Midterm Flashcards S.S.
Which of the 5 themes of geography focuses on where something or someone is?
a. Movement
b. Place
c. Location
d. Region
Location
Which type of location focuses on exact positioning?
a. Absolute
b. Relative
c. Satellite
d. GPS
Absolute
Which type of location focuses on relative/ estimation positioning
a. Absolute
b. Relative
c. Satellite
d. GPS
Relative
Which of the 5 themes focuses on how people & goods get around the world?
a. Movement
b. Place
c. Location
d. Region
Movement
Which of the 5 themes focuses on how people have adapted to & changed their environment? a. Movement b. Place c. Human & Environment Interaction d. Region
Human and environment interactions
Which of the 5 themes focuses on the physical & human characteristics of a place
a. Movement
b. Place
c. Human & environment Interaction
d. Region
Place
What part of place describes human characteristic?
a. Regions
b. Mountains
c. Lakes
d. Population
Population
What part of place describes human characteristic?
a. Regions
b. Mountains
c. Lakes
d. Population
Regions
Which of the following does not belong in describing Region?
a. Language
b. Culture c. Historical Background d. Rivers
Rivers
Building highways or Canals is which of the 5 themes?
a. Place b. Region c. Human & Environment interaction d. Location
Human and environment interactions
Which of the following is Not one of the 4 economic factors of production?
a. Natural resources available b. Investment in human capital c. Investment in capital goods d. Place
Place
What is the definition of GDP?
a. Total population of a country b. Total businesses in a country c. Total value of all goods & services produced in a country in one year. d. Total number of students in a country
T Total value of all goods & services produced in a country in one year.
- A country’s GDP can show how rich or poor a country is.
a. True b. False
True
Raising a country’s GDP would improve their standard of living.
a. True b. False
True
Which of the following would be considered “Gifts of Nature”?
a. Entrepreneurs b. GDP c. Natural Resources d. Human & Environmental Interaction
Natural Resources
Which of the following does not belong?
a. Land b. Water c. Plants d. Bridges
Bridge
All Resources are limited.
a. True b. False
True
Which of the following describes Human Capital?
a. How much skills people possess b. How much education people have c. How many talents people possess d. All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following describes a country’s literacy rate?
a. The percent of population over 15 that can read & write
b. The percent of population that can drive c. The percent of population that can read d. The percent of population that can write
. The percent of population over 15 that can read & write
A country’s literacy rate can heavily effect Human Capital?
a. True b. False
True
Which of the following are NOT capital goods
a. Technology b. Factories c. Machinery d. Plants
Plants
Money is not a capital good, but rather a form of currency or exchange?
a. True b. False
True
Which of the following represent the two categories of government?
a. Overpowered & underpowered b. Limitless & federal c. Limited & unlimited d. Federal & Russian
Limited and unlimited
Which of the following does not belong regarding limited govt?
a. Constitutions limit the powers of Govt b. Prevents govt from taking advantage of its citizens c. Govt has complete control of everything including the citizens d. Even the people who make the laws must obey them
c. Govt has complete control of everything including the citizens
