Geography Gurus
What is relative location?
A place described in relation to another place.
What is one reason people often settle near rivers?
Rivers provide fresh water, transportation routes, and fertile land for farming.
Name two elements of culture that help make a society unique.
Examples include language, religion, customs, history, arts, and government.
A president ignores the constitution and arrests people who criticize the government. Is this limited or unlimited government? Explain.
Unlimited government: the president ignores legal limits and violates individual rights.
What happens to the price of a crop when flooding causes a major shortage, if demand stays similar?
The price will generally increase.
Supply & Demand.
Which tool helps geographers predict future age trends: a population pyramid or a political map?
A population pyramid.
Name one environmental condition that can push people to migrate.
Examples: drought, famine, natural disasters.
What do we call a society where people from many different cultures live together?
A multicultural society.
Citizens elect representatives to make laws, and the president must obey the constitution. Identify TWO characteristics of this government.
Representative government and limited government.
What economic system gives consumers and private businesses many choices?
Free enterprise / market economy.
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What does population density tell us about the number of people living in an area?
A high population density means a lot of people live in a particular area (per unit of land). Urban
Airports, canals, highways, and rivers can all help people and goods move. What term describes these routes?
Transportation corridors.
A restaurant in Texas begins serving food that originated in Japan. What cultural process does this demonstrate?
Cultural diffusion.
Congress passes a law, but the president vetoes it. Which principle of government is demonstrated, and why?
Checks and balances: the executive branch can limit the legislative branch’s power.
Is a hairstylist an example of agriculture, manufacturing, capital, or service?
Is a hairstylist an example of agriculture, manufacturing, capital, or service?
A mountainous region has very few towns. How might the mountains explain why fewer people live there?
Mountains can act as transportation barriers, making it difficult for people and goods to travel through the region.
A hurricane destroys farms and roads. Explain one economic consequence.
Resources or goods may become scarce, disrupting trade and raising some prices.
Think of supply and demand; less of something raises the prices and too much of something lowers the prices.
How do language and religion help shape a society’s culture?
Language helps people communicate and share traditions; religion can influence beliefs, holidays, customs, and daily life.
Country A has a king who makes all major decisions. Country B has a king who must obey a constitution while elected officials govern. Which country has a constitutional monarchy? Explain.
Country B: the monarch’s power is limited by a constitution.
COUNTRY X STATISTICS Literacy rate: 42% Life expectancy: 57 years GDP per capita: $1,200 Infant mortality: 68 per 1,000 births Does Country X most likely have a HIGH or LOW standard of living? Give TWO pieces of evidence.
LOW standard of living. Evidence could include low literacy (42%), short life expectancy (57 years), low GDP per capita ($1,200), or high infant mortality (68 per 1,000 births).
town is built beside a major river, while a nearby desert has very few settlements. Explain TWO reasons people might choose to live near the river instead of in the desert.
The river provides water for drinking and farming and may offer transportation or trade routes. The desert has limited water, making settlement more difficult.
People always settle near water.
A region has frequent droughts, limited natural resources, and difficult landforms. Explain how TWO of these conditions might affect where people live.
Droughts and limited resources can make farming and daily life difficult, so people may settle elsewhere. Difficult landforms can limit transportation and access to settlements. These conditions influence population distribution.
A city has residents who speak different languages, celebrate different holidays, and follow different traditions. Explain TWO ways this makes the city culturally diverse.
Different languages and different celebrations or customs show that multiple cultural groups contribute to the city’s identity.
A country holds elections, but only candidates approved by the ruling party can run. The government also restricts protests and news reporting. Explain why elections alone do not prove a government is limited.
Elections do not guarantee meaningful political choice or individual rights. Restrictions on candidates, protests, and reporting suggest government power is not effectively limited.
Think of countries like Russia, Venezuela & Cuba.
A bakery has workers and ingredients, but its ovens are broken. Which factor of production is missing? How will this affect the bakery?
Physical capital is missing; the bakery may produce fewer goods.