Vocabulary
Vocabulary
A large and varied land
History
Living in America
100
What are flat lands called?
plains
100
What is a colonist?
A person who settles in a country but is ruled by another one.
100
What are the two parts of weather? What is a map that shows weather called?
Temperatue and moisture climate map
100
Who were the first people to North America? How did they get there?
Native Americans were the first and they walked there from Asia over a land bridge.
100
Why are laws important?
people could not live together without them.
200
What is the land called where it meets the oceans?
coast
200
What's a natural resource? provide an example
something that can be found in nature: Water, soil...
200
What are mountains, rivers and lakes categorized as? What is the name of a map that shows this?
landforms relief map
200
What contininet is the United States in? What other countries are in this continent?
North America Canada and Mexico
200
What are the group of people called that make the rules for cities, states and the country? What are these rules called?
government laws
300
What are the lines that seperate states and countries called?
borders
300
What are the other two names most commonly used for Indians today?
Native American or Native Indian
300
Why are there regions? How many are there?
Regions are to make it easier to study large areas of land. There are 6 regions.
300
Who were the second and third people to get the United States?
The vikings were second and they left right away Christopher Columbus was third and he brought the Europeans.
300
What do local governments provide? give three examples
services ie. police, firestations, and hospitals
400
Who were the first FORCED immigrants to the United States?
African Slaves
400
What is a colony?
A place where people settle in a new country that is still governed by another country.
400
What is the landform along the Atlantic Ocean called?
Coastal plain
400
What happened to the Native Americans when the Europeans came?
The disagreed about how to use the land and they fought. The Native Americans lost because they did not have guns like the Europeans.
400
What are the two parts to the congress? What is the congress responsible for?
house of representatives senate
500
What is a government called that allows people to vote for the president?
democracy
500
What is it called when you local governments provides you with things?
services
500
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, East, South and West
500
What year did the Europeans start coming to the United States?
about the 1600s
500
Who is the leader of a city or town? Who is the leader of a state? Who is the leader of the country?
mayor governor president
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