What map tool shows both the cardinal and intermediate directions?
What is a compass rose?
100
The executive branch of government carries out the laws. Who is the leader of the executive branch?
What is the President of the United States?
100
What would you call the general weather in a particular place?
What is climate?
100
Who is the founder of Wal-Mart?
Who is Sam Walton?
100
What do you call someone who organizes and manages a business?
What is an entrepreneur?
200
Think about the layout of Giesinger Elementary. If the office is located in the south, is the third grade playground located on the east or west side of school?
What is the east side?
200
What does the legislative branch of government do?
What is make laws?
200
What is a natural feature of the Earth's surface called?
What is a landform?
200
Who is the author of the "Little House on the Prairie" series?
Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?
200
What financial tool helps you make sure you have enough income to cover your expenses?
What is a budget?
300
What tool is made up of lines that intersect to help you find a specific location?
What is a grid system?
300
What branch of government decides if laws are constitutional?
What is the judicial branch?
300
What landform is a flat area with few trees?
What is a plain?
300
Who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person?
Who is Rosa Parks?
300
What are you doing if you give something to someone without expecting anything in return? For example, someone who brings cat food to a shelter.
What is donate?
400
Take out your student atlas. Find a map of Texas. Find Houston. What direction would you travel to go to Austin, Texas?
What is northwest?
400
Who is in charge of the local government?
What is the mayor?
400
What landform is usually taller and steeper than a hill?
What is a mountain?
400
Who invented the assembly line for manufacturing automobiles?
Who is Henry Ford?
400
If supply increases, what should happen to the price?
It should decrease or go down.
500
Take out your student atlas. Find a map of the United States. Find Texas. Is the Mississippi River located to the north, south, east, or west of Texas?
What is the east?
500
Is Rick Perry the leader of the local or state government of Texas?
What is the state government?
500
If you lived near a desert, how might you adapt to your environment? List two ways.
1) wear protective clothing
2) cover your face to protect from blowing sand
3) carry water with you
4) stay inside during the day and become more active at night
500
Who built a town for his employees around the factory famous for making chocolate?