Weather/Climate
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, East, South and West
What is one of the three economic questions?
1. What is produced?
2. Who is it produced for?
3. How is it produced?
One
Which areas are more population dense — rural or urban?
Urban
What is the name of the large body of water (sea) south of Europe?
Mediterranean Sea
The equator is 0 degrees latitude or longitude?
Latitude
What is one example of goods and one example of services?
Services : Package delivery
What is a monarchy?
Government led by a king/queen or a royal family.
What is the longest river in Latin America (second longest in the world)?
The Amazon
Vatican City is within which European Country?
Italy
Give an example of a relative location. Give an example of an absolute location.
Many possible answers
In command markets, who makes decisions about what and how many goods are being produced made?
The government
What type of government is this? : Brazil is led by a president who is elected by the citizens. Citizens in Brazil elect a new president every four years. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in two different legislative bodies.
Representative democracy
What is the largest mountain range in Latin America?
The Andes
What is the currency of the European Union?
The Euro
What is causing the temperature to rise?
Greenhouse gases; CO2 and Methane in the atmosphere
The week after Christmas, stockings go on sale for 50% off. What is the supply and demand for stockings after Christmas? Why?
A. High demand and low supply B. High supply and low demand
B. High supply and low demand
What is anarchy?
The absence of government authority; absolute freedom of individual
Where do most people live in South America? How do you explain those population patterns?
Exterior, by the coast. The Amazon rainforest and Andes mountains are uninhabitable. People can build a better economy and life on the coast.
What is the European Union? Why was the EU formed?
International organization and trade agreement among 28 European countries. Formed after WWII to minimize economic conflict and promote peace.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is the pattern of weather that the region experiences over a long period, weather varies on a short-term basis.
Match these resources correctly. Is it a natural, capital or human resource?
Computer 2. Water 3. Farmer 4. Tractor
Computer : C
Water : N
Farmer : H
Tractor C
Rank these terms from most power to the citizens to least power to the citizens: Oligarchy, democracy and autocracy
1. democracy 2. oligarchy 3. autocracy
What is the name of the structure built as a link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to provide a new route for international trade and military transport?
The Panama Canal
What is one reason in support of Brexit?
-Better for economy, take back control of UK (independence), make it harder to immigrate to UK