Rubenstein Chapter 8

to take territory and join it to a state or country

• Wagon Train

• Profit

• Annex

• Persecution

the period when there was a shift from making goods by hand at home to making them in a factory

• Mass Production

• Vaquero

• Industrial Revolution

• Profit

the belief that the United States had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean

• Missouri Compromise

• Persecution

• Industrial Revolution

• Manifest Destiny

What is Social Stratification?

• The division of society into categories, ranks, or classes.

• The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards

• A social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.

• A social structure in which classes are determined by achieved status.

The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards is known as...

• Social Inequality

• Social Stratification

• Exogamy

• Bourgeoisie

Workers who sell their labor in exchange for wages are known as...

• the Proletariat

• the Bourgeoisie

• Exogamy

• Artisans

A Social Class is...

• a grouping of people with similar levels of wealth, power, and prestige

• a social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.

• social structures in which classes are determined by achieved status.

• division of society into categories, ranks, or classes

What is the primary focus of Rubenstein Chapter 8 in Social Studies?

• A) Economic systems

• B) Political geography

• C) Cultural landscapes

• D) Urban development

Which concept is emphasized in Rubenstein Chapter 8 regarding the organization of space?

• A) Central Place Theory

• B) Territoriality

• C) Globalization

• D) Urbanization

Rubenstein Chapter 8 discusses the impact of boundaries. Which type of boundary is defined by physical features?

• A) Geometric boundary

• B) Cultural boundary

• C) Physical boundary

• D) Political boundary