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Chapter 2 World History Review
Chapter 2 World History Review
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1
What type of map would you look at to learn about the historical battles fought in a region?
A.choropleth
political map
physical map
special-purpose map
2
The United States has a representative government. What must the government do?
make decisions in legal cases
pay taxes for the services it provides to the American people
act in the people’s interests and protect their rights
control its citizens by being overly powerful
3
What part of government that interprets laws?
Jury
judicial branch
executive branch
legislative branch
4
Which two factors can affect supply and demand?
opportunity cost, scarcity
inflation, recession
checks, and balances
mixed economy, traditional economy
5
What is given up, such as time or money, to make or buy something?
Supply
Opportunity Cost
Checks and Balances
Demand
6
A hemisphere is a half sphere used to refer to one half of the globe when divided into North, South, East, and West.
True
False
7
What part of government that passes laws?
executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
8
Capital is the ability of people to do work.
False
True
9
What are imaginary lines that circle the Earth from Pole to Pole, measuring distance East or West of the Prime Mer
longitude
equator
latitude
hemisphere
10
north, south, east, and west are examples of what?
symbols
Scale
intermediate directions
Cardinal directions
11
the lack of a resource
Demand
Supply
Recession
Scarcity
12
What is an economic system in which custom decides what people do, make, buy, and sell (hunter-gatherer groups had this)
Opportunity cost
Command economy-
Market Economy
Traditional economy
13
What is a way of showing the round Earth on a flat map?
equator
projection
hemisphere
prime meridian
14
The United States has a market economy, in which each person makes choices about what to make, sell, and buy.
True
False
15
What are imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator (measure north and south)
latitude
projection
longitude
hemisphere
16
a map that shows land and water features
special purpose map
scale
political map
physical map
17
What part of government that enforces laws?
judicial branch
Jury
executive branch
legislative branch
18
a good sent from one country to another in trade
Inflation
Export
Recession
Import
19
What imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Theme
Hemisphere
20
What imaginary line divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Distort
Hemisphere
Equator
Prime Meridian
21
What is a good brought into a country from another country?
import
demand
supply
export
22
A continued rise in prices is a sign of inflation.
False
True
23
Which of the following is an example of a barrier to trade?
A country bans trade that hurts its own producers.
A country is easy to reach due to its geography
A country both buys from and sells to other countries.
A country trades goods for other goods and services.
24
This map is an example of which type of projection?
Mercator
Winkel
Goode’s Interrupted Equal-Area
Robinson
25
A globe of the Earth accurately shows the sizes of continents as well as the shapes of landmasses and bodies of water.
True
False
26
When a good is scarce, it means that ______.
it is cheap and easy to make
nobody is interested in buying it
demand drops while supplies rise
it is hard to find and likely to cost more
27
Which of the following statements is true?
Globes and maps are equally accurate at showing the Earth's surface.
Geographers have no way to accurately show the Earth's surface.
Globes distort the features on the Earth's surface.
Maps distort the features on the Earth's surface.
28
The act of running a business and taking risks is called ______.
land
capital
labor
entrepreneurship
29
to trade by exchanging one good or service for another
Export
Barter
Import
Globalization
30
What is a system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch?
Globalization
checks and balances
representative government
federal system
31
What are the four major kinds of resources?
traditional, command, market, and mixed
farmers, merchants, sellers, and buyers
supply, demand, recession, and inflation
land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship
32
To become a U.S. citizen, people from other countries must go through a process called Naturalization.
False
True
