Geography
What does it mean to modify the environment? Give an example.
To make changes to the environment.
Building buildings.
List 5 of the elements of culture.
Language
Customs/traditions
Arts
Innovation/technology
Religion
Social Organization
History
What is economy?
A system where people produce, sell, and buy.
What is government?
An organization that keeps order, sets rules, and provides services for a society.
Is a Democracy limited or unlimited?
Limited
List the 7 continents.
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
What is culture?
Behaviors, beliefs, and characteristics of a social, ethnic or age group.
What is a Free-Enterprise economy?
Privately owned businesses create goods and services that people buy in markets.
What is a Democracy? Give an example.
Citizens elect representatives to govern them.
What is a thematic map? What is an example of something you might find on one?
Focuses on a specific topic. THEME
What is a political map? What are some things you would see on this type of map?
Shares features that humans have created on Earth's surface.
Boundaries, cities, countries
What element is this:
A family celebrates Thanksgiving with a turkey feast.
Customs/Traditions
What is a command economy?
Government owns or controls most of the economy.
What is a Dictatorship? Give an example.
One person, the dictator, rises to power and rules society.
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?
Western and Eastern Hemisphere
What is the center line of latitude?
Equator
What element is this?
Jewish families celebrate Yom Kippur on September 19th.
Religion
What kind of economy does the United States have?
Mixed Economy. Primarily free-enterprise system.
What is a Monarchy? Give an example.
A king, queen, or emperor rules society. Great Britain
What is a map scale? Give an example.
refers to the relationship between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Movement
Region
Location
Human Environment Interaction
Place
What element is this:
In some Asian cultures, eye contact is not considered an essential to social interaction, instead it is often considered inappropriate.
Language
What three things do you look at to determine a country's level of development?
life expectancy, literacy rate, and GDP per capita
What is the difference between a limited and unlimited government.
In a limited government, the government has little control. In an unlimited government, the government has complete control.
What is the Human Development Index? HDI
A ranking system used to determine a country's level of development.