WorksheetsChapter 2 Study Guide
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the correct definition of capital resource.
a)
an employer or employee who helps produce goods and services.
b)
a naturally-made item, such as a treem mineral, or freshwater, that people can use to help meet a need or want
c)
the activity of creating a new business
d)
a good that is used to make other goods and services
2.
Choose the correct word phrase to complete the dictionary entry.
proximity - how _________________ something is.
a)
useful
b)
close
c)
natural
d)
variable
3.
Choose the correct definition of climate.
a)
the long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions
b)
the long-term trends in population growth in an area
c)
the type of landforms in an area
d)
the short-term trends in atmospheric changes affecting landforms
4.
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the dictionary entry.
promote - to advance, encourage, or _______________.
a)
support
b)
argue against
c)
dislike
d)
find
5.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary word defined.
determining the potential costs and benefits of an action and then balancing the costs against the benefits.
a)
cost-benefit analysis
b)
cost-benefit interdependence
c)
cost-benefit consequence
d)
cost-benefit specialization
6.
Red the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary word defined.
a resource used to produce a good or service.
a)
factor of consumption
b)
productive resource
c)
risk
d)
profit
7.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary word defined.
the study of Earth's surface and climate, and of human activity, and of the interactions between them.
a)
economy
b)
social structure
c)
culture
d)
geography
8.
Choose the correct definition of physical feature.
a)
a highway or other road on Earth
b)
a natural landform or body of water on Earth
c)
a city or other community on Earth
d)
a natural resource used to make something on Earth
9.
Choose the correct definition of human resource.
a)
an employer or employee who helps produce goods and services.
b)
a employer or employee in charge of managing others
c)
a person who finds resources for companies
d)
a person who uses goods and services.
10.
Read the definition below. Then choose the vocabulary word defined.
a naturally-made item, such as a tree, mineral, or freshwater, that people can use to help meet a need or want.
a)
industry
b)
chemical
c)
human modification
d)
natural resource
11.
Choose the correct definition of impede.
a)
to promote or encourage.
b)
to support
c)
to transmit
d)
to make more difficult
12.
Choose the correct definition of interdependent.
a)
people, societies, or other groups who avoid interaction
b)
people, societies, or other groups who rely on each other for survival or success
c)
people, societies, or other groups who compete with each other for survival or success
d)
people, societies, or other groups who do not share markets
13.
Choose the correct definition of variability.
a)
the ability to change
b)
the ability to grow
c)
the ability to trade
d)
the ability to depend on each other
14.
Choose the correct definition of specialization.
a)
focusing on efficiently producing a limited number of goods and services
b)
focusing on efficiently producing all the needed goods and services
c)
focusing on efficiently using a limited number of goods and services
d)
focusing on efficiently using all of the needed goods and services
15.
Determine the effect the geographical feature listed below has on settlement.
calm rivers
a)
Impedes settlement
b)
Promotes settlement
16.
Determine the effect the geographical feature listed below has on settlement.
arctic tundra
a)
Impedes settlement
b)
Promotes settlement
17.
Determine the effect the geographical feature listed below has on settlement.
rocky terrain
a)
Impedes settlement
b)
Promotes settlement
18.
Determine the effect the geographical feature listed below has on settlement.
high mountains
a)
Impedes settlement
b)
Promotes settlement
19.
Determine the effect the geographical feature listed below has on settlement.
extreme climate
a)
Impedes settlement
b)
Promotes settlement
20.
Determine the effect the geographical feature listed below has on settlement.
adequate rainfall
a)
Impedes settlement
b)
Promotes settlement
21.
Determine the effect the geographical feature listed below has on settlement.
temperate climate
a)
Impedes settlement
b)
Promotes settlement
22.
Determine the effect the geographical feature listed below has on settlement.
close proximity to natural resources
a)
Impedes settlement
b)
Promotes settlement
23.
Why do different regions around the world specialize in different economic activities?
a)
Their productive resources vary.
b)
Their levels of interdependence vary.
c)
Their proximities to other regions vary.
d)
Their percentages of workers between the ages of 25-40 vary.
24.
Select the correct type of resource for the example listed below.
a writer/author
a)
capital resource
b)
human resource
c)
natural resource
25.
Select the correct type of resource for the example listed below.
a printing press
a)
capital resource
b)
human resource
c)
natural resource
26.
Select the correct type of resource for the example listed below.
fertile land
a)
capital resource
b)
human resource
c)
natural resource
27.
Read the journal entry written by a trader about a trade voyage he is considering.
Then select the phrase to complete the sentence below.
This list represents a _______________ analysis.
a)
costs
b)
benefits
c)
cost-benefit
d)
short and long term
28.
Read the journal entry written by a trader about a trade voyage he is considering.
Then select the phrase to complete the sentence below.
Individuals, governments, and businesses use this type of analysis to consider the ___________________________ consequences of their decisions.
a)
costs
b)
benefits
c)
cost-benefit
d)
short and long term
29.
Read the journal entry written by a trader about a trade voyage he is considering.
Then select the phrase to complete the sentence below.
The trader would most likely take the trade voyage if the ____________ outweigh the costs.
a)
costs
b)
benefits
c)
cost-benefit
d)
short and long term
30.
Use the map to complete the sentence below.
The major climate region of Saudi Arabia is _____________.
a)
desert
b)
highland
c)
humid subtropical
d)
mediterranean
31.
Use the map to complete the sentence below.
This geographic feature _____________ the movement of people, products, and ideas.
a)
impedes
b)
promotes
32.
Use the map to complete the sentence below.
It makes settlement __________ likely.
a)
less
b)
more
33.
Use the map to complete the sentence below.
Turkey is located on the _____________________________.
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Persian Gulf
d)
Red Sea
34.
Use the map to complete the sentence below.
This geographic feature ______________ the movement of people, products, and ideas.
a)
impedes
b)
promotes
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