Semester 1 review

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What line of LATITUDE is Point A located? Options: 60^o N, 105^o W, 150^o W, 48^o N

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60^o N

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What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.

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Dictatorship

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What is a command economy?

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A central governing unit has control over what things are made and how they are distributed.

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Individuals and groups decide what products to make, shoppers choose which products they will or will not buy, and businesses produce and stock what they think shoppers will buy. Individuals and groups have the right to own property or businesses and make a profit from products they sell with limited rules from the government. People can choose their own jobs and make and spend their money as they wish. This is an example of..

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free enterprise system

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Define dictatorship.

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a form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.

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Which limited government limited the power of the king and created the right to a trial by jury?

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Magna Carta

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Cultural diffusion is best described as...

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the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another

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What statement is an example of cultural diffusion? Options: Venezuela has large reserves of oil, students in China learn Chinese in school, young people dance to American rock music in Japan

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young people dance to American rock music in Japan

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When citizens have rights and responsibilities, that government would be an example of a(n) ___________________.

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Limited Government

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A representative democracy is an example of a(n) __________________________.

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Limited Government