Social Studies Unit 1A Review

The number of live births per 1,000 people in a year is called ______ .

• birth rate
• death rate
• norm
• cultural landscape

An advantage of living in a democratic political system is that citizens have a voice in what happens in government.

• True
• False

Economy that combines elements of traditional, market, and command economic systems is called a ______ economy .

• norm
• cultural region
• mixed 
• national

Common cultural traits that are shared by most people in a particular society are called _____ .

• needs and wants
• cultural landscapes
• norms
• cultural regions

An advantage of living in an authoritarian style of government is that all of your needs are taken care of by the government.

• true
• false

Economics can be defined as the study of ____ .

• money
• entrepreneurs
• the way supply affects demand
• how people meet their wants and needs

Consumers are most likely to be drawn to a business that _____ .

• offers better products at lower prices than its competitors
• match exactly the price and quality of its competitors
• offer products at higher prices than its competitors
• offers products of lower quality than its competitors

Which type of economic system has the highest level of government control? (remember our bead jewelry simulation)

• traditional economy
• market economy
• command economy
• mixed economy

A government's powers are either ______ .

• for or against the common good
• constitutional or unconstitutional
• limited or unlimited
• free or not free

People create governments in order to ____ .

• keep order, provide services, and protect the common good
• promote democracy
• limit the power of tyrants
• aid in military conquest