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a system of resource management where decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made by a central authority

COMMAND ECONOMY

belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation

NATIONALISM

the exact location of a place on Earth’s surface

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

a system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity

TRADITIONAL ECONOMY

location in relation to another object or other places DAILY DOUBLE location in relation to another object or other places

RELATIVE LOCATION

Humans are most likely to heavily populate a __________ area. MOUNTAIN TOP DESERT RIVER DELTA TUNDRA

RIVER DELTA

During the Industrial Revolution, why were people motivated to move to urban areas?

ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

LOWER LABOR COST STRICTER WORKPLACE CODES GREATER ETHNIC DIVERSITY What factor would likely encourage a multinational corporation to locate its manufacturing operations in a less developed country? LOWER LABOR COST STRICTER WORKPLACE CODES GREATER ETHNIC DIVERSITY

LOWER LABOR COST

Why is it important to protect wetlands and swamps such as Florida’s everglades?

They provide habitats for a great variety of vegetation and wildlife.

How does Niagara Falls help contribute to Canada’s economy?

Hydroelectricity

Cultural Diffusion is the spread of culture traits, material and non-material, from one culture to another.

TRUE

Command Economy is a system in which private individual s or groups have the right to own property or businesses and make a profit.

False * FREE MARKET ECONOMY

Even a country in which the birthrate and death rate are equal can experience population growth if it also has immigration.

TRUE

Since the 1950s, the population of the Manufacturing Belt has declined while the number of businesses moving to the WHEAT BELT has increased.

FALSE * SUN BELT

Central America is part of North America.

TRUE

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ARCTIC OCEAN

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SOUTHERN OCEAN

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PACIFIC OCEAN

DAILY DOUBLE *

INDIAN OCEAN

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ATLANTIC OCEAN

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AFRICA

Sydney is the capital of New Zealand. *

AUSTRALIA

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SOUTH AMERICA

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ASIA

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EUROPE