Ancient Civilizations lessons 2 and 3

Which of the following is considered a service?

• clothing

• haircuts

• groceries

• toothpaste

Every day, people purchase goods and services from other people. Goods are products that people can consume or use, such as food or tools. Services are things that people do. For example, a tutor provides a service by helping someone learn a subject. How people get goods and services is determined by global, national, and local economies. An economy is a system of producing, selling, and buying goods and services. The study of economies is called economics.

• furniture

• medical care

• movie tickets

• toys

Which of the following is one of the four factors of production?

• churches

• natural resources

• universities

• federal governments

What is trade?

• The act of saving money

• The exchange of goods and services

• The process of making goods

• The act of consuming goods

Which of the following are capital goods used in a classroom?

(1) lockers

(2) blackboards

(3) air-conditioners

(4) students' mobile phones

• (1) and (4) only

• (2) and (3) only

• (1), (2) and (3) only

• (1), (2), (3) and (4)

Which statement describes weather?

• Weather is the atmospheric conditions at a point in time.

• Weather tells the amount of rain during a particular season.

• Weather affects which plants will grow in a particular region of the earth.

• Weather is the type of atmospheric conditions over a long period in time.

The climate of an area is affected by the region’s __________, which can change the direction of winds and the frequency of rainfall.

• animals

• soil

• landforms

• population

Which imaginary line divides the earth into the northern and southern halves?

• prime meridian

• equator

• longitude

• tropic of capricorn

The ______, which passes through Greenwich, England, is a line of longitude that measures 0°.

• tropic of cancer

• equator

• latitude

• prim meridian

Where did the earliest settlements become established?

• at the North and South Poles

• near sources of water, such as rivers

• in the middle of dry areas, such as deserts

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    in the Himalaya and Rocky Mountain ranges