Lesson 4
People and the Environment
People and the Environment
What is the definition of a natural resource? PAGE 36
A useful material found in the environment.
What is the definition of culture. PAGE 45
A culture is the beliefs, customs, practices and behaviors of a particular nation or group of people.
Definition of Economics. PAGE 55
Economics is the study of how people meet their wants and needs.
What is the definition of trade? PAGE 63
Trade is the exchange of goods and services.
What is the definition of government? PAGE 70
A government is a group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area.
What is a fossil fuel and give an example. PAGE 37.
Fossil fuels are formed over millions of years and from the remains of plants and animals.
Examples may be: Coal, Natural Gas, and Petroleum.
Give an example of a society that is found on PAGE 46.
A group of a few dozen hunter-gatherers may be a society.
A country of more than a billion people, such as India or China.
Are we producers or consumers? Tell me the definition of what we are. PAGE 57
We are consumers.
A consumer is people or businesses that buy, or consume, goods and services.
True or false. PAGE 64
Trade benefits BOTH the buyer and the seller.
True.
Does the United States have a limited or unlimited government? What is the definition of it? Page 71
A limited government means that government actions are limited, or restricted, by law.
What is the definition of a pull factor? What is an example? PAGE 43
Pull factors, pull, or attract, people to new countries.
Example: A supply of good jobs in a country that people migrate to.
What is social structure and what is an example. PAGE 47.
Social structure is a pattern of organized relationships among groups of people within a society.
Examples:
The teachers and other students are part of your social structure.
Workplaces are part of an adult's social structure.
What are the three economic questions? PAGE 55
1. What goods and services should be produced?
2. How should goods and services be produced?
3. Who uses or consumes those goods and services?
What is one way that geography affects the location of economic activities? PAGE 64-65
A region that is close to an ocean can more easily ship goods overseas.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, farms and orchards in the US produce the fruit that Americans buy in stores. They cannot produce in the winter, so producers in Chile grow fruit to supply the US all year.
Looking at the chart on page 74... What does the Legislative Branch do? NAME 3
1. Passes laws
2. Imposes taxes and decides how they will be used.
3. Has power to declare war.
4. Representatives and senators elected by state voters.
What are some causes of urbanization? PAGE 44.
More people than the countries can handle.
Cannot provide housing, jobs, schools, hospitals, and other services that people need.
The suburban sprawl is the spread of suburbs away from the core city.
True or False. Page 51
The arts are NOT an important aspect of culture.
False
By industry.
Example:
A farmer is in the agricultural industry.
Companies that make cars, TVs, or cell phones are in the manufacturing industry.
Warehouses may be part of the wholesale industry.
Stores can be part of the retail industry.
What is the definition of Development? page 67
Development is economic growth or an increase in living standards.
Looking at the chart on page 74...
What does the executive branch do? Name 3
1. Enforces laws
2. Conducts foreign policy.
3. Commands armed forces
4. President and Vice President chosen by Electoral College based on votes in each state.
True or False. Page 44
Europe and North America's urbanization began around 1800s.
True.
Page 54.
Does modern technology help improve the Standard of Living? Why or why not?
Yes.
Modern technology allows people to make more goods with less effort.
Look at the picture on page 60. What are the examples of the flow of money from households to firms?
Labor and investment.
What is gross domestic product (GDP) and what is it used to measure? PAGE 67
Looking at the chart on page 74...
What does the Judicial Branch do? Name all.
1. Decides whether laws have been broken.
2. Judges whether laws or executive actions follow the Constitution.
3. US Supreme Court named by President with Senate's approval.