Vocab
What is a landform
Natural feature of Earth's surface
5. Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, West, Midwest.
The name of the document that is used to create laws for the United States
Constitution
Who were the first people living in North America?
Native Americans.
Define what producer means.
Someone who creates or builds their own product to sell.
Weather conditions over a period of time.
Difference between region and state boundaries.
Regions have multiple states and many different landforms. State boundaries surround one area of land, and have laws just for that area.
What is it called when a change is made to the Constitution?
An amendment
What was the name of the land purchase that gave the US most of the land in the Midwest? (Hint: it was when Thomas Jefferson was President; the name of the Purchase is also a state.)
Louisiana Purchase.
Define free enterprise economy
A business has free choice to what they want to produce and sell.
Define nonrenewable resource
Resource found in Earth, once used, it can't be replaced.
Regions working together to supply resources and needs, in exchange for things they need.
The first 10 amendments in the Constitution are known as the....
Bill of Rights
In 1848 something caused a lot of people to move West. What was the event called?
The Gold Rush
What is profit?
The money a company has leftover, after paying all the raw materials, machines and human services used to create it. (Think McDonald's nuggets!)
Define globalization
Businesses all around the world working together.
List 4 different types of landforms.
Mountains, plateaus, plains, rivers, valleys.
How many levels are there in the government? What are they?
3. National, state and local
Who introduced paper money first?
The Chinese
Compare rights versus responsibiltiies. Give an example of each.
A right is something someone is born with. A responsibility is a job we should, as a citizen. Right: practice religion. Responsibility: vote, go to school, pay taxes.
What is the Constitution?
The document our Government bases laws off of.
Name four different types of climates.
Tropical, desert, temperate, polar
How many branches are there in the government? What are they?
3. Judicial, Executive, Legislative.
Define what a democracy is. Compare it to a republic.
Democracy means that the cititzens are involved in electing leaders of the country. A republic means that leaders are elected/voted for.
Define/describe supply and demand.
Supply is the amount of a product. Demand is how many consumers want to buy it. If a demand for a product is high, the price will increase. If supply for a product is high, the price will decrease.