Government
An institution through which a society maintains social order, provides public services, ensures national security, and supports its economic well being.
Government
The number of births per year for every 1,000 people.
Birth rate
habit and custom determine the rules for all economic activity
Traditional economy
This subregion of the Mid-West experienced a decline in industrial production around the 1980's.
What is the rust belt
System of government in which the power and authority belong to a single individual (Rule by one).
Autocracy
The number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people.
Death rate
habit and custom determine the rules for all economic activity
Market economy
The spreading of urban areas onto undeveloped land near cities.
Urban sprawl
A system of government in which a small group holds power (Rule by a few).
Oligarchy
The average number of children born to women of childbearing age (15-44).
Fertility rate
The government owns or directs the means of production and controls the distribution of goods and services.
Command economy
Region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs.
Metropolitan area
A system of government in which leaders rule with the consent of the citizens (Rule by many).
Democracy
The average number of people living on one square mile of land.
Population density
Command economies fall under the catagory of _______ or _______.
socialism or communism
A subregion of the South characterized by the socially conservative Christian values of its inhabitants.
What is the bible belt
Saudi Arabia and Iran are examples of a _______ form of government.
Theocratic or Theocracy
The movement of people from place to place.
Migration
Individuals choose what products they want and businesses produce what they believe consumers want.
Free enterprise
A subregion of the Northeast that includes the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
What is New England