Ch. 1 Review

the study of governments and how they are organized

the situation that exists when there is unlimited demand but not enough supply of a good or service

a person who is an expert or student of the past

a process through which people with different opinions work together to reach decisions that have an impact on others

a person who is an expert or student of the past

the story of the success and failures from the past that shaped our world today

the study of how decisions are made about how to allocate and distribute limited resources

an imaginary line that measures a location’s distance north or south of the equator

how citizens’ decisions affect the local community

characteristics that include landforms, climate, vegetation, and other natural characteristics

the study of the physical features that describe places on earth

a location described by where it is in relation or compared to somewhere else

a person who is an expert on the physical features of earth and its atmosphere

an imaginary line that measures a location’s distance east or west of the prime meridian

characteristics that include languages spoke, customs, practiced and belief systems

a person who is an expert in the study of government and politics

 the voluntary exchange of goods and services among people and countries

a person who is an expert on the choices people and societies make about production, distribution, and consumption

Surroundings

a specific location on earth, often expressed using latitude and longitude