Why is technology an important resource?

It can make it easier and cheaper to create goods

What happens when people barter?

Goods and services are traded for other goods and service

How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?

by finding the intersection of latitude and longitude

Primary sources _______________

were created by people who saw or experienced event

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

a place that is united by one or more common characteristics

In a free market, how do supply and demand balance each other over time?

The buyer and seller will agree on a price and amount

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Chapter 1 & 2 Review

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1
Why is technology an important resource?
It can make it easier to find the right government policies
It can make the economy grow very slowly
It can make prices higher
It can make it easier and cheaper to create goods
2
What happens when people barter?
Goods and services are traded for other goods and service
Good and services are bought from other countries
Goods are shipped out of a country and sold somewhere else
Goods and services are limited during conflict
3
How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?
by finding the hemisphere
by finding the true distance and direction of landmasses
by finding the intersection of latitude and longitude
by finding the Prime Meridian and Equator
4
imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator
longitude
capital
latitude
projection
5
An example of a secondary source would be ________________
biography of a famous general
the election records from a presidential race in 1860
hand-drawn map by an explorer
a letter written from the battlefield to a soldier's wife
6
money and goods used to help people make or do things
capital
entrepreneurship
supply
demand
7
The first historical era, more than 5,500 years ago. Refers to a time before people had writing
century
prehistory
decade
Jesus
8
the amount of something a consumer wants to buy
projection
supply
demand
latitude
9
A group of 100 years is known as a _____________
Jesus
prehistory
decade
century
10
What type of economy did many hunter-gatherer groups have?
command economy
market economy
traditional economy
mixed economy
11
the lack of a resource
capital
demand
scarcity
projection
12
In the Gregorian calendar, events are dates either before or after the birth of _________
century
decade
Jesus
prehistory
13
A group of ten years is known as a _____________
Jesus
prehistory
century
decade
14
Primary sources _______________
were created by people who saw or experienced event
include biographies, encyclopedias, or history books.
can only be found in reference sections of large libraries
are usually unreliable since writers were biased
15
Cave paintings from prehistoric eras would be considered _______________
fossilized remains
historical data
primary source
secondary source
16
Geographers often group places into regions. What is a region?
an awareness of the world
a physical characteristic, such as a landform
a physical system, such as a hurricane
a place that is united by one or more common characteristics
17
a way of showing the round Earth on a flat map
projection
latitude
longitude
scarcity
18
In a free market, how do supply and demand balance each other over time?
The buyer will want to buy less over time
The seller will want to make more goods over time
The seller asks the government to decide its price
The buyer and seller will agree on a price and amount
19
running a business and taking on the risks of that business
entrepreneurship
capital
supply
demand
20
the amount of a good or service a producer wants to sell
scarcity
supply
capital
demand
21
imaginary lines that circle the Earth from pole to pole
longitude
latitude
scarcity
projection
22
What type of map would show the names and borders of countries
territory map
political map
a hemisphere map
physical map

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