Economic Systems
Economic Philosophies
Academic Vocab
Map Related Terms
Sample Questions
200

City areas, heavily populated 

Urban 

200

The ratio between the distance on a map and the actual distance on the earth's surface 

Scale 
200

Government are primarily named using the roots of which language 

Greek 

400

Which of the economic philosophies most closely aligns with communism 

Command Economy 

400

Which of the philosophies have the community own everything 

Communism 

400

Residential area just outside urban area 

Suburban 

400

Distance North or South of equator 

Latitude 

400

In what form government would a king rule 

Monarchy 

600

Which economic System is when the government has no say in the prices of goods 

Free Market Economy 

600
Which of the Philosophies have individuals own businesses and property, competing in a free market to make a profit 

Capitalism 

600

land used for raising animals like sheep or cattle 

Pastoral

600

Distance East or West of prime meridian, vertical lines on globe 

Longitude 

600

The absence of government is the definition of what  term 

Anarchy 

800

Which economic system is when the system is both Market and Command Economy and Private business share control with the government 

Mixed Economy 

800

Which of the Philosophies have some public owned industries and resources to make sure things are even 

Socialism 

800

Countryside area with low population and lot of open land 

Rural 

800

How a three dimensional, curved surface of earth is transferred into a two- dimensional, flat map  

Projection 

800

What kind of projection is most often used in U.S classrooms 

Robinson-Balances size & shape distortion 

1000

which economic system is when people do all the same jobs like fishing for farming 

Traditional Economy 

1000

Which philosophies have the nation try to get rich by maximizing,limiting imports and stockpiling gold and silver 

Mercantilism 

1000

Moving from place to place instead of having one home 

Nomadic 

1000

Imperfections in a map because the round earth canot be accurately flattened out 

Distortion 

1000

Why do maps of the globe contain distortion 

A sphere cant be represented on a flat surface without distortion.