Changing Earth Vocab
The Intersection Vocab
China's Little Ambassador Vocab
China's Little Ambassador Comprehension
Migration Patterns Comprehension
100
people in general
What is society?
100
partly melted snow
What is slush?
100
not from one's own country; not typical
What is foreign?
100
How old does Shirley say she is?
ten
100
Of the total number of people who moved between March 1999 and March 2000, what percentage moved from one state to another?
19.4% or about 20%?
200
lenght of time a person or animal is likely to live
What is life expectancy?
200
vehicles that horses pull
What are carriages?
200
male pig; wild pig
What is a boar?
200
In what Chinese calendar year was Shirley born?
year of the rabbit
200
What are four factors that affect moving rates?
age, marital status, property ownership, & income
300
coal, natural gas, oil
What are fossil fuels?
300
vehicles that use tracks and are powered by eletric current from overhead wires
What are trolleys?
300
hair above the eyes
What are eyebrows?
300
What grade does the principal assign Shirley to?
fifth grade
300
In 1999-2000, did more people move from the Northeast to the South or from South to Northeast?
from the Northeast to the South
400
combination of two or more things
What is hybrid?
400
driving quickly through an intersection just as the traffic light tunrs red
What is beating the light?
400
made something else look much smaller
What is dwarfed?
400
Who winks at Shirley?
the principal
400
According to the article, will the Northeast become more populated or less populated in the future?
less populated
500
power from nuclear fission or fusion: the power, usually electrical or motive power, produced by nuclear fission or fusion
What is nuclear power?
500
place where two roads or streets cross
What is an intersection?
500
1.general opinions: the views that are generally held about somebody or something 2.good opinion: a high opinion that people hold about somebody or something 3.something that somebody is known for: the generally accepted estimation of somebody or something as having particular qualities or attributes
What is a reputation?
500
What does Shirley write on the blackboard?
the correct answer to an arithmetic problem
500
How many Americans moved between March 1999 and March 2000?
43.3 million or more than 15% of the total population