Culture
What is the foundation of society?
The family
What is the most common measurement of a country’s wealth?
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
A government where one individual rules is called what?
Autocracy
Demographers have divided populated areas into what two broad categories?
Urban and rural
Many linguists recognize at least how many major language families?
10
What is the study of human populations and their characteristics called?
Demography
What is the extreme form of authoritarian government that allows the least amount of freedom?
Totalitarian government
The set of principles that guides a government’s international relations is called its what?
Foreign policy
A nation is a large group of people with a common history and language who have developed a strong sense of what?
Identity
Capitalism is an economic system in which who owns most of the factors of production?
Private individuals
An oligarchy is a small group of people holding what?
Ultimate authority
In a low-context culture, communication is done primarily through what?
Verbal language
What has been the major cause of cultural diffusion — the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another?
Media
Under socialism, who owns the major industries?
The government
A theocracy is an authoritarian system of government in which who rules?
The clergy, claiming authority from deity
What is the art of negotiating agreements between nations?
Diplomacy
Culture is the system of customs, traditions, and habits that a group of people use to do what?
Make something of their world
In a mixed economy, private citizens can own property and businesses, but what does the government do?
Closely regulates their choices
List 3 of the 5 reasons God instituted government
to ensure justice, provide for defense and public safety, promote morality, address poverty, Provide order
In high-context cultures, communication relies on implied and nonverbal cues through what three things? (3 things)
Body language, a person’s status, and tone of voice