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Government, Economics, Geography Vocabulary
Government, Economics, Geography Vocabulary
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Pictures on a map that stand for something in the real world.
Map Symbols
Cardinal Directions
Map Keys
Intermediate Directions
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An imaginary line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres.
Hemisphere
Pole
Prime meridian
Equator
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A picture of the Earth’s surface. This model can be folded and carried.
Globe
Map
Hemisphere
Continent
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Which of the following do all economic systems face? How to
Balance imports and exports
Make the best use of scarce resources
Reduce the national debt
Balance the national budget
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Supply and Demand is the backbone of all economic systems.
True
False
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This government has something to do with Kings or Queen.
Monarchy
Socialism
Autocracy
Communism
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Lines of Latitude and Longitude are __________.
Invisible
Visible
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The four main parts of a compass. (north, south, east, west.)
Intermediate Directions
Map
Globe
Cardinal Directions
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What is absolute location?
The landmarks surounding a desitnation.
The address or exact coordinates of a location
The name of the building.
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What is an economic system
Production resource and allocation of goods within a society
Large bureaucracy required, consuming resources
Businesses face uncertainty as a result of competition
Workers strive for quantity over quality
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Is our government a Democracy or a Monarchy?
Monarchy
Democracy
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what is an authoritarian government ?
one person has complete control over the government and people
multiple people have complete control over the government and people
no one has control over anything
multiple branches have control over the government and people
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Shows what the symbols on the map mean.
Globe
Map Symbols
Cardinal Directions
Map Keys
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Shows how the distance between two locations on a map compares to the distance in real life.
Map Scale
Map Key
Cardinal Directions
Poles
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Market economic systems come from the people and their relationship between supply and demand.
False
True
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A model of the Earth that shows the whole Earth.
Globe
Map
Continent
Mountain
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What is a government ?
none of the above
A government is a group of people that have the power to rule in a country
a single person who rules the whole country
A person who rules the whole world
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Authoritarian governments ...
Have limited opportunities for only certain people of class
force people to do things without a choice (Ex: occupation)
Limit opportunities for citizens
Have open opportunites for everyone
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What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Judicial, Executive, Senate
Congress, Senate, Executive
Executive, Congress, Judicial
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All are economic systems except ........
Market Economy
Command Economy
Banking System
Mixed Economy
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Which type of map shows physical features, such as mountains?
Special Purpose Maps
Political Maps
Street Maps
Physical Maps
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Direct and Indirect are 2 types of
Autocracy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Anarchy
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The study of the Earth and its physical features.
globe
oceans
continent
geography
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A mixed economy is a mix of which 2 economic systems?
Command and free-enterprise
Market and command
Traditional and command
Market and socialist
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Traditional economic systems have no sense of community.
False
True
