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Vocabulary
Branches of Government
States and Capitals
State Trivia
Potpourri
100
The ___________ climate of the East means the winters are cold and the summers are warm.
What is temperate?
100
This person leads the executive branch of our national government.
Who is the President of the United States?
100
The capital of Maine.
What is Augusta?
100
Which state has fewer people per square mile: Vermont or Rhode Island?
What is Vermont?
100
When you make goods from other materials, this is called _______________.
What is manufacturing?
200
This is an organization that helps others, such as Channel One.
What is a social institution?
200
This branch of government decides if laws are fair.
What is the judicial branch?
200
The capital of New York.
What is Albany?
200
Which state has fewer people per square mile: Massachusetts or Vermont?
What is Vermont?
200
True or False: Farming is a common industry in New England.
What is False? Farming is difficult because the soil is rocky and not always fertile.
300
The traditions of groups of people make up that group's ___________.
What is culture?
300
This branch of government can veto laws.
What is the executive branch?
300
The capital of Massachusetts.
What is Boston?
300
Which area's population density is greater: Boston, Massachusetts or Montpelier, Vermont?
What is Boston, Massachusetts?
300
Name one reason why people move to suburbs of big cities.
What is to be less crowded, to have more space, etc. (Teacher Judgment)
400
Most major cities in the East are found on the ____________, where the land is not rugged.
What is the coastal plain?
400
This branch of government writes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
400
The capital of Connecticut.
What is Hartford
400
This group settled around the Hudson River and Manhattan Island in the 1600s.
Who are the Dutch settlers?
400
Name one way that the people of the East use wood from forests.
What is to make buildings? OR What is to make paper?
500
The ____________________ are the people and materials needed to make goods or services.
What are factors of production?
500
This official leads the executive branch of the state government.
Who is the governor?
500
The capital of Vermont.
What is Montpelier?
500
Name two major industries in Boston.
What are manufacturing and tourism?
500
In a market economy, who decides what is sold, how much is sold, and when it is sold?
Who are the people? (In a command economy, the government decides).