Economic Geography

These photographs taken in the 21st century best support which statement? (WG.18C)

• People throughout the modern world use the same methods to satisfy their basic needs.

• Advancements in technology improve hunting and fishing methods.

• Traditional hunting and fishing methods remain relatively unchanged.

• Agriculture is the main source of food for traditional cultures throughout the world.

In a traditional economy, information about the way goods are produced is passed from one generation to the next by the __WG.18C

• Family

• Legal system

• Public schools

• government

What occupation would most commonly be found in this country? WG.18C

• Subsistence farming

• Computer programmers

• Mining

• Commercial agriculture

Which is an example of a person engaged in a traditional economy? WG.18C

• An African opens an insurance office in a busy city.

• A Peruvian barters a woven mat for freshly caught fish.

• An Indian designs parts for airplanes in a research facility.

• A Russian sells handmade pastries from a vendor cart on a sidewalk.

The description of tea plantations in Sri Lanka is an example of — (WG.18C)

• diversification of crops in an effort to stabilize the economy

• the importance of foreign investment in developing countries

• the need for a large labor force to address manufacturing initiatives

• a culture that maintains traditional ways, including a traditional economy

Which type of economic system does a country have if they are doing what their ancestors were doing many years ago? WG.18C

• free market economy

• command economy

• mixed economy

• traditional economy

The tribe relied on hunting and farming for food. The son knew he would be a farmer just like his father and grandfather had been. What kind of economic system does this describe? (WG.18C)

• free market economy

• command economy

• traditional economy

• mixed economy

Cottage industries, bartered goods, and subsistence agriculture are more likely to be found in (WG.18C)

• Traditional economies

• Command economies

• Free enterprise economies

• Socialist economies

According to the map, the Buddhist religion originated in — (WG.17B) (WG.21B) (WG.21C)

• Southern Japan

• Central Afghanistan

• Southern China

• Northern India

The majority of India’s population belongs to the __________ religion. (WG.17B)

• Hindu

• Muslim

• Jain

• Jewish