Chapter 4- The world’s people
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CHAPTER 4- THE WORLD’S PEOPLE
WHAT IS AN ACTIVITY OR BEHAVIOR THAT
PEOPLE TAKE PART IN?
Culture Traits
What do you call the set of beliefs, values, and
practices that a group of people has in common?
Culture
What is the study of past cultures through items
that remain?
Archaeology
What is an object made or modified for use by
humans?
Artifact
What is a new IDEA or way of doing something (ex.
technology)?
Innovation
What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product
What does the GDP of a country measure?
The wealth of the country.
The spread of culture to different areas is what?
Cultural diffusion
What influences the development of culture?
Traditions, laws passed down, immigration,
historical events, the local environment
Which type of government is ruled by a king or
queen?
Monarchy
Which type of government has leaders
(representatives) that are elected?
Democracy
Which government has one ruler with total control
(not inherited)?
Dictatorship
Which government owns all property and citizens
have few rights?
Communism
Which government is ruled by a small group?
Oligarchy
Which economy is represented by trading
items that one has grown themselves?
Traditional
In which type of economy can people trade freely and compete to make
money (supply and demand)?
Market
The government makes all the decisions and owns all
the business in this economy. What is it?
Command
Which type of economy does the United States
have?
Market economy
Which type of economy would a Communist
country have?
Command economy
Why would a command economy fit best with a
communist government?
The government has total control.