Population distribution is the term for how many people live in an area.
false
What type of economy allows competition with the least government interference
free market (capitalism)
Into what two categories are all populated areas classified?
urban and rural
What has been the primary instrument for preserving culture?
A. media
B. economics
C. anthropological research
D. the spreading of the gospel
D. the spreading of the gospel
What provides the best results for achieving a balance between preserving the environment
and using a locality’s resources?
A. activist group control
B. central government control
C. democratic control
D. local government control
D. local government control
The development of social media has improved relationships
False
What type of economy tries to blend free-market principles with the tight government regulations
of socialism?
mixed economy
What is the term for a culture with elements of both high and low context?
multi active
The most prominent of the ten major language families is the
A. Sino-Tibetan.
B. Afro-Asiatic.
C. Indo-European.
D. Austro-Asiatic
C. Indo-European.
The amount of a country’s arable land compared to its total population is the
A. population density.
B. physiological density.
C. fertility rate.
D. urbanization rate.
B. physiological density.
Statistics show that an average of 1.5 children per couple is the number required for
a country’s population to replace itself.
false
What term refers to all of the primary and secondary goods that a country ships to other countries?
exports
What entity is the foundation of society?
family
Socialism is a
A. free-market economy.
B. command economy.
C. mixed economy.
D. domestic economy.
B. command economy.
The first protected land in the world was established in which country?
A. Mongolia
B. Great Britain
C. The United States
D. Venezuela
A. Mongolia
The primary means of transmitting a culture is language
True
How many major language families are recognized?
A. 10
B- 12
C- 5
D- 1A.10
What is the study of human populations?
demography
The study of the process by which individuals and countries make decisions about the use of
their resources is
A. government.
B. psychology.
C. technology.
D. economics
D. economics
Mountain ranges and rivers are examples of geographic features that often form
A. nations.
B. states.
C. cultures.
D. natural borders
D. natural borders
The two types of treaties nations can negotiate are peace treaties and military
alliances.
True
In these cultures, communication relies on implied and nonverbal cues.
High context
What is the most important form of communication in low-context cultures?
verbal
What term describes the result of subtracting a state’s crude death rate from its crude birth
rate?
A. life expectancy
B. population growth
C. rate of natural increase
D. vital statistics
C. rate of natural increase
What are more prevalent near the equator?
A. gold deposits
B. malaria cases
C. conflicts
D. earthquakes
B. malaria cases