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Geography, Economics, and Citizenship
Geography, Economics, and Citizenship
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What is supply? (in economic terms)
amount of something that a consumer wants to buy
notebooks, pencils, binders
amount of a good or service that a producer wants to sell
money and goods used to make things
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Which hemisphere is this?
North
East
West
South
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What are the four major kind of resources?
land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship
supply, demand, recession, and inflation
farmers, merchants, sellers, and buyers
traditional, command, market, and mixed
4
A word meaning "imaginary lines that circle the Earth from pole to pole" is
latitude
Equator
longitude
Prime Meridian
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What must a representative government do?
pay taxes for the services it provides to Americans
make decisions in legal cases
act in the people's interests and protect their rights
control its citizens by being overly powerful
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What type of economy did many hunter-gatherer groups have?
mixed economy
market economy
command economy
traditional economy
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What is a word that means "the ability of people to do work"?
Entrepreneurship
Capital
Land
Labor
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A word meaning "what is given up to make or buy something" is:
opportunity cost
inflation
checks and balances
projection
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A word meaning "a way of showing the round Earth on a flat map" is called:
inflation
Prime Meridian
projection
naturalization
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What is a region?
a physical characteristic, such as a landform
a physical system, such as a hurricane
a place united by one or more common characteristics
an awareness of the world
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What kind of economy does the United States have:
traditional
command
conventional
market
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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.
A country trades goods for other goods and services.
A country bans trade that hurts its own producers.
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Why is voting an important responsibility?
Because it gives you a voice in your government.
Because it is our right.
All of the above.
Because you get a sticker.
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What is a hemisphere?
1/4 of the globe
the globe
your brain
1/2 of the globe when divided
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Why is it important to be a global citizen?
because we must obey all federal, state, and local laws
because each branch limits the power of other branches
because we are affected by successes and troubles worldwide
because people born in other countries must naturalize
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What is demand? (in economic terms)
amount of a good that a producer wants to sell
amount of something that a consumer wants to buy
popularity
a temper tantrum
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When there is inflation....
prices go up.
prices stay the same.
prices go down.
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To become a U.S. citizen, people from other countries must:
live in the U.S. for a certain amount of time.
must swear to uphold all duties of citizenship.
do all of the above.
show good moral character.
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A word meaning "imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator" is:
latitude
longitude
hemisphere
degrees
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A word meaning "system in which each branch of government limits the powers of other branches":
checks and balances
legislative
executive
judicial