Geography
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator.
What is the longest river in the United States?
Missouri River
What is the study of the physical features of the Earth called?
Physical geography.
What is the main purpose of government?
To create and enforce laws for the welfare of its citizens.
What is a resource that is limited in supply?
Scarcity.
What is the smallest continent on Earth?
Australia
Which state is known as the "Sunshine State"?
Florida.
What theme of geography deals with how people affect and are affected by their environment?
Human-Environment Interaction.
What type of government is run by a small group of people?
Oligarchy.
What term describes the amount of a product that producers are willing to sell at different prices?
Supply
What term describes a large body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface?
Ocean.
What mountain range runs along the eastern coast of the United States?
Appalachian Mountains.
What term refers to the specific position of a place on the Earth's surface?
Absolute location.
What is a democracy?
A system of government where the people have the power to make decisions, often through voting.
What do we call the money used to buy goods and services?
Currency.
What continent has the largest mountains in the world?
Asia
What is the capital city of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
Which theme of geography includes patterns of human migration?
Movement
What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect individual freedoms called?
The Bill of Rights
What is the term for when demand exceeds supply?
Shortage
What are the five Great Lakes?
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario.
What is the name of the national park located in Wyoming, known for its geysers?
Yellowstone National Park.
How do geographers make regions?
Group areas together based on similar characteristics
What are the three branches of the US government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
What economic concept refers to the cost of the next best alternative when making a decision?
Opportunity cost.