6th grade Social Studies Voc. Review

the study of the spatial characteristics of the world’s LAND and people

• geography

• history

• economy

• culture

long-standing practices, traditions, or customs that regulate a group

• history

• government leaders

• cultural institutions

• economic activity

the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular group

• religion

• culture

• character

• customs

government where power of authority figures is restricted and all citizens, including all authority figures, must obey the laws 

• theocracy

• anarchy

• unlimited government

• limited government

government where power is placed solely with the ruler and his/her appointees, and there are no limits imposed on his/her authority

• theocracy

• anarchy

• unlimited government

• limited government

government characterized by a constitution that divides power between a central governmental authority and smaller regional subdivisions of government, such as states or provinces

• federalist government

• democratic government

• totalitarian government

• monarchy

economic system characterized by freedom for consumers and producers

• free enterprise, capitalist, or market economy

• traditional economy

• command economy or communist

• mixed economy

economy in which the government controls all production and distribution of goods and services

• free enterprise, capitalist, or market economy

• traditional economy

• command economy or communist

• mixed economy

economy in which the government owns and operates large-scale companies for the benefit of the public

• free enterprise, capitalist, or market economy

• traditional economy

• socialist economy

• mixed economy

the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society

• culture trait

• multiculturalism

• cultural denial

• culture region