Human Geography Flashcard

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What is the best definition of culture?

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all of the beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a particular group

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Which of the following is one of the three basic economic questions? Options: What should be produced?, Where should factories be located?, How much should employees be paid?, How should government reduce inflation?

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What should be produced?

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Population Distribution is

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the geographic pattern of where people live on Earth

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Population Density is

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the average number of people living within a square mile or square kilometer

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Which of the following are all factors of production? Options: land, labor, and gross domestic product, labor, service industries, and capital, land, labor, and capital, capital, service industries, and labor

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land, labor, and capital

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In which type of economy do individuals and private groups decide what to produce? Options: socialist economy, mixed economy, communist economy, free enterprise economy

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free enterprise economy

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Which of the following is an example of a job in the primary sector, which produces raw materials and basic goods? Options: auto mechanic, physician, farmer, banker

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farmer

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Which of the following describes a monarchy? Options: The government is run by the people., A king or queen rules over the country., One person has absolute power to rule the government, people, and economy., The citizens elect the government officials.

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A king or queen rules over the country.

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Which of the following illustrates a push factor—something that drives people from an area? Anu moves from India to the United States to be with her family living there., Peter moves from his small town to Nashville to find a job in the music industry., Amit moves to Turkey from his home in India after an earthquake destroys his village., Bethany moves from her home in Ohio to go to school in France

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Amit moves to Turkey from his home in India after an earthquake destroys his village.

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What is the main reason people choose to settle in one area and not in another?

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The area has sufficient resources to meet their basic needs.