Cultural Geography Test 1 Review

1.  one government runs the nation; central government makes the laws for the entire nation

• federation

• unitary system

• authoritarian

• monarchy

2. some powers are given to the national government and other powers are reserved for more local governments

• monarchy

• federation

• authoritarian

• totalitarianism

3. smaller political units keep their sovereignty and give central government only very limited powers 

• confederation

• authoritarian

• dictatorship

• democracy

4. government leaders hold all or nearly all political power

• dictatorship

• authoritarian

• totalitarianism

• monarchy

the government tries to control every part of society--politics, the economy, and people's personal lives

• dictatorship

• totalitarian

• democracy

• monarchy

1. the beliefs and actions that define a group of people's way of life

• birthrate

• population density

• culture

• immigrants

also known as subsistence economies because what is produced is consumed by the community with little surplus left for trade

• market economy

• traditional economy

• command economy

• mixed economy

nearly all economic decisions are made by government leaders exerting authoritarian control

• traditional economy

• market economy

• command economy

• mixed economy

the beliefs and actions that define a group of people's way of life

• culture

• population density

• birthrate

• immigrants

the average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer

• culture

• population density

• birthrate

• immigrants