Chapter 4 Unit Quiz

Zero population growth means that deaths outnumber births in an area.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Nonrenewable resources can never run out.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The system of government that divides power between a national government and a state government is called a federal system.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Sharing a language is not a major way of unifying a culture.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Nomads are people who stay in one place.

• TRUE
• FALSE

What is an embargo

• a tax on profits
• an agreement to stop taxing goods and services
• a ban on trade by one country with another
• an export tax that is put in place to stimulate the economy

Cities and their surrounding areas are known as

• urban towns
• city regions
• metropolitan areas.
• suburbs

What is a tariff

• a tax imposed on imported goods
• a tax imposed on excess merchandise
• a plan under which governments give money to private businesses
• a necessary part of a free-trade agreement

Culture hearths are places where

• people first discovered fire
• the youngest civilizations began.
• early centers of civilization influenced their surroundings.
• the Information Revolution first took place.

Communism is a command economy with

• very strict controls
• few or no controls.
• decision-making power in the hands of individual businesses.
• a very strong free-enterprise system