Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz: Geography, Government, Culture, Economy

The set of beliefs, goals, and practices that a group of people share is known as: 

• behavior
• interdependence
• culture
• diffusion

The spreading of one group's culture traits into another culture is:

• Cultural Diffusion
• Civilization
• Map Scale
• Longitude

What type of government allows the people to participate in the decision making process? 

• Monarchy
• Bureaucracy
• Democracy
• Hierarchy 

What type of government allows the citizens to elect its representatives? 

• democracy
• monarchy
• dictatorship
• Communism

Which of these defines GOVERNMENT?

• A group of citizens who lead a community, state, or nation.

• A group of citizens who are really smart.

• A group of citizens who live in an area.

• A group of citizens who are from different places.

Geography Question: What is the imaginary line at zero degrees latitude called?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Hemisphere
• Continent

The earth is divided into separate hemispheres. What is the best definition for hemispheres?

• Continents in the world

• Halves of the earth

• Sections based on population

• Circles like the Earth

Which lines are always parallel?

• latitude

• longitude

• yellow

• curved

Lines that run North and South but are measured in degrees east and west are called...

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• curved

An imaginary line around the earth that runs vertically at the 0 line of longitude that creates the eastern and western hemisphere

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Latitude

• Center Line