Unit 2: Freedom for All

Between 1980 and 1990, hundreds of thousands of Americans moved to the southern and western parts of the country. Which of the following BEST explains one effect this migration had on the southern and western parts of the U.S.

• Funding for schools and trash pickup increased.

• The need for more roads increaased.

• The popularity of break dancing increased.

• Air near cities became less polluted

Most immigration to the United States throughout its history has been the result of which of the following?

• push factors

• cultural beliefs

• pull factors

• migration pattern of buffalo

Which of the following is a contribution of the ancient Greeks that continues to influence societies?

• monarchy

• represenative government

• the catapult

• democratic government

Which of the following is the most important long-range effect of European explorers in the Americas?

• discovery of great riches

• spread of Christianity

• spread of culture to the New World

• enslaved natives

The two physical features that the United States and Canada share are the

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• Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes

• Great Salt Lake and Pacific

• Appalachian and Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River

Which of the following bodies of water creates borders in both the United States and Mexico?

Benefits of the free enterprise system in the United States include which of the following?​ ​ ​ (a)  

• ownership of private property
• central regulation of production
• government controlled prices
• less choices of products

A common feature of the economic systems in the United States and Canada is that both —

• allow people to own private property

• provide socialized healthcare

• restrict factory ownership to the government

• they have professional hockey teams

According to the excerpt, which of the following did Adam Smith fear would be missing if businesses were allowed to set their own standards?

• Entrepreneurship

• Ethics

• Profit

• Monopolies

What is the difference between a service industry and manufacturing?

• Manufacturing also includes agricultural farming

• Service industries produce goods for sale

• Service industries produce intangible goods.

• Only service industries depend on retail sales.