5-19-2025- Vocabulary 1

What does anthropology study?

• Human cultures and societies

• Ancient artifacts

• Political systems

• Physical geography

What is political science the study of?

• World religions

• Artistic expression

• Natural disasters

• Governments and political behavior

A value is best defined as:

• A physical object traded in the market

• A belief or idea that is important to a person or society

• A type of government

• A law passed by a ruler

A traditional economy is based on:

• Technological innovation

• Historical customs and agriculture

• Government planning

• Market demands

A command economy is an economy in which:

• Consumers control decisions

• The government makes all economic decisions

• Prices are based on supply

• Trade is banned

A continent is:

• A body of water

• A group of connected islands

• A large landmass on Earth

• A landform made of ice

Population density refers to:

• The number of children per family

• How much land people own

• The number of people per unit of land area

• The percentage of land used for farming

To emigrate means to:

• Travel for vacation

• Leave one’s country to live in another

A perspective is:

• A. A law about trade

• B. A person’s point of view

• C. A physical location

• D. An artifact

Bias can be best described as:

• Fair and equal reporting

• A factual description

• An unfair preference for or against something

• A historical document