Michigan is made up of groups of people from __________ places. Few / Many
Many
100
In the 1900s there were good jobs in Michigan. Many poeple from the south moved here to earn money. What was this movement called?
The Great Migration
100
A clean State is nice. Why is this important for the tourist business?
People would not want to vacation in Michigan there was a lot of polution. People don't want to swim in dirty water or play in parks with a lot of trash.
100
Name three kinds of resources that it takes to make products.
Natural Resource, Human Resource, and Capital Resource.
100
Henry Ford was best know for ...
Changing the auto industry by making a car every one could afford.
200
Today Native Americans....
Live in houses like you and I, hold regular jobs and go to school like everybody else.
The business needs the natural resources found there.
200
The Kellogg's brothers...
Made cereal in Battle Creek and turned Battle Creek into The Cereal City.
300
People leave their home country to...
Find jobs, escape war, find a better life, move for better living conditions, need more food.
300
What is an export?
A product or natural resource from Michigan that is sold to another country.
300
What kind of jobs do many people think will be a bigger part of Michigan's future?
Automation, high technology and life science.
300
Do specialization and interdependence go together?
Yes, The more people specialize; the more they need products from others. People can not make all the things they use.
300
Sojourner Truth...
Spoke out against slavery.
400
When people leave their home country to move to another country that is called ___________.
Immigration
400
Which country do we export the most to?
Canada
400
A Human Resource is...
People that work to make a product or perform a service.
400
What is the Fruit Belt?
The area where fruit grows well along lake Michigan in the Lower Peninsula. Fruit grows well here because Lake Michigan helps keep the climate just right for the fruit.
400
William Lambert...
Was part of the Underground Railroad that help slaves reach freedom.
500
How has the car industry changed since 1914.
At first the car industry was a huge business in Michigan with henry Ford making cars affordable for everyone. Michigan was known as the state for making the most cars, now things are starting to move away from being the car state.
500
We import products from other countries. Why do we import?
Products are not available in our country, and we want the products from that country.
500
A Capital Resource is...
Machine that are used to make a product.
500
Name a fruit grown in the Fruit Belt.
Cherries, peaches, blueberries.
500
Walter Reuther
Joined the auto union he and his brother became union leaders.