Economics
•What is a natural resource?
•Something found in nature like water, trees, or land.
•Which branch makes laws?
•The legislative branch.
•Which mountains are in the western U.S.?
•The Rocky Mountains.
•Which region used buffalo for food and shelter?
•The Plains region.
•What were the 3 G's?
•Gold, Glory, and God.
•Who buys goods and services?
•A consumer.
•Who leads the executive branch?
•The President or Governor.
•What line divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
•The Equator.
•Which region built igloos?
•The Arctic region.
•Which explorer reached the Pacific Ocean?
•Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
•What is opportunity cost?
•What you give up when you make a choice.
•Which branch decides if laws are fair?
•The judicial branch.
•What lines run east and west?
•Lines of latitude.
•What is oral history?
•Stories passed down by speaking.
•Who explored the Mississippi River?
•Hernando de Soto.
•What are tools and machines called?
•Capital resources.
•What document sets up the federal government?
•The U.S. Constitution.
•Which river is near Texas and Mexico?
•The Rio Grande.
•Which region built pueblos?
•The Southwest region.
•What was one obstacle explorers faced?
•Icy waters, jungles, or lack of maps.
•Who starts a business and takes risks?
•An entrepreneur.
•What does common good mean?
•Helping everyone in the community.
•What imaginary line divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
•The Prime Meridian.
•Which region built longhouses?
•The Northeast region.
•Which explorer explored the St. Lawrence River?
•Which explorer explored the St. Lawrence River?