, Technology... or you could say Natural Resources, Climate and Landforms, Water, Transportation and Access, Labor and Markets, Technology and Communications
List THREE of the four questions how we analyze political power.
WHO has power? HOW do you get or keep power? HOW is power distributed or limited? WHAT role do citizens have? (or you could say HOW do citizens participate in or influence government?)
List at least FIVE different categories for cultural traits
Sports, Traditions, Food, Religion, Government, Language, Music, Art, Fashion, Technologies, Architecture...
North Garland has $10,000. Theater wants to build a dragon that costs $6,000. Football wants new uniforms for $4,000. Chess club wants a life size chess set for $3,000. What economic question must be asked?
For Whom! NGHS must choose WHO gets the money.
In a free market, or free enterprise, what determines prices under a capitalistic economic system? (hint: the answer is not 'the individual' or 'private businesses')
Supply and Demand
List all four economic sectors and describe each one!
Primary- get raw materials, secondary- transform into product, tertiary- service, quaternary- tech
What TWO terms describe a religious kingdom?
THEOCRATIC MONARCHY
Cultures can be brought into contact in what FOUR different ways?
Migration, Trade, War, Innovation
What are the three economic questions every society must answer?
WHAT will be produced? HOW will it be produced? For WHOM will it be produced?
What was unique about part of Nigeria's economy?
Nigeria has some TRADITIONAL or informal economy that operates outside corporate influence and outside of government control.
Give three reasons why Rotterdam, Netherlands is one of Europe's main economic centers of trade.
Access to water, sea routes and rivers, good transportation with roads and railways, access to big cities, access to workers and customers
What is the name of Sweden's Parliament?
Riksdag