Resources
Reed's Gold
Beaver
Recycling
Random
100
What are the three types of resouces?
Natural, capital, and human
100
What is the name of the boy that found a gold nugget in North Carolina?
Conrad Reed
100
In what animal class is a beaver?
rodent
100
What does it mean to recycle?
To reuse something, etc....
100
_________ are the possessions that people own such as homes and cars.
Capital resources
200
Give two examples of a natural resource:
minerals, sweet potatoes, tobacco, etc.....
200
How many pounds was the gold?
17 pounds
200
About how long is a beaver and about how much do they weigh?
3 to 4 feet and about 40 to 95 pounds
200
What is the first step in the recycling process?
shredding
200
People, who are valuable to an area because they work hard and are productive, are called _____________.
human resources
300
Give two examples of a capital resource:
money, jewelry, land, etc...
300
How much was it sold for?
$3.50
300
What is the largest rodent in the United States?
beaver
300
When the shreds are mixed with water, what is this mixture called?
pulp
300
______________ are the things found naturally in the Earth.
Natural resources
400
Give two examples of a human resource:
farmer, researcher, teacher, etc....
400
This finding by Conrad Reed started what in the United States?
A gold rush
400
What is the beaver's outside layer of fur used for?
It is waterproof to allow them to dry quickly
400
What are some things that can be made from recycled paper?
writing paper, envelopes, wrapping paper, etc....
400
Which three cities make up the research triangle?
Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh
500
Explain how human resources turn natural resources into capital resources....
For instance: A farmer would grow his crops to make money to buy more things for his farm.
500
In 1849, what was the number 1 gold mining state?
California
500
Why do beavers continually chew on wood?
To keep their teeth from getting too long
500
Why is it important to recycle?
Keep paper out of our landfills
500
What things might be different if we didn't have the resources we have in our state?
No seafood, less farms, etc....
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