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Winter S.S. Semester Test Review
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People or businesses that make and sell products.
Companies
Consumers
Factories
Producers
2
When water droplets become to heavy they begin to fall to the earth’s surface in the process called
Runoff
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
3
To find out how much real-world distance is represented by a given space on a map, look at the
Title
Compass Rose
Scale
Key
4
An activity or behavior in which people often take part.
Culture Trait
Culture Region
Culture
Culture University
5
Home to most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes.
San Andreas Fault
Yellowstone
Ring of Fire
Alaska
6
North, South, East, and West are
Directions
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
Points
7
Regions close to the equator are called the
High Latitudes
Tundra
Tropics
Polars
8
The earth has a tilt of
23
23.5 degrees
22.5 degrees
24.5 degrees
9
A certificate issued by a company or government promising to pay back borrowed money with interest.
Saving
Investing
Bond
Stock
10
The _______________________ branch makes decisions about disputes and includes the highest court in the land.
Legislative
Federal
Executive
Judicial
11
Goods and services produced within a country and sold abroad.
Imports
Trade Goods
Tariffs
Exports
12
Shows the major directions for the area displayed on that map.
Key
Compass Rose
Roads
Scale Bar
13
The energy the Earth receives from the sun is called
Solar Energy
Thermal Energy
Nuclear Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
14
Areas of low ________________________ are often found close to the seashore.
Degrees
Latitude
Elevation
Longitude
15
The desire for a certain good or service.
Demand
Savings
Interest
Supply
16
Lines of ____________________ measure the distance north or south of the Equator.
Longitude
Latitude
Axis
Degrees
17
A plan that shows income and expenses over a period of time.
Interest
Savings
Credit
Budget
18
An arrangement in which a buyer can borrow to purchase something and pay for it over time.
Interest
Bond
Credit
Stock
19
A factor that encourages people to act in a certain way.
Incentive
Profit
Revenue
Inflation
20
The _____________________ of the Capitol Building is 38o 54’N, 77o2’ W.
Place
Relative Location
Location
Absolute Location
21
Line of latitude.
Degrees
Parallels
Meridians
Minutes
22
Earth’s outer layer and the thinnest layer is called
Landforms
Mantle
Crust
Continents
23
Government structure in which there are no effective limits on government actions.
Limited Government
Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Unlimited Government
24
Theory that Earth's crust is made up of huge blocks.
Plates
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
Ice Age
25
The _______________________ branch carries out the laws and provides for the country’s defense.
Executive
Federal
Legislative
Judicial
26
The act of setting aside money for future use.
Investing
Bond
Saving
Trade
27
Super volcano located in the United States
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Mount St. Helens
San Andreas Fault
28
Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are examples of
Human Resources
Solar Energy
Fossil Fuels
Biomass
29
The Constitution was wrote in
1787
1776
1791
1789
30
An economy in which individual consumers and producers make economic decisions.
Market
Traditional
Mixed
Command
31
Process of moving from one place to live in another.
Emigration
Linear Settlement
Settlement
Migration
32
Earth rotates along its __________, an imaginary line drawn between the north and south poles.
Core
Longitude
Axis
Latitude
33
An economy that combines elements of traditional, market, and command economic systems.
Market
Mixed
Traditional
Command
34
Geographers use the term ________________________ to describe one half of Earth.
Continents
Globe
Countries
Hemisphere
35
North-South lines on a globe measure ________, the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
Axis
Latitude
Longitude
Degrees
36
The exchange of goods and services in a market.
Imports
Scarcity
Exports
Trade
37
The price paid for borrowing money.
Interest
Savings
Credit
Stock
38
Form of government in which citizens hold political power.
Democracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Autocracy
39
The _______________________ branch establishes laws and includes the U.S. Congress
Federal
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
40
It takes 365¼ days for Earth to complete one
Revolution
Equinox
Solstice
Rotation
41
A tax on imports and exports.
Imports
Trade
Exports
Tariff
42
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are
Intermediate Directions
Cardinal Directions
Longitudes
Latitudes
43
________________ is a government policy or restriction that limits international trade
Free Trade
Tax
Tariff
Trade Barrier
44
Goods and services sold in a country that are produced abroad.
Exports
Revenue
Tariffs
Imports
45
What type of map would you use to find the elevation of mountain ranges?
Physical Map
Road Map
Political Map
Special Purpose Map
46
A sphere of very hot metal at the center of Earth.
Core
Magma
Plates
Crust
47
The money a company has left after subtracting the cost of doing business.
Profit
Cost
Credit
Revenue
48
An economy in which the central government makes all economic decisions.
Market
Traditional
Command
Mixed
49
England’s form of government is a
Oligarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Constitutional Monarchy
50
The basic purpose of government is to
Make Laws
Enforce Laws
Keep Order
Control
51
Oceans cover about _______________ of the Earth’s surface.
91%
97%
71%
65%
52
The U.S. is a
Autocracy
Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Dictatorship
53
People or businesses that buy, or consume, products.
Companies
Consumers
Producers
Entrepreneurs
54
The study of how people meet their wants and needs.
Budget
Savings
Ecosystem
Economics
55
Set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people has in common.
Culture Trait
Culture University
Culture Region
Culture
56
Line of longitude.
Meridians
Degrees
Parallels
Minutes
57
The first amendment of the Constitution gives us rights and freedoms to
Bear arms, vote, speech
Religion, Speech, vote
Religion, speech, press
Speech, Religion, Bear Arms
58
Large mass of land that is part of Earth’s crust.
Oceans
Continent
Country
States
59
The First ten amendments are known as the
Bill of Rights
Pre-Amble
Constitution
Deceleration of Independence
60
Map makers use units called __________________________ to measure latitude and longitude on the Earth’s surface.
Hours
Seconds
Minutes
Degrees
61
Most of Earth’s freshwater is locked up in
Oceans
Glaciers
Rivers
Lakes
62
If you say that Canada is north of the United States, you are giving a ______ for each country.
Trade Partner
Neighbor
Absolute Location
Relative Location
63
Look at the ___________________ of a map to understand the meaning of that map’s symbols and shading.
Compass Rose
Legend/Key
Title
Scale
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Stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Supreme Court
Constitution
Checks and Balances
Bill of Rights
65
The amount of a good or service that is available for use.
Demand
Credit
Economics
Supply
66
The act of using money in the hope of making a future profit.
Credit
Investing
Saving
Stock
67
Which is not a form of precipitation
Rain
Fog
Sleet
Snow
68
When the sun heats water and turns it into water vapor is called
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Runoff
69
Production of electricity from water power
Solar Energy
Nuclear Power
Hydroelectric Power
Geothermal Energy
70
Earth’s ________________________ takes 24 hours to complete.
Solstice
Rotation
Equinox
Revolution
71
An economy in which people make economic decisions based on their customs and habits.
Market
Mixed
Traditional
Command
72
What is the percent of salt water on Earth?
93%
87%
96%
97%
73
Showing our round Earth on a flat surface leads to _______ in the shape or position of objects.
Physical Map
Political Map
Distortion
Projection
74
The Earth’s rotation creates
Seasons
Seasons
Equinoxs
Days
75
The difference between wants and reality creates
Demand
Scarcity
Recession
Profit
76
There are _______________ amendments of the Constitution.
27
10
24
29
77
The middle of the Earth that’s made up of rocks, minerals, and magma is called
Mantle
Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
78
As water vapor rises and cools it collects together in the process called
Precipitation
Runoff
Condensation
Evaporation
79
Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
James Madison
80
A share of ownership in a company.
Bond
Stock
Saving
Investing