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Being born into an extremely wealthy family and living your life with all the prestige that this entails would be an example of
Achieved status
Civil Status
Ascribe status
Social status
Ranking countries into first, second, and third world categories is an example of
Global Stratification
Global imperialism
Global colonialism
Global relativism
Status that is related to work is referred to as
Job placement
Employment stratification
Occupational Placement
Labor Power
a hierarchical arrangement of people within a society
Social stratification
Sociological aspect
Social Involvement
Civil Status
Encompasses all a person's material assets, including income, land, and other types of property
income
wealth
power
prestige
It is the capacity to influence or control behaviour of persons and institutions whether by persuasion or coercion
education
prestige
power
wealth
According to him, a person's status or position within a stratified social system is determined by their relative power, prestige, and wealth
Armstrong
Max Weber
Aristotle
Galileo
Positions in society are ranked in order of importance
Functionalist theory
Symbolic Internationalist Theory
Conflict theory
None of the above
An example of social inequality which based on distribution of wealth and income
Education
Economic
Sociology
Science
An example of social inequality which an unequal treatment is based on physical characteristics
Power
Economic
Gender
Racial
What refers to the transformation of culture, behavior, social institutions, and social structure over time?
Cultural Change
Personal Change
Political Change
Social Change
What theory of social change believed that society always evolves into “higher levels”?
Conflict Theory
Evolutionary model
Functionalist Theory
Natural Selection
What theory of social change believed that society is by nature unequal and competitive?
Conflict Theory
Evolutionary model
Functionalist Theory
Natural Selection
What theory of social change believed that all parts of a society must be harmonious?
Conflict Theory
Evolutionary model
Functionalist Theory
Natural Selection
What is the capital of France?
Berlin
Tokyo
Paris
Germany
What is the smallest country in the world?
Haiti
The Vatican
Hawaii
Rome
How many oceans are in the world?
4
3
7
5
Which is the highest mountain in the world?
Kilimanjaro
Popocatépetl
Mount Everest
Hawaiian volcanos
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Antartic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Which is the largest river in the world?
Nilo
Amazonas
Bravo
Black
Which is the biggest country in the world?
Argentina
Mexico
Rusia
Brazil
What is the biggest desert in the world?
Calahari
Patagonic
Sahara
Which country was the first to get its Independence in America?
Argentina
Haití
Mexico
Venezuela
Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography
Location
Language
Movement
Region
Absolute and relative are words that describe...
Place
Movement
Region
Location
1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?
Absolute
Relative
Place can be described as _____ something is, like a building or area.
Who
What
Where
Why
Place can be described by both physical and _____ characteristics.
Regional
Human
Logistical
Weather
Places that are near each other and have something in common with each other are called _____.
Regions
Places
Locations
States
People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of _____.
Place
Region
Interaction
Movement
Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.
people, the world
people, other people
people, the government
God, man
A positive example of how the world impacts us is...
A Tornado
An Earthquake
A Flood
A gentle Spring rain
A negative way we impact the world around is...
pollution.
mining all the resources.
deforestation.
All of the examples
Lines of longitutde run which direction on Earth?
east/west
north/south
side/side
up/down
Lines of latitude run which direction on Earth?
north/south
side/side
east/west
up/down
The name of the latitude line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres is the:
Equator
Prime Meridian
The Arctic Line
The Tropic of Cancer Line
Asthenosphere
The outer shell of the earth, consisting of solid rock (100 to 150 kilometres thick), soil and geological formations.
Vibrations and shockwaves caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates along fracture zones, or faults, in the earth’s crust.
a layer of partially molten material with the upper part of the mantle, upon which the lithospheric plates move.
Small particles with very high surface-to-volume ratios formed by the combination of organic and mineral materials.
Desertification
Material that has been transported downhill and accumulated on the lower slopes.
Those processes that result from gravity and the Suns radiant energy in which act up on the surface of the lithosphere and bring it to a common level; they include the fragmentation of rocks by weathering, their mass movement downslope, and the detachment and removal of these materials by the agents of erosion and deposition of debris at a lower elevation.
The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.
The spread of desert like conditions in arid and semiarid regions resulting from a combination of climatic changes and increasing human pressures, such as overgrazing, removal of vegetation and the cultivation of marginal land.
Colluvial
Vibrations and shockwaves caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates along fracture zones, or faults, in the earth’s crust.
Material that has been transported downhill and accumulated on the lower slopes.
The wearing away of land by running water, rainfall, wind, ice or other geological agents.
The study of landforms, including their origin, evolution, form and distribution.
Earthquakes
Vibrations and shockwaves caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates along fracture zones, or faults, in the earth’s crust.
a decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use by humans.
The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.
Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth's internal energy and create physical features, such as mountains on the earth's surface.
Eluviation
The wearing away of land by running water, rainfall, wind, ice or other geological agents.
The removal of material from soil by percolating water.
a decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use by humans.
The loose material composed of both mineral and organic matter that cover the earth's land surface; it's thickness varies from place to place.
Erosion
The removal of material from soil by percolating water.
Material that has been transported downhill and accumulated on the lower slopes.
a decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use by humans.
The wearing away of land by running water, rainfall, wind, ice or other geological agents.
Geomorphology
The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.
Those processes that result from gravity and the Suns radiant energy in which act up on the surface of the lithosphere and bring it to a common level; they include the fragmentation of rocks by weathering, their mass movement downslope, and the detachment and removal of these materials by the agents of erosion and deposition of debris at a lower elevation.
The study of landforms, including their origin, evolution, form and distribution.
The movement of soil-forming materials through the developing soil profile; translocation occurs by water running through the soil transferring materials from upper to lower portions of the profile.
Gradational processes
A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.
Those processes that result from gravity and the Suns radiant energy in which act up on the surface of the lithosphere and bring it to a common level; they include the fragmentation of rocks by weathering, their mass movement downslope, and the detachment and removal of these materials by the agents of erosion and deposition of debris at a lower elevation.
A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.
The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.
Land degradation
The loose material composed of both mineral and organic matter that cover the earth's land surface; it's thickness varies from place to place.
Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth's internal energy and create physical features, such as mountains on the earth's surface.
The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.
a decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use by humans.
Mass movement
The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.
The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.
The outer shell of the earth, consisting of solid rock (100 to 150 kilometres thick), soil and geological formations.
A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.
lithosphere
The outer shell of the earth, consisting of solid rock (100 to 150 kilometres thick), soil and geological formations.
The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.
The interconnected system of water in the atmosphere and lithosphere, including the oceans, ice caps, rivers and groundwater.
The transparent, odourless mass of air surrounding the earth.
Soil
The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.
A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.
The loose material composed of both mineral and organic matter that cover the earth's land surface; it's thickness varies from place to place.
Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth's internal energy and create physical features, such as mountains on the earth's surface.
Tectonic forces
Those processes that result from gravity and the Suns radiant energy in which act up on the surface of the lithosphere and bring it to a common level; they include the fragmentation of rocks by weathering, their mass movement downslope, and the detachment and removal of these materials by the agents of erosion and deposition of debris at a lower elevation.
Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth's internal energy and create physical features, such as mountains on the earth's surface.
The downslope movement of weathered rock material under the influence of gravity.
A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.
Volcanism
Material that has been transported downhill and accumulated on the lower slopes.
A process resulting in the upward movement and expulsion of molten material from within the earth to the surface, where it cools and hardens.
The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.
The spread of desert like conditions in arid and semiarid regions resulting from a combination of climatic changes and increasing human pressures, such as overgrazing, removal of vegetation and the cultivation of marginal land.
Weathering
a decline in the quality of natural land resources, commonly caused by improper use by humans.
Those processes that result from gravity and the Suns radiant energy in which act up on the surface of the lithosphere and bring it to a common level; they include the fragmentation of rocks by weathering, their mass movement downslope, and the detachment and removal of these materials by the agents of erosion and deposition of debris at a lower elevation.
The movement of soil-forming materials through the developing soil profile; translocation occurs by water running through the soil transferring materials from upper to lower portions of the profile.
The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.
Translocation
The removal of material from soil by percolating water.
The movement of soil-forming materials through the developing soil profile; translocation occurs by water running through the soil transferring materials from upper to lower portions of the profile.
The in situ physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks and minerals at or near the earth's surface by atmospheric and biological agents.
Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth's internal energy and create physical features, such as mountains on the earth's surface.
Which of the following are counted toward GDP?
Stocks
A five-year old care sold online
Unsold products created by a business
The government paying teachers
Getting your nails done
What is the difference between fiscal and monetary policy?
Monetary policy is controlled by the Federal Reserve while fiscal policy is controlled by the federal goverment
They are affectively the same thing
Monetary policy is controlled by the federal government while fiscal policy is controlled by the Federal Reserve
Fiscal policy was invented by Teddy Roosevelt while monetary policy was invented by Franklin Roosevelt
Marsha went to college and just graduated with a degree in biology. Now she's working at a local fast food restaurant. How do economists describe her situation?
Unemployed
Underemployed
Seasonal Employment
Disappointing
The highest and lowest points of a business cycle are referred to as...
expansion and contraction
underperforming and overperforming
undertow and currents
peaks and troughs
A recession is:
A period of economic decline that lasts two consecutive quarters.
A period of economic expansion that lasts two consecutive quarters.
The very top of the business cycle.
When government gets too involved in the economy.
