Economics/Governments/Atlas Terms Review

This imaginary line of latitude goes around the middle of the Earth splitting it into the northern and southern hemispheres.

• Poles

• Equator

• Line of Longitude

• Symmetrical line

These imaginary lines run vertically (north and south) and measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian

• Poles

• Lines of Latitude

• Equator

• Lines of Longitude

This is the study of how people manage their resources to provide for their people.

• Economics

• Government

• Culture

• Geography

The measure of the total value of all the goods and services of a country in a given period of time is...

• Culture

• Governmental totals

• ASAP

• Gross Domestic Product

These are the directions that fall in between the cardinal directions - northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest.

• cardinal directions

• capital directions

• immediate directions

• intermediate directions

This is a symbol on a map that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions.

• Map key

• compass rose

• scale

• compass

If you or a country focus on the creation of one product and perfect it, it is referred to as...

• concentration

• exportation

• specialization

• capitalization

A government that allows NO citizen participation is considered...

• a constitutional monarchy

• an autocracy

• a parliamentary democracy

• an anarchy

A government that gives all power to the citizens is considered...

• a democracy

• a democratic autocracy

• communist

• a constitutional monarchy

In this type of government, the leader makes decisions based on the teachings of a holy book. Because this country's rules are based on religion, it is ...

• an autocracy.

• an oligarchy.

• a monarchy.

• a theocracy.