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7th Grade Chapter 02 Study Guide: Studying Geog, Econ, & Cit

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What imaginary horizontal line divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

2.

How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?

a)

by finding the hemisphere

b)

by finding the exact spot where a line of latitude crosses a line of longitude

c)

by finding the Prime Meridian and the Equator

d)

by finding the true distance and direction between landmasses

3.

Why do mapmakers create different types of map projections?

a)

to distort some areas on their maps

b)

to show the Earth's surface in a slightly different way

c)

to show that both globes and maps are always accurate

d)

to turn the curves of a globe into straight lines

4.

When geographers study cultures, what do they examine? Select all that apply.

a)

language

b)

religion

c)

government

d)

customs

5.

What type of map is shown above?

a)

cardinal

b)

physical

c)

political

d)

special purpose

6.

What are the four major kinds of production?

a)

farmers, merchants, sellers, and buyers

b)

land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship

c)

supply, demand, recession, and inflation

d)

traditional, command, market, and mixed

7.

Based on the graph, what can be said about the United States' imports and exports from 2005-2014?

a)

2009 declined from the previous year

b)

2007 declined from the previous year

c)

2012 declined from the previous year

d)

2009 inclined from the previous year

8.

Why does the United States government have separation of powers?

a)

to make sure that Americans have the right to seek life, liberty, and happiness

b)

to make sure that no one branch can become too powerful

c)

to make sure that citizens can elect government officials

d)

to make sure that part of the government can interpret laws

9.

Which of the following duties are NOT required of United States citizens? Select ALL that apply.

a)

serve on a jury if the government asks them to

b)

vote for public officials in elections

c)

petition the government for changes

d)

obey all federal, state, and local laws

e)

pay their taxes to federal, state, and local governments

10.

Why is it important to be a global citizen?

a)

because each branch of the government limits the power of the other branches

b)

because people born in other countries must go through naturalization to become citizens of the United States

c)

because once we understand one another's ways of life, we can work together more easily to solve big problems

d)

because we must obey all federal, state, and local laws

11.

goods brought into a country from another country

a)

imports

b)

exports

c)

supply

d)

demand

12.

the lack of a resource

a)

scarcity

b)

opportunity cost

c)

command economy

d)

recession

13.

the act of running a business and taking on the risks of that business

a)

entrepreneurship

b)

inflation

c)

barter

d)

traditional economy

14.

a map that shows land and water features

a)

political map

b)

thematic map

c)

physical map

d)

special-purpose map

15.

a system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch

a)

checks and balances

b)

separation of powers

c)

federal system

d)

representative government

16.

the division of power among the branches of government

a)

federal system

b)

checks and balances

c)

separation of powers

d)

entrepreneurship

17.

a way of showing the round Earth on a flat map

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

globe

d)

projection

18.

imaginary lines that circle Earth from pole to pole, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

projection

d)

globe

19.

a "half sphere," used to refer to refer to one-half of the globe when divided into North and South or East and West

a)

longitude

b)

hemisphere

c)

latitude

d)

political map

20.

the amount of a good or service that a producer wants to sell

a)

inflation

b)

capital

c)

opportunity cost

d)

supply

21.

What landform or waterform is highlighted?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

Mediterranean Sea

22.

What landform or waterform is highlighted?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Himalaya Mountains

23.

What landform or waterform is highlighted?

a)

Greenland

b)

Iceland

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Australia

24.

What land form or waterform is hightlighted?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Black Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Lake Victoria

25.

What land form or waterform is hightlighted?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Black Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Lake Victoria

26.

What landform or waterform is highlighted?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Himalaya Mountains

27.

What land form or waterform is hightlighted?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

28.

What land form or waterform is hightlighted?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

29.

What land form or waterform is hightlighted?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Black Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Lake Victoria

30.

What land form or waterform is hightlighted?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

31.

When a good is scarce, it means that ______.

a)

nobody is interested in buying it

b)

it is inexpensive and easy to make

c)

demand drops while supplies rise

d)

it is hard to find and likely to cost more

32.

What is the most accurate way to show Earth?

a)

map

b)

globe

33.

In the United States, each person may make individual choices about what to make, sell, and buy, which is often determined by supply and demand. What type of economy is this?

a)

market economy

b)

traditional economy

c)

command economy

d)

authoritative economy

34.

Which type of good would you most want to export?

a)

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

b)

something you can buy cheaply from another country

c)

something that you have very little of in your own country

d)

something that you can sell for a very low price

35.

the movement of people from one place to settle in another place

a)

culture

b)

density

c)

migration

d)

projection

36.

a map that shows the names and borders of countries

a)

physical map

b)

special-purpose map

c)

political map

d)

thematic map

37.

government in which citizens elect officials who govern

a)

federal system

b)

dictatorship

c)

monarchy

d)

representative government

38.

What landform or waterform is highlighted?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Himalaya Mountains

39.

What land form or waterform is hightlighted?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Indus River

c)

Nile River

d)

Yellow River

40.

What land form or waterform is hightlighted?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Indus River

c)

Nile River

d)

Yellow River