WG Unit 2 review

Consumers determine the demand for a product.

Producers determine the supply and availability of a product.

The opportunity to make a profit drives people to put their money at risk

• traditional economy
• free enterprise
• mixed economy
• command economy         

In Indonesia, the government owns large industries and sets some prices. However, private businesses are encouraged and several hundred are actively traded on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. This country’s economy can be best classified as ___

• traditional economy
• free enterprise
• mixed economy/Socialist 
• command economy         

The Minister of Economics has created a plan for the economy which emphasizes the production of iron, steel, and hydroelectric power. In manufacturing, goods such as tanks and tractors will receive highest priority. Consumer goods are regarded as less essential. The people are expected to sacrifice comfort in order to raise the level of industrialization of their country.

Based on the excerpt, the Minister of Economics most likely lives in a country that has a 

• a command economy in a communist country
• a mixed economy with both public and private sector employees
• a traditional economy in a less developed country
• a free-enterprise economy based on supply and demand         

All of the following are examples of cultural diffusion except

• the spread of Christianity from Europe to the Americas
• the introduction of horses to the Americas by the Spanish
• prohibiting American Indian tribes from teaching their tribal languages
• exporting movies made in the United States to a worldwide audience

Which statement about culture is the most accurate?

• Culture includes a people’s language, religion, land uses and customs
• The people in a culture always practice the same form of religion.
• Most members of a culture has the same social status.
• Culture is characterized by democratic government.

This photo shows an example of subsistence farming.  What type of economy is this part of?

• Traditional
• Dictatorship
• Command
• Market

Using the population pyramid above, make an inference about the population of the United States.

• The population of the United States is shrinking over time
• Infant mortality rate is very high in the United States
• Life expectancy is high in the United States.
• The population of the United States is growing very rapidly due to the high birthrate.   

The spread of democratic ideals from philosophers in Europe to the   Founding Fathers in the United States is an example of which of the following?

• cultural contact 
• cultural diffusion  
• cultural divergence 
•  cultural disassociation 

A central area connected to  others by transportation,  communication or economic   activity

• Formal Region         
• Functional Region
• Perceptual Region

A subjective image created by   people’s thoughts and feelings about   an area

• Formal Region         
• Functional Region
• Perceptual Region