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A storm with very strong winds and heavy rain is a...
Hurricane
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The way a country or other place uses or produces natural resources, goods and services is called their...
Economy
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A nonrenewable resource found in nature that is not an animal or plant.
mineral
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A wearing away of Earth's surface.
Erosion
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Relying on one another to meet needs and wants.
Interdependent
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The science and business of growing crops and raising animals.
Agriculture
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An area, or group of states, with common features that set it apart from another area.
Region
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A powerful wind storm with a funnel shaped cloud.
Tornado
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The side of a mountain that is usually dry because precipitation falls on the other side.
Rain shadow
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The moisture that falls to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, snow or hail.
Precipitation
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The effect water has in changing the weather nearby.
Lake effect
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What are the 5 regions that make up the United State?
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West
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What three areas does each region share common attributes in?
Geographic regions, cultural regions, and economic regions.
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Name 3 reasons people might open a saving account.
- To keep their money safe.
- To help to save for the future.
- To save fora a specific need or want.
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How do we believe the Great lakes were formed?
Huge sheets of ice melted and the lakes were formed.
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What is the difference between a basin and a plateau?
A basin is low and bowl shaped while a plateau is high and flat.
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Give a definition that best describes geographic regions.
A group of states with common features.
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How are cultural regions different.
Cultural regions share different history, language, and customs.
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What are some things that states in a region share?
They share rivers, mountains, and lakes.
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How does sharing resources in a region make states interdependent?
The states depend on each other and share their resources freely.
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What are the two geographic factors that greatly effect temperature in a specific region?
Distance from the equator and elevation.
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How are the Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountains different?
The Appalachians are older, shorter and warn down by erosion and the Rockies are newer, higher, and rougher.
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Why does the eastern side of the Mountains in Oregon get very little rain or snow?
Rain shadow causes the eastern side to get very little rain.
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What is the difference between a hurricane and a tornado?
Both are strong storm but one is with a funnel cloud and the other has heavy rain.
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What is the difference between needs and wants?
Needs are things you need to survive, and wants are things you can live without.
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What are 3 kinds of business resources mentioned in the book?
Capital resources, natural resource, and human resources.
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How is using a bank card (debit) different than using a credit card?
Debit is your own money and credit is borrowing.
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One way to help a business decide on a price for their product is to look at..
Supply and demand
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In the olden days people might have ____ or traded rather than purchase things with money.
bartered
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Three departments a business could use are...
Production, advertising, and sales.
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What U.S. government agency sets up rules for how the banks are to be run?
The Federal Reserve System
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A low landform, shaped like a bowl and surrounded by higher land is a...
Basin
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An area of flat land, higher than the surrounding country is a...
Plateau
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A river or stream that flows into a larger river is a...
Tributary
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An investor makes money by charging ____ on money that is borrowed.
interest
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Once a company pays off all their expenses, the money that remains is the company's...
profit
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The person who makes a product is the...
Producer
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The best way for a company to decide the price of a product is to look at the....
Supply and demand
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The person who takes a rick and loans the company money to produce its product is known as the...
Investor
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When a person borrows money for a short period of time which must be paid back usually with interest, it is called...
Credit
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People who work for a business are the...
Human resource
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The God-made materials needed to make a product are the...
Natural resources
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The things a business uses to make or produce a product, like computers, or machines are...
Capital resources.
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