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Chapter 2 Geography and Economics
Chapter 2 Geography and Economics
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Something you want to give up to give up to make it or buy it
supply
command economy
opportunity cost
demand
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Learning about how people in Mexico adapt to their weather, how to make their food
The World in Spatial Terms
Human Systems
Place and Regions
Environment and Society
3
Using latitude and longitude to give exact locations of a place is called a
Relative location
Absolute location
4
A central government decides what goods will be made and who will receive them like Cuba is
Market economy
Mixed economy
command economy
Traditional economy
5
This includes the surface of the Earth and its natural resources, such as minerals and water
labor
Capital
Land
Natural resources
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A map has symbol that shows the north, south, east, and west
Symbols
cardinal directions
A cross
Compass map
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Geographers use locations to as a starting point to develop an awareness around us
Environment and Society
The World in Spatial Terms
Human Sysytems
Physical Sysytems
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A family or tribe make goods for the rest of their groups.
command economy
Market economy
mixed economy
Traditional economy
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The invisible lines at 0 degrees latitude is called:
North pole
Equator
Meridian
Prime Meridian
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How many hemispheres are on the world map?
2
4
0
6
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Study of how volcanoes and glaciers shape Earth surface is part of which Essential Element
Environment and Society
Human Systems
Places and Regions
Physical Systems
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What kind of map show specific kinds of information?
Physical Map
Special Purpose Map
Old Map
Political Map
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Goods shipped out of a country and sold somewhere else
supply
Export
barter
Import
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Red tide in Florida as result of pollution from Lake Okeechobee where many marine life has died
Human Systems
Physical Systems
Environment and Society
The World in Spatial Terms
15
A period of slow economic growth or decline is
capital
recession
Import
traditional economy
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A lack of resource
scarcity
barter
import
opportunity cost
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How many basic ideas of economics are there?
8
4
2
6
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What lines runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?
Latitude
Meridians
Parallels
Longitude
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Which hemisphere are both North America and South America located ?
North Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Eastern hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
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The use of money and goods used to help people make or do things is
Labor
Entrepreneurship
Supply
Capital
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This map shows lands and water features found in a an area. Green for land and blue for water
Special purpose map
Physical map
Political map
Climograph
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The system in a country that involves making, buying, and selling goods is called:
Labor
Economics
Traditional economy
Land
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When the amount of something that people want to buy is called
Barter
Supply
capital
Demand
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The amount of a good or service that a producer wants to sell is
Demand
supply
recession
Capital
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The Essential element of Geography looks at how place is like by the landforms, climate, plant
The World in Spatial Terms
Human Systems
Places and Regions
Environment and Society
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The act of running a business and taking on the risks of that business
Business
capital
Oleans
Entrepreneurship
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What shape is planet Earth?
Hemisphere
Hemicube
Circle
Sphere
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goods and services are traded for other goods and services
scarcity
barter
capital
opportunity cost
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Using maps, globes, compasses, and GPS are all tools to measure the Essential Element of
Human Systems
Environment and Society
Use of Geography
The World in Spatial Terms
30
Goods and services that a country buys from other countries
Export
capital
supply
Import
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What kind of map where it displays countries, boundaries, and cities
Political map
Special Purpose Maps
Climograph
Physical map
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Which hemisphere are Asia, Australia, Europe, and most of Africa located?
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
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When using landmarks to give directions, what type of location is that apart of?
Relative Lcoation
Absolute Location
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The ability for people to do work like a framer picking his crops and packaging the crops is
Labor
demand
Land
Capital