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1
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Which of the five themes of geography focuses on where something or someone is?

A

Location

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2
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Which type of location focuses on exact positioning?

A

Absolute

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3
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Which type of location focuses on relative/ estimation positioning

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Relative

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4
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Which of the 5 themes focuses on how people & goods get around the world?

A

Movement

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5
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Which of the 5 themes focuses on how people have adapted to & changed their
environment?

A

Human & Environment Interaction

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6
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Which of the 5 themes focuses on the physical & human characteristics of a place

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Place

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7
Q

What part of place describes human characteristic?

A

Population

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8
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What part of place describes physical characteristics?

A

Regions

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9
Q 
Which of the following does not belong in describing Region? 
Language 
Culture
Historical background
Rivers
A

Rivers

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10
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Building highways or Canals is which of the 5 themes?

A

Human & Environment interaction

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Q 
Which of the following is Not one of the 4 economic factors of production? 
Natural resources available 
Investment in human capital 
Investment in capital goods 
Place
A

Place

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What is the definition of GDP?

A

Total value of all goods & services produced in a country in one year.

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A country’s GDP can show how rich or poor a country is.

A

True

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14
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Raising a country’s GDP would improve their standard of living.

A

True

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15
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Which of the following would be considered “Gifts of Nature”? 
Entrepreneurs
GDP
Natural Resources
Human & Environmental Interaction
A

Natural resources

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16
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Which of the following does not belong? 
Land
Water
Plants
Bridges
A

Bridges

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17
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All resources are limited.

A

True

18
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Which of the following describes Human Capital?
How much skills people possess 
How much education people have
How many talents people possess 
All of the above
A

All of the above

19
Q

What describes a country’s literacy rate?

A

The percent of population over 15 that can read & write

20
Q

A country’s literacy rate can heavily effect Human Capital?

A

True

21
Q 
Which of the following are NOT capital goods
Technology
Factories
Machinery
Plants
A

Plants

22
Q

Money is not a capital good, but rather a form of currency or exchange?

A

True

23
Q

What represents the two categories of government?

A

Limited and Unlimited

24
Q

What does not belong regarding limited government?

A

Govt has complete control of everything including the citizens

25
Q

What does not belong regarding unlimited government?

A

Prevents govt from taking advantage of its citizens

26
Q

Who is an example of a leader of an unlimited government

A

Kim Jong UN

27
Q

An absolute monarchy = unlimited govt.

A

True

28
Q

Constitutional monarchy = limited govt.

A

True

29
Q

What describes a traditional monarchy

A

People will make what they always made & do the same things their parents did and all decisions are based on customs, traditions, & beliefs of the past

30
Q

What is the definition of Bartering?

A

Trading without money

31
Q

Which are examples of countries with traditional economies

A

Villages in Africa and Villages in South America

32
Q

What describes a Command Economy

A

All economic decisions are made by the government

33
Q

What country is not a command economy

A

North Korea

34
Q 
Which of the following words best describes Command economy
countries? 
Fair
Communist
Liberal
A

Communist

35
Q

What describes Market economy

A

Economic decisions are made based on the changes in prices that occur as buyers & sellers interact in the market place

36
Q

What is another phrase to describe market economy?

A

Free Enterprise

37
Q

What country is not a market economy

A

Russia

38
Q

Which type of government would force Addy to be a substitute teacher because her mom is?

A

Traditional

39
Q

Who were the first natives of Canada?

A

The First Nations

40
Q

How many tribes made up the First nations?

A

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