Maps and Location
What are the imaginary lines that circle Earth parallel to the Equator?
Latitude
What is a model of Earth that accurately shows the sizes and shapes of landmasses and bodies of water?
A Globe
In what type of government do citizens vote for officials?
Representative Government
What is the ability of people to do work called?
Capital
What type of economy does the Chapter 2 test identify for the United States?
Market economy
What are the imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole?
Longitude
hat is a place that is united by one or more common characteristics called?
Region
What do citizens have in addition to the freedoms provided by their government?
Responsibilities
What is given up when you make a choice to buy or do something?
Opportunity cost
What type of economy does the Chapter 2 test identify for Cuba?
Command Economy
What two types of lines cross to form a grid system on maps and globes?
Longitude AND Latitude
What is a way of showing the round Earth on a flat map?
A map projection
What system allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches?
Checks and Balances
What happens when a resource is limited and people may have to find a replacement?
Scarcity
In a market economy, who makes choices about what to make, sell, and buy?
Individuals/people.
How can a geographer pinpoint the absolute location of a place?
Finding the intersection of latitude and longitude?
Why do mapmakers create different types of map projections?
To show either the correct shapes or correct sizes of places.
Complete the sentence: In a representative government, citizens vote for ________
Officials
What economic concept describes an item increasing in price from $10 one year to $11 the next year?
Inflation
What can people do when a resource becomes scarce?
They may seek replacements for that resource.
What is the name of the map projection identified in Chapter 2 as the first to use latitude and longitude as straight lines?
Mercator projection
Which Essential Element of Geography would geographers use to study how glaciers shape Earth's surface?
Physical Systems
Why are checks and balances important in government?
Balance the power of the branches
In a free market, how do supply and demand balance each other over time?
The buyer and seller agree on a price and amount that satisfies both.
According to the Chapter 2 test, which of these has the fourth-highest imports and exports: China, Japan, Germany, or the European Union?
China