Lesson 1
This is the term for the number of babies born compared to the total number of people in a population at a given time.
What is birthrate?
This is what it's called when parents take their baby to be baptized, which element of culture is being observed.
What is religion?
In this type of economy, most of the means of production privately owned.
What is a market economy (capitalism)?
Which of the following is the main reason people choose to settle in one area and not in another?
*They want to get away from major transportation centers.
*The area has sufficient resources to meet their basic needs.
*The area has deep religious significance to them.
*They want to live close to friends and family.
What is The area has sufficient resources to meet their basic needs?
This is the time when the school day begins.
What is 7:20am?
Which of the following describes areas with large, fast-growing populations?
Disease can spread rapidly.
Crime rates are typically very low.
It is not hard for people to find good housing.
There are usually plenty of jobs for everyone.
What is disease can spread rapidly?
This is the name for a system of government that is run by the people.
What is democracy?
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource:
*trees
*wind
*coal
*water
What is coal?
These are the two largest ethnic minority groups in the United States.
What are Hispanic Americans and African Americans.
This is the time when the school day ends.
What is 2:20pm?
This is an example of a pull factor:
*emigrating because of famine
*fleeing a country to escape civil war
*moving to a new city to be with family
*leaving a region because of constant flooding
What is moving to a new city to be with family?
This is the element of culture defines how goods are produced and distributed.
What is the economy?
Which statement about globalization is correct:
*Virtually everyone around the world welcomes globalization.
*Because of globalization, only a handful of world cultures now exist.
*Globalization helps spread ideas and innovations.
*Globalization is always a smooth and easy process.
What is globalization helps spread ideas and innovations?
This means to enter and live in a new country.
What is immigrate?
This is Paseo's mascot.
What is a Pirate?
This is the name for an area that is densely populated.
What is urban area?
Which of the following statements describes a custom:
Doing your homework
Shaking hands when you greet someone
Studying geography
Not littering
What is shaking hands when you greet someone?
This is an example of a service industry:
automobile manufacturing
mining
banking
farming
What is banking?
The form of government where a king or queen rules over the country.
What is a monarchy?
This is the GPA needed to be eligible for after-school activities.
What is a 2.5 GPA?
This is the name for the crowded neighborhoods in which people living in poverty are often found.
What is a slum?
In some parts of the US, a carbonated drink is called soda; in others its pop. This is an example of:
What is dialect?
This is an example of a renewable resource:
trees
oil
natural gas
coal
What are trees?
Which of the following is one of the three basic economic questions:
*How should government reduce inflation?
*Where should factories be located?
*How much should employees be paid?
*What goods and services will be produced?
What is 'what goods and services will be produced?'
This is the name of our Principal.
Who is Dr. Bates?