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Question 1 – 10 points

• What are the two types of maps we have studied?

Answer 1 – 10 points

• Political and Physical Maps

Question 1 – 20 points

• This type of map shows landforms, rivers, oceans, and mountaints

Answer 1 – 20 points

• Physical Map

Question 1 – 30 points

• What is a political map?

Answer 1 – 30 points

• Political maps show boundaries, capitals, cities, towns, etc.

Question 1 – 40 points

• What is the difference between a map and a globe? Which is more

accurate?

Answer 1 – 40

• Globe: spherical, ball shaped, model of the Earth

• Map: flat drawing of the Earth’s surface

• Globe is more accurate

Question 1 – 50 points

• What are the essential parts of a map?

Answer 1 – 50 points

• Title, Compass Rose, Scale, Legend/Key, Locator Map

Question 2 – 10 points

• What are the three levels that geographers look at the world?

Answer 2 – 10 points

•Local, Regional, Global

Question 2 – 20 points

• What is the difference between population and population density?

Answer 2 – 20 points

• Population is the total amount of people in an area

• Population density is the amount of people in a given area (persons per

square mile)

Question 2 – 30 points

• Why are some places more densely populated than others?

Answer 2 – 30 points

• There may be better climate, closer to rivers or other water sources, and

fertile soil for crops (food!)

Question 2 – 40 points

• How is geography looked at as a Science? How about a Social

Science?

Answer 2 – 40 points

• Science: taking measurements, analyzing date, studying satellite

images

• Social Science: visiting places and talking to people who live there

Question 2 – 50 points

• What is the difference between human and physical geography?

Answer 2 – 50 points

• Human Geography: the study of the world’s people, community, and

landscapes

• Physical Geography: the study of the world’s landforms, bodies of water,

and climates

Question 3 – 10 points

• What is culture?

Answer 3 – 10 points

• The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people

have in common.

Question 3 – 20 points

• What is a culture region?

Answer 3 – 20

• The ruling elite of less than 5% of the population controlled almost all

of the land.

Question 3 – 30 points

• What is the term for having a variety of cultures in the same area?

Answer 3 – 30 points

• Cultural Diversity

Question 3 – 40 points

• What is an ethnic group?

Answer 3 – 40 points

• A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry

Question 3 – 50 points

• How does culture change over time?

Answer 3 – 50 points

• Culture can change quickly or take longer to change. It happens within families, within society, or by having

contact with other cultures

Question 4 – 10 points

• This type of government is where people elect leaders and rule by

majority

Answer 4 – 10 points

• Democracy

Question 4 – 20 points

• What is Communism?

Answer 4 – 20 points

• Where the government owns all property and dominates all aspects

of life in a country.

Question 4 – 30 points

• What is a monarchy? What are the two forms of monarchy?

Answer 4 – 30 points

• A monarchy is where a king or a queen rule

• The two types of monarchies are constitutional and absolute

Question 4 – 40 points

• How do leaders get power in a country with a dictator?

Answer 4 – 40 points

• Usually by force and they are not elected

Question 4 – 50 points

• Name an example of a country for each of the following: Democracy, Communism, Monarchy, Dictator

Answer 4 – 50 points

• Democracy: United States, Canada, Mexico

• Communism: Vietnam, People’s Republic of China

• Monarchy: UK and Spain• Dictator: Hitler and Castro

Question 5 – 10 points

• What is the term for the value of all goods and services produced in a

country in a single year?

Answer 5 – 10 points

• Gross Domestic Product

Question 5 – 20 points

• What is the term for the system that includes all the activities that people and businesses do to earn a living?

Answer 5 – 20 points

• Economy

Question 5 – 30 points

• What is a market economy?

Answer 5 – 30 points

• An economic system that is based on free trade and competition.

Question 5 – 40 points

• What is a command economy?

Answer 5 – 40 points

• An economic system in which the government controls production and

prices.

Question 5 – 50 points

• What are some of the economic indicators that geographers use to distinguish between developed and

developing countries? (Name 4)

Answer 5 – 50 points

• Types of industries• Access to technology

• Education• Life expectancy• Health Care