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Unit 1: The World’s People

Unit 1: The World’s People. Question 1 – 10 points. What are the two types of maps we have studied?. Answer 1 – 10 points. Political and Physical Maps. Question 1 – 20 points. This type of map shows landforms, rivers, oceans, and mountaints. Answer 1 – 20 points. Physical Map.

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Unit 1: The World’s People

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  1. Unit 1: The World’s People

  2. Question 1 – 10 points • What are the two types of maps we have studied?

  3. Answer 1 – 10 points • Political and Physical Maps

  4. Question 1 – 20 points • This type of map shows landforms, rivers, oceans, and mountaints

  5. Answer 1 – 20 points • Physical Map

  6. Question 1 – 30 points • What is a political map?

  7. Answer 1 – 30 points • Political maps show boundaries, capitals, cities, towns, etc.

  8. Question 1 – 40 points • What is the difference between a map and a globe? Which is more accurate?

  9. Answer 1 – 40 • Globe: spherical, ball shaped, model of the Earth • Map: flat drawing of the Earth’s surface • Globe is more accurate

  10. Question 1 – 50 points • What are the essential parts of a map?

  11. Answer 1 – 50 points • Title, Compass Rose, Scale, Legend/Key, Locator Map

  12. Question 2 – 10 points • What are the three levels that geographers look at the world?

  13. Answer 2 – 10 points • Local, Regional, Global

  14. Question 2 – 20 points • What is the difference between population and population density?

  15. Answer 2 – 20 points • Population is the total amount of people in an area • Population density is the amount of people in a given area (persons per square mile)

  16. Question 2 – 30 points • Why are some places more densely populated than others?

  17. Answer 2 – 30 points • There may be better climate, closer to rivers or other water sources, and fertile soil for crops (food!)

  18. Question 2 – 40 points • How is geography looked at as a Science? How about a Social Science?

  19. Answer 2 – 40 points • Science: taking measurements, analyzing data, studying satellite images • Social Science: visiting places and talking to people who live there

  20. Question 2 – 50 points • What is the difference between human and physical geography?

  21. Answer 2 – 50 points • Human Geography: the study of the world’s people, community, and landscapes • Physical Geography: the study of the world’s landforms, bodies of water, and climates

  22. Question 3 – 10 points • What is culture?

  23. Answer 3 – 10 points • The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common.

  24. Question 3 – 20 points • What is a culture region?

  25. Answer 3 – 20 • Having cultures in the same area that share common culture traits.

  26. Question 3 – 30 points • What is the term for having a variety of cultures in the same area?

  27. Answer 3 – 30 points • Cultural Diversity

  28. Question 3 – 40 points • What is an ethnic group?

  29. Answer 3 – 40 points • A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry

  30. Question 3 – 50 points • How does culture change over time?

  31. Answer 3 – 50 points • Culture can change quickly or take longer to change. It happens within families, within society, or by having contact with other cultures

  32. Question 4 – 10 points • This type of government is where people elect leaders and rule by majority

  33. Answer 4 – 10 points • Democracy

  34. Question 4 – 20 points • What is Communism?

  35. Answer 4 – 20 points • Where the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

  36. Question 4 – 30 points • What is a monarchy? What are the two forms of monarchy?

  37. Answer 4 – 30 points • A monarchy is where a king or a queen rule • The two types of monarchies are constitutional and absolute

  38. Question 4 – 40 points • How do leaders get power in a country with a dictator?

  39. Answer 4 – 40 points • Usually by force and they are not elected

  40. Question 4 – 50 points • Name an example of a country for each of the following: Democracy, Communism, Monarchy, Dictator

  41. Answer 4 – 50 points • Democracy: United States, Canada, Mexico • Communism: Vietnam, People’s Republic of China • Monarchy: UK and Spain • Dictator: Hitler and Castro

  42. Question 5 – 10 points • What is the term for the value of all goods and services produced in a country in a single year?

  43. Answer 5 – 10 points • Gross Domestic Product

  44. Question 5 – 20 points • What is the term for the system that includes all the activities that people and businesses do to earn a living?

  45. Answer 5 – 20 points • Economy

  46. Question 5 – 30 points • What is a market economy?

  47. Answer 5 – 30 points • An economic system that is based on free trade and competition.

  48. Question 5 – 40 points • What is a command economy?

  49. Answer 5 – 40 points • An economic system in which the government controls production and prices.

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