The American People
Government by the People
Free Enterprise
Land & Regions
Resources and the Environment
100
What is an ethnic group?
A group of people who share the same customs and language.
100
What is a citizen?
A member of a country
100
What does a consumer do?
Buys or uses goods and services
100
What is the study of Earth and how people use it called?
Geography
100
What is a natural resource?
Things found in nature that people can use.
200
What are immigrants?
People who leave one country to go live in another country.
200
What is it called when people have the power to make decisions about government?
Democracy
200
What does free enterprise allow people to do?
People are free to start their own businesses and own their own property.
200
What is climate?
The weather in an area over a long period of time.
200
What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?
Renewable resources can be replaced, nonrenewable resources cannot.
300
What is the way of life of a group of people called?
Culture
300
What is a written plan of government called?
Constitution
300
What is the amount of a good or service that is available called?
Supply
300
What is agriculture?
The business of growing crops and raising animals.
300
What is conservation and why is it important?
Protecting and preserving resources, it is important so that we don't run out of these resources.
400
What is a census?
A count of everyone in America taken every 10 years.
400
What happens in a republic?
People elect representatives to make laws and run the government.
400
What is profit?
The money a business has left after it has paid all its costs.
400
What is precipitation?
The moisture that falls to Earth in the form of rain, snow, or sleet.
400
Give 1 example of a fossil fuel.
Coal, oil, natural gas, etc.
500
What is another name for someone's important beliefs?
Ideals
500
What is the difference between exports and imports?
Imports come to America from other countries and exports are sent from America to other countries.
500
What is a region?
A large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas.
500
Give 1 example of a mineral.
Gold, copper, aluminum, etc.
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