Ch2- Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship

Globes and maps are marked with imaginary lines that geographers use to locate places on the Earth's surface.

Latitude and Longitude lines cross one another, forming a pattern called a grid system. 

Vetoing a law

Freedom of Religion

A continued rise in prices is a sign of inflation. 

This map is an example of which type of projection?

A physical map shows themes or patterns such as climate or population. 

Obeying laws

What type of map is this?

what is given up to make or buy something

The United States has a market economy, in which each person makes choices about what to make, buy, and sell. 

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

The movement of people from one place to settle in another place.

Respecting rights and views of other people

The United States has a representative government. What must the government do?

One of the Six Essential Elements of Geography is Physical Systems. 

the amount of something a consumer wants to buy

What type of map is this?

money and goods used to help people make or do things

A way of showing the round Earth on a flat map.

imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the equator

To trade by exchanging one good for another.

A rise in prices and a drop in the value of money.

A globe of the Earth accurately shows the sizes of continents as well as the shapes of landmasses and bodies of water.

To become a U.S. citizen, people from other countries must go through a process called civic participation.

Goods brought into one country from another in trade.

What type of economy did many hunter- gatherer groups have?

the amount of good or service a producer wants to sell

The Equator divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

A measuring line that shows the distances on a map.

Capital is the ability of people to do work.

Which of the following is an example of barrier to trade?

A lack of a resource.

Why is it important to be a global citizen?

What type of map is this?

What are the names of all of the lines on maps and globes that help you find places on the Earth?

Deciding a court case

running a business and taking on the risks of that business

imaginary lines that circle the Earth from pole to pole

What type of map is this?

Writing a new law

Goods sent from one country to another in trade

What are four major kinds of resources?

A system in which each branch of government can limit the power of another branch.

A type of government in which power is divided between a central government and state governments.