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Thematic Review
Thematic Quiz Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is Geography? | the study of Earth's physical features + how people interact with them |
| What is Government? | the people and institutions that have the authority to make and enforce laws |
| What is Economics? | the study of how decisions about the distribution of materials are made |
| What is Culture? | the way of life of a group of people, shaped by their ideas, beliefs, customs, and behavior |
| What is the main geographic feature that runs through Louisiana? | Mississippi River |
| Absolute Location | a specific spot; found using latitude and longitude |
| Relative Location | explains where a location in relation to another place |
| Latitude | Horizontal lines that run East to West and measure locations North or South of the Equator |
| Equator | an imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres |
| Longitude | Vertical lines that run North to South and measure how far East or West a location is from the Prime Meridian |
| Prime Meridian | an imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres |
| What are the 3 branches of government? | Legislative, Executive, and Judicial |
| What system of government is ruled by a chief? | Chiefdom |
| What system of government is ruled by a king or queen? | Monarchy |
| What system of government is ruled by a governor/president? | Democracy |
| Specilaization | a person, business, or country focuses on producing the goods + services they can make best and trading for what they are unable to produce |
| Why is specialization important? | Countries focus on what they do best and trade for what they need |
| Good | include tangible items (things you can touch) such as food, clothing, houses, + furniture |
| Service | work or activities people perform, often for a fee |
| Need | something you have to have in order to survive |
| Want | something that makes life more comfortable |
| Traditional Economy | Used to trade or barter with people and it mostly always involves agriculture |
| Command Economy | Government planning groups that make decisions based on how many resources, time, and money they have |
| Market Economy | Economic decisions are made by individuals instead of the government |
| Capital Resources | man-made assets that are used to produce goods or services and are used by a business over a long period of time |
| Human Resources | made from the Earth that people use to support themselves |
| Natural Resources | knowledge, skills, training, and experience that people need to produce goods and services in an economy |
| Consumer | person who satisfies a need or want by buying a good or service |
| Producer | person or group of people who use resources to make goods or provide services |
| What factors influence culture? | ideas, beliefs, customs, location, behavior |
| What is cultural diffusion? | new customs blending with old customs |
| What kind of government system does Great Britain have? | Monarchy |
| What kind of government system does America have? | Democracy |
| What kind of government system did Native Americans have? | Chiefdom |
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