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

a place that is united by one or more common characteristics

What does it mean when people "barter"?

goods and services are traded for other goods and services

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

buyer and seller will agree on price and amount

Primary sources ____________.

were created by the people who saw or experienced the event

Why is technology an important resource?

makes it easier and cheaper to create goods

How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?

finding the intersection of latitude and longitude

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Discovering our past-history of the world Chapter 1 and 2 Review

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

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