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Environment
All the surroundings in which people,plants, and animals live
Nonrenewable resources
Natural resources that can not be replaced, coal
Economy
The way a country's people use natural resources,money, and knowledge to produce goods and services
Historian
a person who studies the past
How many people are in the USA
330,000,000
ecosystem
All the living and nonliving things in a area
Census
A count of all the people living in a country or region
Supply
A quantity or something needed or ready to use
Artifacts
an object made by human long ago
What are the three levels of the government
In the _______ there are the Rocky Mountains
In the _______ there is the Grand Canyon
Local, State, and federal
West
Southwest
Region
A large area with common features that set it apart from other area's
Immigrant
A person who leaves on country to live in another one
Demand
To desire for a product or service
Culture
the entire way of life of people including their customs beliefs and language
What are some of the types of ecosystems in the USA
Croplands, Forests, Coasts and oceans, Urban and Suburban, Arid and range, Freshwater
Climate
The weather of an area over a number of years
Ethnic group
People who share the same customs and language and often common history
Cost benefit decision
A choice made to buy a product taking into consideration the future benefits that will result from the product
Primary source
a first-hand account of an event off an artifact created during the period of history that has been studied
What are the 5 regions
Midwest, West, Southwest, Southeast, and Northeast.
Renewable resources
resources that can be replaced tree's and water
Citizen
A person born in a country or who legally becomes a member of that country
Opportunity cost
the value of the second best choice when choosing between two things
Secondary source
an account of the past based on information from primary source and written by someone who was not an eyewitness
In the _______ region there is a lot of thunderstorms and tornadoes.
In the _______ it is ideal for farming
In the _______ holds DC
Midwest
Southeast
Northeast