My Community, My Country
What is a law?
What are the 4 things we must have to live?
Name the Cardinal and Intermediate directions
What is culture?
Culture is the way of life.
How do we keep traditions?
Name 2 American symbols that represent the United States.
What is an example of a want?
Name the 7 continents.
What are ruins?
Why do we celebrate the holiday Independence Day?
We celebrate Independence Day because it is when the United States became its own country.
The money that citizens pay to the government for services like police officers, schools, libraries is called __________.
Money that people borrow and then return later on is called a ________.
What is the difference between an urban and rural environment?
What is a folktale? Give an example of a folktale
A folktale is a story from long ago about the lives of real people.
Ex. Betsy Ross- She was a sewer. She was asked by General George Washington to make the 1st American Flag. Betsy Ross made the flag with 13 stars and stripes, 1 for each American colony.
Name one tradition you do with your family.
(Student answers may vary) Ex. I spend Christmas at my grandma's house every year and we bake cookies.
What does it mean to be a good citizen?
What are goods?
The imaginary line that runs North and South is called the ____________.
statue
What is a custom? What is an example of a custom.
Name three levels of leadership in our country and what they lead.
Mayor- leader of a town or city.
Governor- leader of a state
President- leader of the whole country.
The person who buys and uses goods is called ________. The person who makes or grows a good is called ________.
consumer; producer
What is a non-renewable resource? Give an example of a non renewable resource.
Non renewable resource cannot be replaced once it is used up. Ex. oil.
The events that happen in your famliies past is called__________. You learn your famly's past from another _______________.
Family History; Generation
How did Jazz become a well known type of music in New Orleans?
People from different cultures like Africa, Ireland, France, Spain and Germany brought their favorite music. They mixed this with the African American music.