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Spalding Academy 9th Grade 2011

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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An economy based on tradition, trading, and bartering   Traditional economy  
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An economy in which both gov’t and private groups make decisions   Mixed economy  
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An economy in which the gov’t is heavily involved   Command economy  
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Average number of people living within a square mile   Population density  
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Exact position of a place on the earth’s surface   Absolute location  
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How does a large population growth create problems for a country?   Answers may vary  
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How does a negative population growth affect a country?   Answers may vary  
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How much of the earth is water   70%  
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Lines that circle the earth that are parallel to the Equator? Measure north/south.   Latitude  
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Lines that circle the earth that determine how far east/west a location is from the Prime Meridian   Longitude  
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Map which shows the topography- mountains, rivers, desert of an area   Physical Map  
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Movement of people from place to place   Migration  
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Movement of people from rural areas into cities   Urbanization  
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Name 3 countries in the southern hemisphere   Answers may vary  
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Name 3 types of high latitude climates   Subarctic, tundra, ice cap  
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Name 4 components of a map   Key, compass rose, scale, boundary lines, cities  
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Name 4 countries in the eastern hemisphere   Answers may vary  
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An economy based on tradition, trading, and bartering   Traditional economy  
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An economy in which both gov’t and private groups make decisions   Mixed economy  
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An economy in which the gov’t is heavily involved   Command economy  
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Average number of people living within a square mile   Population density  
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Exact position of a place on the earth’s surface   Absolute location  
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How does a large population growth create problems for a country?   Answers may vary  
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How does a negative population growth affect a country?   Answers may vary  
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How much of the earth is water   70%  
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Map which shows the topography- mountains, rivers, desert of an area   Physical Map  
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Movement of people from place to place   Migration  
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Movement of people from rural areas into cities   Urbanization  
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Name 3 countries in the southern hemisphere   Answers may vary  
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Name 3 types of high latitude climates   Subarctic, tundra, ice cap  
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Name 4 components of a map   Key, compass rose, scale, boundary lines, cities  
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Name 4 countries in the eastern hemisphere   Answers may vary  
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Name 5 countries in the Northern Hemisphere   Answers may vary  
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Name the 4 mid- latitude climates   MWC, Mediterranean, Humid subtropical, humid continental  
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Name the 4 oceans   Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic  
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Name the 6 elements of culture   Language, religion, social group, gov’t, econ activity, culture region  
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Name the 7 continents   N. Amer, S Amer, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia  
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Name the four major climate regions   Tropical, Dry, Mid-Latitude, High-Latitude  
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Name two types of dry climates   Desert, Steppe  
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People who flee their home for safety in another country   Refugees  
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The location of one place in relation to another   Relative location  
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The pattern of human settlement in a country, a continent, or the world   Population Distribution  
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Way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs   Culture  
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Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time   Climate  
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What are the two types of tropical climates?   Tropical rainforest, tropical savannah  
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What is a federal gov’t?   Power split between nat’l/state gov’t  
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What is a unitary gov’t?   All power given to nat’l gov’t  
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What is the difference between a developing and developed country?   Answers may vary  
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What is the lithosphere?   Land  
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Which latitude separates the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?   Equator  
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Which longitude line separates the globe into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?   Prime Meridian  
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Who rule in an autocracy? Example?   One person. UK  
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Who rules in a democracy?   Many people. US  
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Who rules in an oligarchy? Example?   Few people. Soviet Russia  
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