Geography, Government, and Culture Basics

What part of a map explains what symbols and colors mean?

• Legend/Key

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Scale

What part of the map compares the distance of the map to the distance of the Earth?

• Legend / Key

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Scale

According to the map, if you are in Austin then in what general direction is Corpus Christi?

• North

• South

• East

• West

What continent is highlighted in red

• Australia

• Africa

• South America

• North America

Which are the best examples of LOCAL government?

• The United Nations

• The U.S. Congress, President, and Supreme Court

• The city council, the Mayor, and a county judge

• The Texas State Legislature, governor, and Texas Supreme Court

True or False?

Texas Governor Gregg Abbott, can order the businesses in Oklahoma and New Mexico to close down during the Pandemic.

• True

• False

A __________ focuses on natural features (like mountains and rivers)

• physical map

• historical map

• road map

• political map

The United States has what form of government?

• Religious Oligarchy

• Parliamentary Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

  (aka a Republic)

For a democracy to function fairly...

• leaders do not have to follow the laws

• everyone should be protected by basic human rights

• the majority should rule and control smaller groups

• only men with property should be allowed to vote

Culture is...

• shared beliefs, traditions, and behaviors that unite a group

• the study of the earth and movement of people

• the exchange of goods and services

• something that never changes