Vocabulary
The United States and Canada are examples of...
countries
How many oceans are there on Earth?
5
Why do many immigrants come to the United States?
In search of a better life
Items that can be bought, sold, or traded are called...
goods
Police, firefighters, doctors, etc
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres
Equator
How many continents are there?
7
An immigrant must have this before settling permanently in the US
Permission to stay
Tasks that you pay someone to do for you are called...
services
When you earn money, you pay this kind of tax
A way of life that a group of people share
Culture
How many states are in the United States?
50
Many immigrants arrived in this country through ______ Island in New York/New Jersey.
Ellis
A place where buyers and sellers come together is called a...
market
When you buy something, you pay this kind of tax
Sales tax
When people treat others unfairly because they belong to a certain cultural group
Discrimination
Australia OR Antarctica
Name one element that makes up a culture
Food, language, arts, holidays, or traditions
When someone has to choice of what to buy and sell, they live in a...
free market economy
When you own land, you pay this kind of tax
Property tax
Money that people pay to a government
Tax
Name two natural resources
Answers are anything that comes naturally from the earth that people use.
Scientists believe the first Americans came from this continent
Asia
The reason why global trade is important...
It allows countries to have goods they may not otherwise have.
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