UNIT 1: intro to geo

Question 1

the meridian of longitude labeled 0 degrees

Answer 1

prime meridian

Question 2

geographical term for the half of the earth that is east of the prime meridian and west of 180 degrees longitude

Answer 2

eastern hemisphere

Question 3

geographical term for the half of the earth that lies west of the prime meridian and east of the antemeridian

Answer 3

Western Hemisphere

Question 4

the meridian of longitude located at 180 degrees by international agreement, the date is one day earlier to the east of this line

Answer 4

international date line

Question 5

an area set apart from other places by the way of life of the people who live there

Answer 5

culture

Question 6

average # of people who live in a unit area

Answer 6

population density

Question 7

where an invention starts

Answer 7

cultural hearth

Question 8

when cultures become more alike

Answer 8

cultural convergence

Question 9

the spreading of something more widely

Answer 9

diffusion

Question 10

a cultural group disassociates from other cultures

Answer 10

cultural divergence

Question 11

supreme power or authority

Answer 11

sovereignty

Question 12

government rules

Answer 12

unitary system

Question 13

a group of states with a center all government but independent in internal affairs

Answer 13

federation

Question 14

an organization that consists of a # of parties or groups united in alliance

Answer 14

confederation

Question 15

favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom

Answer 15

authoritarian

Question 16

government by a dictator; absolute control of economy

Answer 16

dictatorship

Question 17

absolute control; controls everything even daily life

Answer 17

totalitarianism

Question 18

state or country having a king or queen

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monarchy

Question 19

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state

Answer 19

democracy

Question 20

form of government in which a queen or king acts as head of state

Answer 20

constitutional monarchy

Question 21

a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives

Answer 21

republic

Question 22

original economic system in which traditions, customs & beliefs shapes the goods and services the economy produces

Answer 22

traditional economy

Question 23

the basis of capitalist system

Answer 23

market economy

Question 24

economy that has enough food and supplies left over when used

Answer 24

commercial economy

Question 25

the study of features on earths surface

Answer 25

geography

Question 26

what are the 5 themes of geography

Answer 26

``` location place movement region human interaction ```

Question 27

longitude and latitude

Answer 27

location

Question 28

relationship using cardinal directions

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relative

Question 29

human and physical characteristics

Answer 29

place

Question 30

land forms and water features

Answer 30

physical characteristics

Question 31

moving within the same country

Answer 31

migrate

Question 32

moving outside of the country

Answer 32

immigrate

Question 33

economic activities

Answer 33

primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

Question 34

located at the site of natural resource; farming fishing, hunting

Answer 34

primary

Question 35

using natural resources to produce new products; turning wheat into flour

Answer 35

secondary

Question 36

serving others; lawyer, Doctor, police officers

Answer 36

tertiary

Question 37

acquiring, processing and sharing info; researchers and inventors

Answer 37

quaternary

Question 38

name the different economies

Answer 38

traditional, command, market

Question 39

families>produce for personal consumption> little surplus & little exchange of goods

Answer 39

traditional economy; subsistence

Question 40

government>owns business & determines production> operates business

Answer 40

command economy

Question 41

laws of supply and demand>private enterprise; consumers; determine prices and production (government regulations)

Answer 41

market economy

Question 42

traditional economy

Answer 42

subsistence

Question 43

market economy

Answer 43

free enterprise; capitalism

Question 44

state governed as a single entity

Answer 44

unitary

Question 45

example of unitary

Answer 45

UK

Question 46

a group of states with a center all government but independent in internal affairs

Answer 46

federation

Question 47

example of federation

Answer 47

United States

Question 48

an organization that consists of a # of parties or groups untied in an alliance

Answer 48

confederation

Question 49

example of confederation

Answer 49

Switzerland

Question 50

example of absolute monarchy

Answer 50

France

Question 51

example of dictator hail

Answer 51

Syria

Question 52

example of totalitarian

Answer 52

North Korea

Question 53

example of constitutional monarchy

Answer 53

Great Britain

Question 54

example of a republic

Answer 54

United States

Question 55

6 culture

Answer 55

language, population;settlement patterns, political terms, religion, social organizations, economic systems

Question 56

directions are accurate, lines of latitude and longitude create a graph, distorts the shapes of Africa and South America

Answer 56

peters projection

Question 57

tries to show that the world is round, land masses are accurate, impossible to measure distance or plot a course

Answer 57

interrupted projection

Question 58

shows correct sizes and shapes of most land masses, accurate with oceans and distance, distorts the regions along the oceans

Answer 58

Robinson projection

Question 59

shows direction and countries, distorts size and shape of land near north and south poles

Answer 59

Mercator projection

Question 60

on which map projection are South America and Africa most distorted

Answer 60

peters projection

Question 61

which map projection would give navigators toro blend they tried to trace a water route between two places

Answer 61

interrupted

Question 62

which two map projections do land masses look most similar

Answer 62

interrupted and Robinson

Question 63

indo European is spoken as a majority language in all of these following places except

Answer 63

China