Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship Chapter 2

Question 1

A continued rise in prices is a sign of inflation

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Way of showing the round Earth on a flat map

Accepted Answer

projection

Question 3

What type of economy did hunter-gather groups have?

Accepted Answer

traditional

Question 4

Capital is the ability of people to do work

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

what is given up to make or buy something

Accepted Answer

opportunity cost

Question 6

What are the four hemispheres on globe?

Accepted Answer

northern, southern, eastern, western

Question 7

The US has market economy, each person makes choices about what to make, sell, and buy

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What are four major resources?

Accepted Answer

land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship

Question 9

Why is it important to be a global citizen?

Accepted Answer

we are all affected by successes/troubles in other countries

Question 10

Geographers often group places into regions. What is a region?

Accepted Answer

place united by common characteristics

Question 11

To become US citizen, people from other countries must go through civic participation

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Which branch interprets (judges) laws

Accepted Answer

judicial

Question 13

The US has representative government. What must the government do?

Accepted Answer

act in people's interest and protect rights

Question 14

What are names of all the lines on maps and globes that help you find places?

Accepted Answer

latitude and longitude

Question 15

Which branch carries out (enforces) the laws

Accepted Answer

executive

Question 16

Name elements on a map. More than one answer may be correct.

Accepted Answer

scale, Title, compass rose, key

Question 17

Which map projection looks like slices from an orange?

Accepted Answer

Goode's Interrupted Equal-Area

Question 18

imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to Equator

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 19

Which branch of government has Congress, the Senate and House of Representatives?

Accepted Answer

Legislative

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a barrier to trade?

Accepted Answer

country bans trade that hurts its producers

Question 21

system that each branch of government limits power of other branches

Accepted Answer

checks and balances

Question 22

imaginary lines that circle the Earth from pole to pole

Accepted Answer

longitude

Question 23

Which branch makes the laws

Accepted Answer

legislative

Question 24

A globe of the Earth shows the sizes of continents, the shapes of landmasses and water

Accepted Answer

True

Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship Chapter 2

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Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship Chapter 2

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