Social Studies Review I

If a community adopts practices from an other people group, this might be defined as...

• being hospitable.

• Cultural Diffusion

• adaptability.

• cultural sensibilities.

The two national languages in Canada are a result of:

• French and Spanish colonization

• the native inuit tribes that live in Canada

• French and British colonization

• the proximity to the United States and Russia

Culture as defined by this course is

• Beliefs, Births, and Behaviors

• Practices, Food, and Religion

• Migration, Movement, and Economy

• Traditions, Beliefs, and Practices

The picture is an example of

• government

• economy

• culture

• rank

Why was the Hoover Dam built in 1936?

• To increase trade

• To decrease flooding and for hydroelectricity

• To shorten the trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• To establish the 8th Wonder of the World

A free market economy is best understood as

• the government owns all businesses and resources.

• the government tells citizens what products cost.

• people barter for what they need ie. cows for chickens

• the population determines the value of a product.

Citizens who are allowed to vote, pay taxes, attend school, serve on a jury, and volunteer for military service are most likely in what type of country?

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

Literacy means

• the chance to make living wages

• the opportunity to read

• the ability to read and write

• the ability to speak several languages

The ability to speak two languages would be known as

• bilingual

• contiguous

• autonomous

• multiculturalism

Cultural characteristics of all societies include

• Government, Language, and Religion

• Economic Systems, Government, and Christianity

• Language, Democracy, and Factories

• Factories, Economic Systems, and Language