- Northern parts of Canada and the US would be considered to be what type of vegetation zone?
Your answer:
desert
rainforest
grassland
polar and tundra
- What helped protect the United States from attack during World War II?
Your answer:
being a wealthy country
being surrounded by water
having a large army
new technology
- A reason someone may have immigrated to the United States is
Your answer:
to escape discrimination
because of drought or natural disasters
to improve their economic or educational opportunities
all of the above
- The First Americans (Native Americans) came from
Your answer:
eastern Asia
Europe
South America
Africa
- One of the first complex civilizations to develop in North America were the
Your answer:
Spanish
Anasazi
Cherokee
Mayan
- Which term refers to the money left over after a business owner pays all expenses?
Your answer:
profit
technology
production
consumer
- What kind of government does the United States have?
Your answer:
dictatorship
limited
unlimited
traditional
- The elements needed to produce goods are called
Your answer:
values
technology
factors of profit
factors of production
- The branch of government that makes laws would be
Your answer:
executive branch
legislative branch
judicial branch
tree branch
- What is a free enterprise economy?
Your answer:
businesses run businesses
government makes decisions for businesses
businesses are controlled by wealthy land owners
a traditional enterprise
- If someone is selling 1000 music CD's that are not selling and the original price is $15.95, which price is the seller likely to try next?
Your answer:
a lower price
the same price
a higher price
a price raised by 20%
- If the demand for a product is greater than the supply, what is likely to happen to the price of the product?
Your answer:
the price will stay the same
the price will be raised
the price will be reduced
the price will stay the same
- Workers with the appropriate knowledge and skills are needed to make goods and produce services. What type of resource would they be considered?
Your answer:
labor resource
natural resource
capital resource
financial resource
- Which of the following is a Greek word that means "rule of the people?"
Your answer:
patriotism
republic
politics
democracy
- What does GDP stand for?
Your answer:
gross deficit product
gross domestic product
general domestic problem
general deficit problem
- GDP mean
Your answer:
the total value of goods and services a country produces each year
the principles and beliefs by which people live
elements that include labor and natural resources
the spread of technology around the world
- The disease that was widespread in the 1940s and 1950s but is no longer a serious threat?
Your answer:
polio
plague
tuberculosis
measles
- The percent of children that graduate from high school in the United States each year is
Your answer:
95
65
85
75
- Most immigrants to the United States came from which continent?
Your answer:
Africa
South America
North America
Europe
- The Supreme Court case that allowed blacks and white to attend the same school is known as
Your answer:
Little Rock v. Board of Education
White v. Board of Education
Plessy V. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education