Economics
When the economy is completed controlled by the Government
Command Economy
What are the two things on a compass rose?
cardinal directions and their intermediate
points.
When a country is ruled by the people and they vote for policies
Democracy
Which is explorer discovered North America
Amerigo Vespucci
How many nations are in the European Union (EU)
27 nations
When the economy is controlled by the people
Free Market economy
What are the names of the two different hemispheres
Western and Eastern
Random Question: The great circle route follows that ____________ of the earth
Curve
Random Question: Why do we have a leap year?
Each year we have 365.25 days, after 4 years the extra .25 adds up to another day
What was the major lifeline in the Middle East?
A source of water
When the Economy is controlled old traditions
Traditional economy
What is the name of the two solstices
Summer and Winter
When a country is ruled by a king or queen
Monarchy
What is the largest city in North America
Mexico City
Random Questions: What is a map that has a Functional Region?
School districts, police districts, etc.
What are the 3 main currencies in North America
American Dollar
Canadian Dollar
Peso
What is Latitude and where does it start
What is longitude and where do it start
Latitude-circle the earth,running from east to west.
Equator
Longitude- running from north to south.
Prime Meridian
Random questions: Weather is a condition of a place for a ___________ period of time
Climate is a condition of a place for a _________ period of time
Climate-Long
The Earth's Axis is the imaginary line that runs though __________ and ____________ poles
North and South Poles
What made the middle east so important?
This is where cities would start to grow
Random Question: What are the two countries Mr. Holsinger dislikes the most?
France and Canada
What are the 5 parts of Geography
Location
Place
Human/Environment interaction
Movement
Regions
When a country is ruled by rich and powerful families
Oligarchy
What is a the major forest in South America?
The Amazon Rain forest
What are the three major religions of the Middle East (and the world) and give a example of a symbol they have
Christianity- The cross
Islam- The crescent moon
Judaism- Start of David