World Cultures Midterm Exam

What do two people have to have in common to be of the same ethnicity?

• Language
• Religion
• Culture
• Place of origin/ancestry

Which of the following is NOT considered an element of culture?

• language
• religion
• climate
• social system

What is cultural diffusion?

• cultures that have certain traits in common
• an early center of civilization
• the spread of knowledge between cultures
• a common language

What is the main factor that causes Earth's population distribution to be uneven?

• geography
• migration
• negative population growth
• rapid population growth

Population density is the average number of people

• living in countries with smaller land areas.
• living in rural areas.
• living on a square mile or square kilometer of land.
• living in cities.

Which system of government divides powers between the national government and state or provincial governments?

• unitary system
• federal system
• autocratic system
• oligarchic system

In which type of government does the power belong to only one person?

• autocracy
• oligarchy
• theocracy
• democracy

In a command economy, economic activity is controlled by

• the industries.
• the government.
• the people.
• the business owners.

A system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens

• democracy
• authoritarian
• totalitarian
• dictaroship

What are the two most densely populated continents today?

• Asia and South America
• North America and Asia
• Europe and Asia
• North American and Europe