Landforms/Climate
Why are the Appalachian Mountains getting smaller every year?
Erosion
Voting, paying taxes, jury duty, and following the laws are all examples of _______ ______________.
Civic Responsibilities.
What are 2 main reasons we trade?
1. We don't have something
2. We can get it for cheaper
Farming is.....
growing and selling plants that people can eat.
True or false: the Rocky Mountains are taller than the Appalachian Mountains
True
A Constitutional Democracy gets its power from the _________
people. The people have the power!
Who does the U.S. have a free trade agreement with? (3 countries)
China, Mexico, and Canada
Why did the Aztecs plant the 3 sisters? (Beans, Corn, and Squash)
They help each other grow
The farther away from the equator you go, the ________ (warmer or colder) it is is.
colder
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended which war?
The Mexican-American War
When you have agreed to trade with lots of different countries, that means you have _______ trade.
free
What is special about terrace farming?
They are farming on a hill, so they cut out flat land/steps on the hill and build walls.
The climate in northern Canada is usually.....
Subarctic
What is the official border between Mexico and Texas?
Rio Grande River
When you have choices on how and where you spend your money, it is a _________ (free enterprise or command) economy.
Free Enterprise Economy
What is special about Chinampas Farming?
They build man-made islands in the middle of the lake to farm on. They plant trees around the edges of the islands to help support them.
The climate near the Rocky Mountains is usually _____ (warmer or colder) because of the high altitude
colder
What did Mexico have to give up when they lost the Mexican-American War?
Land - the Mexican Cession (southwest U.S.): Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah.
When the government tells you what kind of job you can have and where your store can be, it is a _________ (free enterprise or command) economy.
Command economy.
True or false: The United States is the most diverse country in the world.
What does diverse mean?
True
Different, a variety of things.