Semester Exam Review

Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?

• British colonies spread the English language to North America.
• Spanish colonies spread the Spanish language to Latin America
• Migration and immigration of Muslims to Europe spread the religion of Islam.
• All of the above are correct.

Which of the following is the BEST example of how cultural borrowing has affected American culture?

• Most of the population is Christian.
• The popularity of soccer is growing.
• Many people enjoy rock and roll music.
• The official language is English.

All of the following would be examples of freedoms that citizens in a democracy enjoy EXCEPT —

• joining government-promoted organizations
• creating a private business
• pushing to get a law passed
• organizing to protect the environment

What is the difference between a service industry and manufacturing?

• Service industries produce goods for sale
• Manufacturing provides intangible goods.
• Service industries produce intangible goods.
• Only service industries depend on retail sales.

Which of the following BEST defines the economic role of a primary industry?

• processes raw materials
• directly uses natural resources
• markets products to consumers
• provides services to industries

Which of the following is a characteristic of an unlimited government?

• Power is held by a few leaders.
• Citizens have power to make changes.
• There is a system of checks and balances.
• Elected officials share power with appointed officials.

Benefits of the free enterprise system in the United States include all of the following EXCEPT —

• higher quality of goods
• ownership of private property
• central regulation of production
• variety of consumer goods

Societies may use all of the following systems to organize the production and distribution of goods and services EXCEPT a —

• market system
• purchase system
• command system
• traditional system

When there is a decrease in exports from oil-producing countries, how does it affect countries that do not have a plentiful supply of oil?

• the price of gasoline increases
• the use of automobiles increases
• the price of food decreases
• the availability of workers decreases

Which of the following BEST explains how scarcity can affect international trade?

• Supply of the scarce item will exceed demand for the item.
• Countries that produce the scarce item will be boycotted.
• Prices of the scarce item will increase with growing demand for the item.
• Competition to obtain the scarce item will decrease.