Benchmark 1 Review

A belief in a god or gods, may use a holy book, a set of rules on living life

• ethnic group

• religious group

• culture group

• geriatric group

ruled by a king or queen

• monarchy

• democracy

• republic

• theocracy

a man made or artificial waterway

• aquafer

• aquaduct

• canal

• river

Converting currency from one country to another to purchase goods

• capital goods systems

• capital resources systems

• embargo

• foreign exchange

The physical structures (roads, buildings, utilities) needed for operating in a country.

• infrastructure

• landlocked

• human capital

• capital resources

Desalination is

• adding salt to seawater

• removing impurities from water

• placing pollutants in seawater

• removal of salt from seawater for drinking and everyday use

A limit on foreign trade

• tariff

• embargo

• command economy

• quota

A group of people with a similar national origin, history, language or race.

• religious group

• theocracy

• ethnic group

• human capital

The government has complete control in this type of economy.

• traditional

• democracy

• market

• command

Consumers decide what to purchase, how to make and when to purchase in this economic system without government interference.

• mixed economy

• market economy

• command economy

• traditional economy