Chapter 2 : Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship

Question 1

How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?

Accepted Answer

By finding the intersection of latitude and longitude

Question 2

An imaginary line that circles the Earth parallel to the Equator

Accepted Answer

Latitude

Question 3

Capital is money and goods used to help people make or do things.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Special-Purpose Maps show what?

Accepted Answer

Climate, natural resources

Question 5

Special-Purpose maps show what?

Accepted Answer

Historical information about battles

Question 6

5 Themes of Geography include: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement and?

Accepted Answer

Region

Question 7

Civic participation means that citizens must carry out certain duties and ____________.

Accepted Answer

Responsibilities

Question 8

How many hemispheres is the Earth made of?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 9

Entrepreneurship is the act of working for a business to make an income.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

The _________ term to be in that position if every 6 years.

Accepted Answer

Senate

Question 11

A way of showing the round Earth on a flat map

Accepted Answer

Projection

Question 12

The executive branch has the office of the ____________.

Accepted Answer

President

Question 13

What type of government do citizens vote for officials?

Accepted Answer

Representative Government

Question 14

This is an imaginary line that travels around the world from north to south or south to north.

Accepted Answer

Longitude

Question 15

The seperation of powers is to make sure that the States governments do not get too powerful.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

Physical maps show what?

Accepted Answer

Land and water features

Question 17

Land, Labor, Capital, and Entrepreneurship are prime examples of what?

Accepted Answer

Resources

Question 18

The lack of a resource.

Accepted Answer

Scarcity

Question 19

The federal government is split into _____ equal parts.

Accepted Answer

3

Question 20

Globes and maps are marked with imaginary lines that geographers use to locate things on maps

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Capital is the ability of people to do work.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

When you put longitude and latitude together you form a _________.

Accepted Answer

Grid

Question 23

Set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by the members of a group.

Accepted Answer

Culture

Question 24

System in which each branch of government limits the power of other branches.

Accepted Answer

Checks and Balances

Question 25

The judicial branch consists of the _____________ office.

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court

Question 26

The amount of a good or service a producer wants to sell

Accepted Answer

Supply

Question 27

Political maps show what?

Accepted Answer

Names and borders of countries

Question 28

Which is the most accurate way to show the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Globe

Question 29

The Supreme court has 8 members.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

The movement of people from one area to another is _________.

Accepted Answer

Migration

Question 31

The ____________ is the highest law in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Constitution

Question 32

Is a measuring line that tells you the distances represented on the map.

Accepted Answer

Scale

Question 33

How many essential elements are there?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 34

Being a global citizen means learning about the different issues that affect the world.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

The ____________ branch of the Federal government consists of the senate and congress.

Accepted Answer

Legislative

Question 36

Congress term to keep the position is every ___ years.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 37

Supply and Demand can affect one another.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

A ___________ uses colors to show population density.

Accepted Answer

Choropleth

Question 39

North, South, East, and West are called the

Accepted Answer

Cardinal Directions

Question 40

What type of map would show the names and borders of countries?

Accepted Answer

Political Map

Chapter 2 : Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship

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Chapter 2 : Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship

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