Vocab
Regions
Many States and Cities
Looking at the Future
How do Americans earn a living?
100

This means many different kinds, usually at the same time

Variety

100

This region has fewer natural resources

Northeast

100

The United States has this many states (how many states).

50

100

The government of the United States is this.

Democracy
100

Most people work these kinds of jobs that help people. People like teachers and doctors.

Service Jobs

200

These are something in nature that people use such as coal, oil, natural gas, minerals, fish, farmland, and forests.

Natural Resources

200

This region has huge flat plains.

The Midwest

200

This country is not a state of the US, but the people there are still citizens of the US.

Puerto Rico

200

The US is strong because of the large _______.

Army

200

This job is a small part of the population.

Farmers

300
Members of a country.

Citizens

300

This region has the largest population density, more people who live closer together.

Northeast

300

This is the capital of the US.

Washington, D.C.

300

The country does not have enough of these

Natural Resources

300

Factories use new _______ to make many new products. 

Technology
400

Something that is sold, a crop, that can be exported

Cash Crop

400

This is where farmers grow cash crops, crops they can sell.

South

400

When the US first became a free nation, it had this many states.

13

400

People vote for new leaders every _____ years.

4

400

Name an example of a service job.

teacher, doctor, etc.

500

New knowledge, inventions, tools, and skills to help people live and work better.

Technology

500

This body of water runs through many states in the Midwest and South.

The Mississippi River

500

The people in all 50 states are known as these.

Citizens

500
The main leader of the country is called the what.

President

500

The first Americans that continue to live in many parts of the country.

Indians