Section 3 Human Geography

What is a free enterprise economy?

• People trade goods and services without money

• Governments own most parts of the economy

• Privately owned businesses create goods that people buy in markets

• Governments own small parts of the economy

What is a citizen?

• a person who studies political boundaries between different places to see how geography affects government.

• a person who lives within a government and has certain rights and responsibilities

• a person who keeps order, sets rules, and provides services for the government

• a person elected by others to represent them

What is an communism?

• a type of economy in which citizens elect representatives to govern them

• a type of economy in which a king/queen rules society

• a type of economy in which a few people rule society

• a type of command economy in which the government owns all property

What is an oligarchy?

• a group of a few people who rule society

• one person who rules society

• a king/queen who rules society

• citizens who elect representatives to govern them

Food, music, stories, and religious beliefs are a few examples of __________________.

• a religious region

• cultural symbols

• expressions of culture

• a code of conduct

What phrase best defines the term economic activity?

• the production of goods and services

• the gross domestic product of a country

• services such as banking and health care

• a country's wealth and infrastructure

What did the United Nations do to keep peace and protect human rights immediately after WWII?

• formed an army

• formed a commission to decide on which rights all people should have

• formed a committee to organize the Olympic Games

• formed a coalition to liberate South Africa