Ch.2

Question 1

Why is history sometimes called his-story?

Answer 1

Because it’s God story

Question 2

Geography

Answer 2

Is the science that deals with location of living and nonliving things on the earth and they way they affect one another

Question 3

What are the five themes of geography?

Answer 3

Region, location, place, environment (interaction), and movement.

Question 4

Region

Answer 4

A region is apart of the earth that has one or more common characteristics

Ex. The Desert

Question 5

Location- Absolute

Answer 5

The latitude and longitude of a place

Question 6

Gods creation of Adam and Eve marks the beginning of _

Answer 6

Human History

Question 7

Location- Relative

Answer 7

A relative location gives the location of a place relative to some known landmark.

Question 8

Place

Answer 8

Has distinct characteristics or features

Question 9

Environment (interaction)

Answer 9

The way the earth is today is a result of the ways in which people have interacted with the environment

Question 10

Movement

Answer 10

Answers the question,”How do people, goods, and ideas move from place to place?”

Question 11

Hemispheres

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Latitude

Answer 12

Imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator

Question 13

Longitude

Answer 13

Imaginary lines that circle the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

Question 14

Physical Map

Answer 14

A map that shows Land and water features ( mountains, lakes, rivers, etc)

Question 15

Political map

Answer 15

A map that shows borders countries

Question 16

Cardinal directions

Answer 16

North, south, east, and west

Question 17

Migration

Answer 17

To move from one place to another

Question 18

Culture

Answer 18

The set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people

Question 19

Capital

Answer 19

Money and goods used to help people make or do things

Question 20

Supply

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Demand

Answer 21

The amount of something that a consumer wants to buy

Question 22

Scarcity

Answer 22

The lack of a resource

Question 23

Opportunity Cost

Answer 23

What is given up, such as time or money, to make or buy something

Question 24

Recession

Answer 24

A period of slow economic growth or decline

Question 25

Inflation

Answer 25

A continued rise in prices

Question 26

Exports

Answer 26

a good that is sent from one country to another

Question 27

Imports

Answer 27

A good brought into a country from another

Question 28

Barter

Answer 28

To trade by exchanging one good or service for another; to exchange goods without using money

Question 29

Federal System

Answer 29

Government which divides power between central and state governments

Question 30

Separation of Powers

Answer 30

The division of power among the branches of government

Question 31

Legislative Branch (congress)

Answer 31

Part of government that creates/passes laws. There are two houses of Congress. The Senate has 100 members, two from each state. The House of Representatives has 435 members, the amount of representatives each state has is based on population ( higher population =more representatives)

Question 32

Executive Branch (President)

Answer 32

Part of government that enforces laws. The president is in charge of this branch

Question 33

Judicial Branch (the Supreme Court)

Answer 33

Part of a government that interprets the laws (judges them). There are nine members of the Supreme Court. The chief justice is John Roberts.

Question 34

Representative Government

Answer 34

Government in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf