Cultural Differences — Unit test Answers

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The Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States, is an example of a __________.

A
physical boundary shift
B
small boundary change
C
growing stateless nation
D
drastic boundary change
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The three basic economic questions ask what goods and services will be produced, how they will be produced, and __________.

A
why the products matter
B
who will make the products
C
where the products will be sold
D
who will use what is produced
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Which of the following statements about developing economies is false?

A
Many people still live in poverty.
B
Most people work in the tertiary sector.
C
Countries with developing economies are moving toward greater prosperity.
D
GDP per capita is in the middle range, compared to the countries of the world.
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The main difference between a nation and a state is that nations __________, while states __________.

A
are sovereign . . . have no representation in national government
B
have small populations . . . have large populations
C
have a defined territory . . . may have no territory
D
are conceptual . . . are concrete
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When a country’s workers have better technology, they can produce more goods and services. What is an important way this helps the country’s economy?

A
A country improves its GDP by producing more goods and services.
B
Other countries admire a nation that uses better technology.
C
Workers who produce more feel better about their jobs.
D
Better technology helps workers keep track of facts that might be useful one day.
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A limited government is a system in which the people and their leader(s) create a __________ that limits the government’s authority over the people.

A
constitution
B
warranty
C
pardon
D
treaty
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The best example of a nation with a federal government system is __________.

A
the United Kingdom
B
the United States
C
Saudi Arabia
D
France
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What is GDP per capita?

A
the average amount of money in people’s bank accounts
B
a country’s gross domestic product divided by its population
C
the percentage of people over age 15 who can read and write
D
the value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given year
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Most of the world’s mixed economies are a combination of a __________ economy and a __________ economy.

A
traditional . . . developing
B
traditional . . . command
C
market . . . traditional
D
market . . . command
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What is the most often-used indicator of economic development?

A
population
B
literacy rate
C
GDP per capita
D
the factors of production
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Another term for a state is a __________.

A
city
B
county
C
country
D
community
14

In a theocracy, the leader of a nation is only a representative of a deity.

A
T
B
F
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All of the following are stated missions of the World Health Organization except __________.

A
distributing vaccines and medicines
B
monitoring outbreaks of infectious diseases
C
providing peacekeeping troops in countries with famines
D
promoting healthy living, diet, and access to clean drinking water
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Modern democracies function as republics in which elected officials make decisions for the majority of the people.

A
T
B
F
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Command economies produce goods that __________.

A
consumers demand
B
the government thinks are best
C
were produced in the past
D
producers believe are necessary
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Which of the following statements describes a primary difference between democratic and communist governments?

A
Only democratic governments distribute land to citizens and make decisions about the economy.
B
Only democratic governments have complete control of both the economic and political systems.
C
Only communist governments have complete control of both the economic and political systems.
D
Only communist governments use popular elections to determine who serves as a government official.
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Market economies produce goods that __________.

A
consumers demand
B
the government thinks are best
C
were produced in the past
D
producers believe are necessary
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A portion of land can best be described as a __________.

A
state
B
territory
C
boundary
D
physical feature

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