Places/Regions (1)
A physical factor that gives Nacogdoches its character would be...
pine trees (pineywoods)
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A less developed country would be in what sector of the economy?
Primary
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A human factor that gives Nacogdoches its character would be...
SFA, Brick streets, oldest town
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What type of economy does the United States have?
Free enterprise (free market)
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How does a monarch get their power? (How do they become the monarch?)
It's inherited, or passed down through the family
Give an example of an urban area.
Multiple options...
High life expectancy and low infant mortality indicate a more developed or less developed country?
more developed
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An example of a rural area would be...
multiple options...
What drives all the economic decisions in a communist economy?
the government
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What type of government does the US have?
Democratic republic- we elect representatives to make laws for us
What is one human factor that constitutes a region?
culture (area around Shiner, Texas with a Czech population, mostly Catholic), trade networks (Silk Road from history), religion (Northern Africa, where most are Muslim), language (Qubec- a French province in Canada), political units (countries, states, cities)
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Country A: life expectancy 82 years, infant mortality rate is 4.2 out of 1000, GDP is $40,500
Country B: life expectancy 75 years, infant mortality is 13/1000, GDP is $11,200
Which is more developed?
Country A
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Dallas-Ft. Worth is what type of region?
Functional (metropolis- multiple cities combined)
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What type of economy? People, private business owners make the decisions, not the government.
Free enterprise
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What type of government does Iran have?
Theocracy because it is ruled by a religious leader
The Sahara Desert is what type of region: formal, functional, or perceptual?
formal: unified (formed) by a physical geographic factor- climate
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Country A is ranked 5. Explain 2 possible indicators.
High life expectancy
High literacy
High GDP
Low infant mortality
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California is what type of region, formal, functional, or perceptual?
formal: United or defined by a political boundary (a state)
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What drives the economic decisions in a free market economy?
DEMAND by the consumer: when it goes up, the business owner produces or SUPPLIES more.
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Country A's economy focuses on fishing, mining, and manufacturing. What level or sector would you expect them to be in?
Secondary because they are mining and fishing, but have made it to manufacfturing
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"Silicon Valley" (tech workers in California) and the "Deep South" are what type of region?
Perceptual: based on a perception by people, a nickname because of the type of people (but not quite culture) Why aren't these formal regions? May not be 100% clear that you're in one, not official
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How would you explain Iceland being ranked #1 with a GDP of $52,300 while...
the US is ranked #17 with a GDP of $60,000??
The US has a higher infant mortality rate and lower life expectancy.
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What type of region would the "Rockies" (Rocky Mountains) be, formal, functional, perceptual?
formal: united by a physical factor- the rocky mountains (you know when you are there)
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A socialist economy combines ________ and _______ ownership of businesses.
government and private
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The country of Dragonland has a little bit of mining and farming, some manufacturing, a great deal of service industries, and many doctors who research diseases, many universities, and many computer programmers.
What sector or level of the economy?
Quaternary