Geography of America
This invisible line runs around the middle of the Earth and divides it into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The Equator.
Which branch is led by the President and enforces laws?
What word means the money governments collect so they can pay for schools, roads, and police?
Taxes
What does the “common good” mean?
Thinking about what is best for the whole community rather than just yourself.
People in this region used wooden plank houses and relied on salmon from rivers. Name the region.
Northwest
Name the longest rivers in the U.S.
Mississippi River
Which branch makes the nation’s laws and approves the national budget?
Legislative branch (Congress).
Name two government goods or services that taxes help pay for.
Examples: Schools and roads (also libraries, police, fire protection, military).
True or False: Having a right always means it is okay to do something even if it harms others. (Students should explain their answer.)
False — rights do not mean you should harm others; rights come with responsibilities.
Before horses, Plains people chased buffalo on foot. What portable home did they use so they could move with the buffalo?
Teepee
These lines run east–west around the globe and measure distance north or south of the equator. What are they called?
Latitude
Which branch decides if laws are fair or unfair?
Judicial branch (Supreme Court).
Explain what happens when consumers and producers depend on each other (one or two sentences).
Consumers buy goods and services that producers make; producers need consumers to buy what they make — both depend on each other.
Give one example of how people in a community might work together for the common good.
Example: Volunteers cleaning a park, or citizens voting to approve a school.
Describe two ways American Indians still contribute to American life today (focus on the arts and storytelling).
They contribute through art (sewing, pottery, painting, music), and through oral history and stories that keep traditions alive; also authors, actors, and musicians who identify as American Indian.
Name the mountain range that runs along the eastern United States.
Appalachian Mountains.
Name the leader of Georgia’s executive branch.
The Governor.
Why should citizens consider how their actions affect other people? (Short explanation.)
Some clothing may be made in another country because labor or materials are cheaper; we buy it for variety and cost reasons.
Why should citizens consider how their actions affect other people? (Short explanation.)
Because actions can help or hurt others; thinking about others keeps communities safe and fair.
How did the Southeast environment (warm and rainy) influence the type of clothing people made?
They used lighter deerskin clothing and moccasins because the climate was warm.
Locate and name the river that forms much of the border between the United States and Canada and is found near the northeastern corner of the U.S.
St. Lawrence River.
Explain (in one sentence) how the U.S. Constitution and the Georgia Constitution are similar in describing government power.
Both constitutions describe the powers and responsibilities of the three branches of government.
Describe one way federal, state, or local governments collect taxes
Example: Sales tax on purchases or income tax taken from paychecks.
Describe a simple situation where respecting the rights of others helps everyone in the community.
Example: Letting others speak at a meeting so everyone’s voice is heard.
Compare and contrast how the Northwest and Plains got their food — pick any two regions and give one similarity and one difference.
Northwest and Plains: Similarity: both used animals for food. Difference: Northwest relied heavily on fish like salmon and had fishing villages; Plains relied mainly on buffalo and were nomadic to follow herds.