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True or False, Michigan's people come from many different places
True
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Name a food that is grown in Michigan.
sugar beets, cherries, blueberries, apples, beans
100
What is an export?
Something that is grown here and shipped somewhere else.
100
What kind of job will probably be important in Michigan's future?
High Technology jobs
100
What are the three types of resources?
Natural, commercial, human
200
What do Native Americans do in Michigan today?
The same types of jobs as everyone else.
200
Name two products that are made in Michigan
Cars, furniture, Gerber baby food, Jiffy Mix, Vlassic Pickles, Cereal, etc.
200
Why would we import goods?
We import goods because we can not grow them here.
200
How has Michigan's car business changed?
Less cars are made here now than were made in the 1900s
200
Give an example of a human resource
What is a worker?
300
In the early 1900s, many people from southern states moved to Michigan. What was this called?
What is the Great Migration
300
Where is most of Michigan's fruit grown?
What is the fruit belt?
300
What is it called when everyone does the job they are good at?
What is specialization?
300
Why don't people work as loggers anymore?
Because we don't have as many trees as we used to.
300
Give an example of a natural resource
What is a tree, etc?
400
Name two reasons people might come to Michigan
Good Jobs, better pay, freedom of religion, war in their home country, seeking a better life for their family, etc.
400
Where are most sugar beets grown?
What is in the thumb?
400
Why are tourists important in Michigan?
Because they spend money here so we can make money from them.
400
What do we call someone who buys or uses goods or services?
What is a consumer?
400
Give an example of a capital resource
What is any man-made resource, hammer, conveyer belt, etc.
500
How did Henry Ford help Michigan grow?
He made cars a big business in Michigan. His ideas and inventions helped Michigan earn money by selling cars.
500
Name a product that we import
bananas, chocolate, coffee
500
How are specialization and interdependence related?
If people do only one job (specialization), they need to depend on each other more.
500
What kind of education do you need for a high-tech job?
You need to go to college.
500
Why would a furniture business be built near a forest?
So that it can have access to the natural resources it needs.