CH. 2 Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship

The line that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves is called the ______.

• Equator

• hemisphere

• mercator

• Prime Meridian

These imaginary lines circle the Earth from north to south ______.

• absolute locations

• degrees

• latitudes

• longitudes

Which of the following statements is true?

• Globes distort the features on the Earth's surface.

• Maps distort the features on the Earth's surface.

• Globes and maps are equally accurate at showing the Earth's surface.

• Geographers have no way to accurately show the Earth's surface.

What type of map would you use to identify the location of cities?

• choropleth

• physical map

• political map

• special-purpose map

What type of graph would you use to show how something is divided into parts?

• bar graph

• climograph

• line graph

• pie graph

Which type of good would you most want to export?

• something you can make cheaply and sell elsewhere at a high price

• something you can buy cheaply from another country

• something that you have very little of in your own country

• something that you can sell for a very low price

When a good is scarce, it means that ______.

• nobody is interested in buying it

• it is cheap and easy to make

• demand drops while supplies rise

• it is hard to find and likely to cost more

What you give up when you choose one thing over another is called ______.

• capital

• demand

• opportunity cost

• supply

In which of the following economic systems do individuals make all the choices about what to make, buy, and sell?

• command economy

• market economy

• mixed economy

• traditional economy

In which type of economic system do people choose what goods to make based on custom?

• command economy

• market economy

• mixed economy

• traditional economy