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Geography
Geo/Econ
Economics
Econ/Citizenship
Citizenship
100
The set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people
What is culture?
100
Lines of longitude are also called
meridians
100
What you give up when you choose one thing over another
What is opportunity cost
100
The amount of something that a consumer wants to buy
What is demand
100
The branch of government that writes, debates, and passes laws
What is the legislative branch
200
The type of map that shows the names and borders of countries
What is a political map
200
The study of the earth and the way people live on it and use it is called
geography
200
Why is technology an important resource?
Technology can make it easier and cheaper to create goods
200
An unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events?
What is bias
200
From where do many of the U.S. key ideas for government come from?
What is ancient Rome and Greece.
300
The Equator divides the Earth into what 2 hemispheres?
What is the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
300
The type of map that would show the annual average temperature in the United States is what kind of map?
What is a special-purpose map
300
This is money and goods used to help people make or do things
What is capital
300
Which branch approves, carries out & enforces laws?
What is the Executive Branch
300
The ocean that is at the northern most point on earth
What is Artic Ocean
400
How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?
by finding the intersection of latitude and longitude
400
The lack of a resource
What is scarcity
400
The amount of a good or service that a producer wants to sell
What is supply
400
What is something that shows proof that something is true?
What is evidence
400
The type of economy that the U.S. has?
What is a market economy
500
Why do mapmakers create different types of map projections?
to show either the correct shapes or correct sizes of places
500
Running a business and taking on the risks of that business
What is entrepreneurship
500
In a free market, how do the forces of supply and demand balance each other over time?
The buyer and seller will agree on a price and amount that satisfies both
500
An object made by people?
What is an artifact
500
What is the process of applying for, and being granted citizenship?
What is naturalization