Maps and Geography
What type of map shows mountains, rivers, and other natural features?
Physical Map
What is culture?
The shared beliefs, practices, values, and ways of life of a group.
What is an import?
A good or service brought into a country from another country.
One person or one group of people.
What is a timeline?
A visual display of events in chronological order.
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
Fossil fuel is an example of a _______ resource.
non-renewable
What is an export?
A good or service sold to another country.
In a democracy, where does political power ultimately come from?
The people
What does BCE mean?
Before the Common Era.
What happens when tectonic plates slide against each other?
Earthquakes
A student has $15 and chooses a movie ticket instead of a book. What is the opportunity cost?
The book, assuming it was the next-best option.
A country places a tax on goods coming from another country. What is this tax called?
A tariff.
Name one right and one responsibility of a citizen.
Example: the right to vote and the responsibility to obey laws or serve on a jury when required.
What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?
A primary source comes from the time or people being studied; a secondary source interprets or explains the past using other evidence.
Shape, Area, Distance, and Direction are all examples of what map phenomenon?
Distortion
Name two ways geography can influence the way people live.
It can affect housing, food, clothing, jobs, transportation, and settlement.
What does GDP measure?
The total value of final goods and services produced within a country during a given period.
How does a dictatorship differ from a democracy?
A dictatorship concentrates power in one ruler or small group, while a democracy allows citizens to participate in choosing leaders and governing.
A diary was written by a soldier during a war. Is it a primary or secondary source?
Primary source
These coordinates show a place located in which two hemispheres?
60 degrees North and 40 degrees West
Northern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere
A country allows private businesses to operate but the government also provides services and regulates industries. What type of economy is this?
A mixed economy
Why might a country trade with another country instead of producing everything itself?
Countries have different resources, skills, costs, and products. Trade allows them to obtain goods they cannot produce as easily or cheaply themselves.
Why might countries have different forms of government?
Countries have different histories, cultures, political ideas, institutions, and circumstances.
A textbook describes an event using letters and photographs from the time. Is the textbook itself a primary or secondary source? Explain.
Secondary source, because the textbook interprets and explains the event, even though it uses primary-source evidence.