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Unit #1 Geography Review
Unit #1 Geography Review
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1
GDP stands for___________________
Gross Demand Product
Gross Domestic Product
Grand Disgusting Product
General Diamond Product
2
If the price of a product
increases
, people will buy MORE of it and demand will INCREASE.
False
True
3
The Legislative branch ________________the laws.
creates
obeys
enforces
interprets
4
A leader who has almost absolute power is a _________________
Judge
President
Dictator
Pope
5
Diplomacy describes how a country's government plans to interact with other countries governments.
True
False
6
Diplomacy can sometimes eliminate the need for conflict/war.
True
False
7
The key question "Location" asks is______________
What is it like there?
Where is it?
What language do they speak?
What time is it?
8
What is the amount of a good or service that is AVAILABLE for use?
Supply
Surplus
Desire
Demand
9
Latitude is measured on _________________
Tropics
Verticals
Meridians
Parallels
10
A formal agreement between two or more countries is called a ____________.
Diplomacy
Treaty
Trade Deal
Executive Agreement
11
A tax on imports and exports is called_________________.
Treaty
Trade Barrier
Tariffs
IRS
12
What kind of political system does the United States have?
Federalist/Democracy
Theocracy
Anarchist
Communist
13
What is the basic purpose of government?
Protect the common good of the people
All of the above
Keep order
Provide Services
14
Economics is the study of the economy or the part of society that creates wealth.
False
True
15
The executive branch____________the laws.
creates
enforces
interprets
obeys
16
What is the DESIRE for a certain good or service called?
Detention
Surplus
Demand
Supply
17
When people leave their home or country and migrate OUT of a place it is called...
Transfer
Emergency
Emigrate
Immigrate
18
How many named oceans are there?
8
7
5
6
19
The judicial branch__________________the laws.
carries out
interprets
creates
breaks
20
The 5 themes of geography are Location, Movement, Regions, Human-Environment Interaction and Place.
True
False
21
Unlimited government is a structure in which there are
NO
effective limits on government action.
False
True
22
A set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common is ___________________
Religion
Climate
Culture
Economics
23
In a command economy, the central government makes all economic decisions.
True
False
24
A continent is a large landmass that is part of Earth's crust.
True
False
25
How much usable water is on the Earth?
1%
3%
5%
97%
26
In a democracy, who holds the political power?
The people
President
Courts
Congress
27
The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude and separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
True
False
28
When people enter INTO a new country it is called______________
Eradication
Emigration
Immigration
Citizenship
29
A
developed
country is one with a
weak
economy and a
low
standard of living.
False
True
30
A theocracy is ruled by what kind of leader who has absolute power?
Japanese
Religious
Dictator
Sports
31
How many continents are there
13
5
27
7
32
The study of the world, its people and the landscapes they create is ____________________.
Geography
Photography
Philosophy
Biology
