Unit 1: The Worlds Cultural Patterns

I live in a country where property and businesses are owned and operated by individuals or corporations (ex. I own a lemonade stand & keep all my profits). I live in this type of economy:

• free market

• communist economy

• socialist economy

Which of the following forms of government is an oligarchy?

• government ruled by a few

• government ruled by a dictator

• government ruled by a king or queen

I live in a place where the government makes all economic decisions and citizens do not have any voice) . I live in a -

• free market

• command economy

• mixed economy

Government-owned and private-owned business, supply and demand, and a central plan for the economy (like in the US) are all characteristics of a

• free economy

• command economy

• mixed economy

Select how communist governments keep their people supporting their form of government?

• screening what is shown on television and in movies

• not allowing people to travel outside their borders

• all of the above

Why do almost all societies have government institutions?

• to create rules and order

• to pass on cultural and societal norms.

• provide the religious beliefs of the society

If you traveled SW from Islamabad for 400 miles and then went SE for 200 miles, where would you be?

• Lahore

• Sukkur

• Peshawar

Which continent can be found at the intersection of 40 degrees north and 100 degrees west?

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

Rule by one or a few people, NO PERSONAL RIGHTS/FREEDOMS, and a command economy all suggest what type of government is in place?

• Unlimited

• Monarchy

• Limited

A monarchy is led by a

• king or queen

• dictator

• president