Maps
Planet Earth
Climates & Ecosystems
Environment & Resources
Economics & Geography
100
This type of map shows countries, states, capitals and other major cities.
What is a political map?
100
About March 21 and September 23; the point at which, everywhere on earth, day and night are nearly equal in length
What is an equinox?
100
The condition of the air and sky at a particular time
What is weather?
100
A resource that Earth or people can replace
What is a renewable resource?
100

A fundamental part of economics is the laws of ____ and ____.  They directly impact the price of a good or service. 

What are supply and demand?

200
This type of map shows natural features and land forms, which could include elevation.
What is a physical map?
200
The oval shaped path that the earth travels to make a revolution around the sun.
What is orbit?
200
Water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail
What is precipitation?
200
Nonrenewable resources formed over millions of years from the remains of plants and animals
What are fossil fuels?
200

An organized way for producers and consumers to trade goods and services.

What is a market?

300
This type of location describes a place's exact location on earth in terms of latitude and longitude.
What is absolute location?
300
An imaginary line running between the north and south poles around which the earth rotates
What is an axis?
300
Another name for the low latitudes, which are located between the Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer
What are the tropics?
300
Name for a residential area on the edge of a city or town
What is a suburb?
300

The hope of making a future profit by using money wisely today.

What is investment?

400
This describes the location of a place relative to another known place.
What is relative location?
400
Thick, rocky layer around the earth's core, which is solid, but made fluid by its extremely hot temperature
What is mantle?
400
A term used to describe the movement of water from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back
What is the water cycle?
400
The variety of living things in a region or ecosystem
What is biodiversity?
400

When countries impose tariffs and quotas on imports from outside their borders, these are called _____.

What are trade barriers? 

500

These are a series of satellites orbiting Earth.  They work together to send signals to certain points on Earth's surface.

What are Geographic Positioning Systems? (GPS)

500
A theory which states that the earth's crust is made up of huge blocks that sit on streams of molten rock called magma
What is plate tectonics?
500
The term used to describe a group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival
What is an ecosystem?
500

The affect that an activity has on someone/something that has nothing to do with the activity.

What is spillover?

500
Which economic system has the least amount of government control?  Which has the most?

1. 

2. 

What are...

1. Market Economy

2. Command Economy

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