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Chapter 2: Geography, Economics, and Citizenship
Chapter 2: Geography, Economics, and Citizenship
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1
Which two factors can effect supply and demand?
opportunity cost and scarcity
map scale and compass rose
free market and economy
legislative and judicial
2
What are the four major kinds of resources?
supply, demand. recession, and inflation
farmers, merchants, sellers, and buyers
land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship
traditional, command, market, and mixed
3
To become US citizens, immigrants must go through a process called civic participation?
False
True
4
Which is better...
a splinter
a bruise
pizza
cheeseburger
5
A globe accurately shows the shapes of landmasses and bodies of water.
False
True
6
The United States has a market economy.
False
True
7
This map is an example of which type of projection?
Robinson
Mercator
Goode's Interrupted Equal-Area
Winkle
8
Capital is the ability to do work.
True
False
9
Why is it important to be a global citizen?
because people born in other counties cannot be immigrants
because we must obey all federal, state, and local laws
because the branches of government limit each other
because success and trouble around the world effect us all
10
Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees and minutes.
False
True
11
Imaginary lines that circle the earth from pole to pole.
hemispheres
equator
longitude
latitude
12
One of the Six Essential Elements of Geography is human-environment interaction.
Yes
No
13
A continued rise in prices is a sign of a inflation.
True
False
14
A physical map shows themes or patterns such as climate or population.
False
True
15
The United States has a representative government. What must the government do?
control its citizens by being overly powerful
act in the people's interests and protect their rights.
make decisions in legal cases
pay taxes for the services provided to the American people
16
Which line of longitude divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres?
Main Line
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
17
Imaginary lines that that circle the Earth parallel to the equator.
latitude
projection
barter
longitude
18
Which of the following is an example of a barrier to trade?
A country is easy to reach due to its geography.
A country bans trade that hurts it's own producers.
A country trades goods for other goods and services.
A country both buys from and sells to other countries.
19
A way of showing the round earth on a flat map is called a ...
globe
longitude
degree
projection
20
What type of economy did many hunter-gatherer groups have?
mixed
market
command
traditional
21
Europe is located in which hemisphere?
Eastern
Southern
Northern
Western
22
Which branch of government includes Congress?
Executive
Tree
Judicial
Legislative
23
This is something you give up to make or buy goods and/or services.
federal system
recession
checks and balances
opportunity cost
24
Government system that limits the powers of other branches.
Judicial
checks and balances
degree
opportunity cost
25
A region is...
a physical system, such as a hurricane
a place that is united by one or more common charactarstics
a physical characteristic, such as a landform
an awareness of the world