Maps
Terms
History
People
Civics
100
What is absolute location
The exact coordinates of a location (latitude/longitude)
100
Primary source
Someone who has actually been at an event and has written a first hand account of the event
100
pull factors
Things such as opportunities, peace, freedom in anarea that make people want to go and live there
100
Sacagewea
A Shoshone Indian woman who helped Lewis and Clark
100
A change to the U.S. Constitution is known as an...
Amendment
200
latitude
A measure of distance north or south of the equator
200
culture region
People sharing a language, history and beliefs in a certain area
200
What erupted in 1980 and destroyed millions of trees
Mount St. Helens
200
What is the head of the Canadian government called?
Prime Minister
200
limited
Government in which the powers of the leaders do not have complete control (people have a say in the government)
300
longitude
A measure of distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
300
command economy
Most production decisions are made by the government
300
The Grand Canyon was formed mainly by the process of...
erosion
300
What term refers to people who lived in Canada before Europeans began to arrive
First Nations
300
The Constitution remains the basis of the...
United States Government
400
Prime Meridian
0 degrees measurement where longitude begin/ time zones begin
400
free/market economy
Business owners control the factors of production
400
What two countries fought over possession of Canada
Great Britain and France
400
What is Canada's legislature called
Parliament
400
political process
Activites by which citizens can change public policy
500
How many time zones are in the world?
24
500
consumers
People who buy goods and services
500
Bill of Rights
Guarantees many different freedoms to the citizens of the U.S.
500
Who is the official sovereign of Canada?
Queen Elizabeth
500
technology, good transportation, good economy, high levels of education
developed country
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