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WC Ch. 2 Geography, Economics and Citizenship
WC Ch. 2 Geography, Economics and Citizenship
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What type of map would you use to identify the location of cities?
physical map
political map
choropleth
special-purpose map
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what ype of economic system do people choose what goods to make based on custom?
market economy
mixed economy
command economy
traditional economy
3
The Equator divides the Earth into
Western and Northern Hemisperes
Northern and Southern Hemisperes
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
4
Which branch of office includes the office of the president?
Federalism
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
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The act of running a business and taking risks is called
entrepreneurship
capital
labor
opportunity cost
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When inflation happens
the prices of goods go down
the value of money goes up
the economy does not change
the prices of goods go up
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Cultural diffusion can be defined as
movement of people from one place to settle in another place
a growing or shrinking of the population in an area
the beliefs and behaviors shared by the members of a group
sharing/mixing of beliefs and behaviors by 2 groups or more.
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Cuba has which type of economy?
mixed economy
market economy
command economy
traditional economy
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What type of map would show the names and borders of countries?
territory map
special-purpose map
physical map
political map
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Naturalization is
the duty to defend the U.S. Constitution
a responsibility of citizenship
process by which a person can become a U.S. citizen
right to vote in public elections or serve in public office
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The sharing of power between the national government and the state governments is called
representative government
checks and balances
separation of powers
the federal system
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What you give up when you choose one thing over another is called
scarcity
Opportunity Cost
capital
entreprenuership
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The United States has a representative government. What must the government do?
pay taxes for the services it provides to the people
act in the peoples' interests and protect their rights
make decisions in legal cases
control its citizens by being overly powerful
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Which of the following is a duty of citizenship?
volunteering in your local community
petitioning the government
staying informed on public issues
obeying all federal, state, and local laws
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When a good is scarce, it means that
it is cheap and easy to make
demand drops while supplies rise
nobody is interested in buying it
it is hard to find and likely to cost more
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The ability of a branch of government to limit the power of another branch is called
representative government
checks and balances
separation of powers
the federal system
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From where do many of the United States’s key ideas for government come?
ancient Greece and Rome
the U.S. Congress
the judicial branch
the Constitution
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The judicial branch has the power to
declare laws unconstitutional
block the appointment of judges
make laws
appoint judges
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What is naturalization?
The process of voting for public officials
paying taxes to federal, state, and local governments.
The process of volunteering in the community
The process of applying for, and being granted, citizenship.
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How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?
by finding the Prime Meridian and the Equator
by finding the intersection of latitude and longitude
finding the true distance and direction between landmasses
by finding the hemisphere
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Which of the following is both a right and a responsibility of citizenship?
voting
freedom of worship
freedom of speech
respecting the rights of others
22
A map made using the Goode's Interrupted Equal Area projection
distorts the shape of objects near the poles
distorts the shape of objects to the east and west
shows continents close to their true shapes and sizes
distorts size and distance to a great degree
23
What are the names of the lines on maps and globes that help you find places on the Earth?
Equator and Prime Meridian
degrees and minutes
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
latitude and longitude
24
Geographers often group places into regions. What is a region?
a physical system, such as a hurricane
a physical characteristic, such as a landform
an awareness of the world
place that is united by one or more common characteristics
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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
country trades goods, services for other goods and services
a country bans trade that hurts its own producers
26
These imaginary lines circle the Earth from north to south
absolute locations
degrees
latitudes
longitudes
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What happens when people barter?
Goods and services are limited during conflict
Goods and services are traded for other goods and services
Goods and services are bought from other countries
Goods are shipped out of a country and sold somewhere else.
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During a period of recession
the economy grows very quickly
the economy slows or shrinks
the economy grows and shrinks over time
the economy does not change
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What type of economy did many hunter-gatherer groups have?
market economy
mixed economy
command economy
traditional economy
