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59 Cards in this Set
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What is a Democracy
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Form of Government where people share power.
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What are some ways you have seen democracy in action?
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Recycling, Keeping our parks clean, speaking out, voting for leaders
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What is a community?
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Place where people live, work, study, play, and help one another.
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Who is a citizen?
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One who follows rules and laws of a country.
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What is an urban area?
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A large city or a place where peoples live and work.
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What is a suburb?
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A community near a city.
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In what ways are communities alike?
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Because people in big cities and small towns need the same things such as food, etc.
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What is a law?
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A rule that tells people how to behave in their community.
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What is a Citizen?
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An official member of a community, state, or country.
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In what ways are communities different?
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Because each community has different laws.
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Who was Mary McLeod Bethune?
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Black lady who started a school for black girls because blacks Weren't allowed in the public school system at the time.
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Why was this important to Mary McLeod Bethune?
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She believed that all children needed a good education.
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What is Population?
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The Number of people who live in an area.
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What is a Rural area?
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Area that is far from the city.
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What do people in every community need?
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They need food, water, education, and jobs.
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In what ways can citizens help their community?
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When they decide to work together for the good of each other.
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What is a Landform?
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Place such as hills and mountains.
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What is Climate?
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Weather over a period of time.
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What is a Desert?
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Place that is very dry with few plants.
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What are Natural Resources?
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Things like Water and Plants that people depend upon.
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What is Erosion?
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Shape or feature of the earth's surface.
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What are the 3 Landfoms?
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Plain, Plateau, and Hill
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What is a Plain?
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Large area ofr land that is flat.
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What is a Plateau?
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Area of high land that often has steep sides and can be flat or hilly on top.
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Why are many communities near water?
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People need water to drink, travel, and fishing.
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In what ways does Climate affect people's lives?
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It affects plants and what people wear because of Winter, Spring and Summer and Fall.
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Why are Ports good place for people to find jobs?
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Because there is always a need for fish and other seafood, work on the ships, etc. It stumulates the Economy.
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What is Erosion?
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Climate which affects land.
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What is a Coast?
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Land which is next to the ocean.
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What is a Region?
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An area that shares one or more features such as a desert and grasslands.
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What are differences between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains?
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Rocky mountains higher than Appalachian mountains due to less Erosion.
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What is Environment?
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It's the water, soil, air, and living things around you.
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What are Natural Resources?
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Things found in nature that are useful to people.
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What are Renewable Resources?
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Resources that can be replaced.
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What are Nonrenewable Resources?
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Resources that Cannot be replaced.
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Why should people conserve the resources in their communities?
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If they don't conserve their resources, they will eventually run out- especially Nonrenewable resources.
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What are the two major rivers adn Mountain ranges in the United States?
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Major Rivers: Mississippi and Colorado River
Major Mountains? Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. |
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What ways did the Oroville Dam change the environment?
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It destroyed where fish and wildlife once lived.
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What is a Piedmont?
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Gently rolling land at the base of a mountain.
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What is a Tradition?
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A Groups special way of doing something.
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What is a Government?
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An Organization that makes laws and keeps order.
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What is Economy?
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The way that people choose to make, buy, sell, and use things.
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What is a Ceremony?
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A formal act or event that celebrates a people's beliefs.
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What is History?
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The record of past events.
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Why did the Cherokee Indians move to Oklahoma?
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Because they had to fight for their land with the comings Europeans the USA decided to force them to leave their homes. This is why they ended up in Oklahoma.
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How do you think being United helped the Cherokee Indian?
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Being United helped the Cherokee groups to Unite because they could understand each other better because of the new language and because of a good leader.
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What was the purpose of the Haudenosaunee Government?
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It helped the 5 nations work together even though each one ruled itself. It helped each of them to answer questions each had about war, peace, and trade.
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What does the Haudenosaunee Government do today?
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It works to protect their land and tradition of the Indian people.
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Who took park in the Govenment of the five nations?
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The Peacemaker and Hiawatha helped the Haudenosaunee form a new government.
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What is Trade?
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To exchange things with something else.
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what is Barter?
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To trade one item for another.
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What are two ways the Yurok altered the environment?
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When they cleared trees, it gave more light for plants such as Oaks to grow.
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What did the Yurok use for money?
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They used "Shell Money."
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Which was more important to the Yurok, the forests or the rivers?
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the rivers because fishing was good for their ecomomy.
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Why did the Yurok trade with other American indians?
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They traded with other Indians for things they could not make or find in their own environment.
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Why did Cherokee families usually have two homes?
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They had one home used for summer which was made to keep them cool; they had a winter home specially made to keep them cool.
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What did the Haudenosaunee nations do to work together?
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They made laws and kept everything between them in order.
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Where do the Yurok live?
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California
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What did the Yurok use for money?
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They used "Shell Money."
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