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