Geography
Pay Stub
United States
Writing
Money
100
Which continent is above South America?
North America
100
The total money you make before any taxes or deductions are taken out.
Gross income
100
How many states are in the United States of America?
50
100
What is the last paragraph in an essay called?
Conclusion
100
How much is one five dollar bill, two quarters, one dime, one penny, and three nickels?
$5.76 or five dollars and seventy six cents
200
The largest ocean on earth is the _____________ Ocean.
Pacific
200
The money you have after taxes and other deductions are taken out.
Net Income
200
Which state is Alaska?
48, 49, 50, 51
49th
200
What figure of speech compares two different things using the words "like" or "as"?
Simile
200
When you borrow money it is called a _________.
Loan
300
If you stand in the middle of Anchorage and face the mountains, which direction are you facing?
North, South, East, or West
East
300
The date range that you are being paid for is called what?
Pay Period
300
Which state (not Alaska) is a chain of volcanic islands?
Hawaii
300
What kind of figurative speech?
"The sun smiled happily at us."
personification
300
Miguel gets a 12 percent credit card. Luis gets a 24 percent credit card.
They both spend $2000, and now they have to pay it back.
If they both pay $45 each month, who will pay more?
Luis will pay more. _______________________________
Luis will pay $2,993.03 interest and take 9 years and 3 months.
Miguel will pay $658.24 interest and take 5 years.
400
Which two oceans are next to Alaska?
The Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean
400
The amount paid to the government is called what?
Tax
400
Where is the United States capital?
Washington DC
400
What kind of literary speech?
"Rodrick is a night owl. He stays up all night."
metaphor
400
A plan on how you will spend and save your money is called a ____________.
Budget
500
What is the Ring of Fire?
The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
500
The company or who is paying you is called what?
payor (payer) or employer
500
What is the highest mountain in the United States and North America?
Denali or Mt. McKinley (four hour drive from here)
500
Where is the thesis statement (the main idea) written in an essay?
It is in the last sentence of the introductory paragraph.
500
You are the cashier and I am the customer. I want to buy groceries worth $32.14. I pay with a $50.00 bill. Count back my change.
$32.14 + .01 + .10 + .75 = $33.00
+ $1.00 + $1.00 + $5.00 + $10.00 = $50.00