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In most cultures, rules about stealing and murder are enforced by

• family leaders

• custom

• law.

• social pressure

An economic system in which individuals make some economic decisions and government makes other economic decisions is called a

• traditional economy

• command economy

• market economy

• mixed economy

The worldwide popularity of rock music is an example of

• technology

• environment change

• diffusion

• ethnocentrism

Judging other cultures by the standards of your own culture is an example of

• diffusion

• racism

• ethnocentrism

• environmental change

Why is the family a key feature of a culture’s social organization?.

• The family teaches each new generation a culture’s beliefs and ideas

• In today’s world, nuclear families are replacing extended families

• Extended families are better than nuclear families

• In most cultures, the family chooses government leaders

The idea that led people to fight to win their independence is called

• urbanization

• imperialism

• nationalism

• westernization

A major goal of developing nations is to

• end privatization

• spread westernization

• promote economic diversity

• develop single crop economies

Which of the following physical features aided the movement of people and goods into South Asia?

• Himalaya Mountains

• Thar Desert

• Hindu Kush

• Khyber Pass

Which of the following is a true statement about the geography of South Asia?

• The Hindu Kush is located in Afghanistan

• The Indus River flows through Pakistan

• The Ganges River flows into the Bay of Bengal

• all of the these

The landform that isolates South Asia from the rest of the continent is the

• Ganges River

• Indus River

• Himalayas

• Ural Mountains