Picking the crops that are ripe and ready to be gathered
100
The business of growing crops is known as __________.
a. agriculture
b. manufacturing
c. scarcity
agriculture
100
How is a farming community different from a city?
What is less people, further distances apart, very rural
100
Why is Detroit known as "Motor City"?
more care are made in Detroit than anywhere else in the world
100
What happens where there is a scarcity of something?
What happens to the price?
There is a shortage of that product, the price will increase because the demand may remain the same
200
If corn crops do not grow well, there must be a(n) _______________ of corn.
a. agriculture
b. manufacturing
c. scarcity
scarcity
200
Producing good from raw materials is called _________.
a. agriculture
b. manufacturing
c. scarcity
manufacturing
200
What is a marketplace?
Any place where people sell things and buy things
200
What is the difference between imports and exports?
imports = goods or services that one country buys from another
exports = good or services that one country sells to another
200
Countries use the global marketplace to _________
a. get things they cannot make
b. start wars
c. make friends
d. get things they can make
get things they cannot make
300
What is a factory?
a place where things are manufactured
300
What is a combine?
a tractor that is used to help during harvest
300
How is international trade different from domestic trade?
International trade = between people in different countries
domestic trade = trade within one country
300
International trade is when countries __________.
a. do not export good
b. do not import goods
c. trade goods with each other
d. use domestic trade
trade goods with each other
300
How did Henry Ford change the way cars were made?
a. he made expensive cars
b. he used an assembly line
c. he used two workers to build each car
d. he made car parts all over the world
he used an assembly line
400
What is the definition of supply?
The amount of goods that are available at any time
400
What is the definition of demand?
how many people want the goods that are in supply
400
How has manufacturing cars changed since Henry Ford's time?
Past = all parts of a car were manufactured in one factory
today = parts are made around the world and shipped to the factory
400
Detroit, Michigan, was known for making __________.
a. cars
b. computers
c. clothing
d. farms
cars
400
At harvest time, crops are ready to be _________.
a. gathered
b. covered
c. plowed
d. planted
gathered
500
What is the definition of scarcity?
shortage of something
500
Define: global marketplace
where people go to get things that they cannot make for themselves.
500
What did Henry Ford do to change automobile manufacturing?
he used a moving assembly line - cars could be made quicker
500
Which of the following is NOT a tool a modern farmer uses?
a. the internet
b. a horse
c. a combine
d. a tractor
a horse
500
Fertilizers are used by farmers because they _______.
a. kill weeds
b. help plants grow
c. make plants taste better
d. make harvesting faster