United States Today

Mrs. DeVries

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  1. Northern parts of Canada and the US would be considered to be what type of vegetation zone?
  2. Your answer:
    desert
    rainforest
    grassland
    polar and tundra


  3. What helped protect the United States from attack during World War II?
  4. Your answer:
    being a wealthy country
    being surrounded by water
    having a large army
    new technology


  5. A reason someone may have immigrated to the United States is
  6. Your answer:
    to escape discrimination
    because of drought or natural disasters
    to improve their economic or educational opportunities
    all of the above


  7. The First Americans (Native Americans) came from
  8. Your answer:
    eastern Asia
    Europe
    South America
    Africa


  9. One of the first complex civilizations to develop in North America were the
  10. Your answer:
    Spanish
    Anasazi
    Cherokee
    Mayan


  11. Which term refers to the money left over after a business owner pays all expenses?
  12. Your answer:
    profit
    technology
    production
    consumer


  13. What kind of government does the United States have?
  14. Your answer:
    dictatorship
    limited
    unlimited
    traditional


  15. The elements needed to produce goods are called
  16. Your answer:
    values
    technology
    factors of profit
    factors of production


  17. The branch of government that makes laws would be
  18. Your answer:
    executive branch
    legislative branch
    judicial branch
    tree branch


  19. What is a free enterprise economy?
  20. Your answer:
    businesses run businesses
    government makes decisions for businesses
    businesses are controlled by wealthy land owners
    a traditional enterprise


  21. 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?
  22. Your answer:
    a lower price
    the same price
    a higher price
    a price raised by 20%


  23. If the demand for a product is greater than the supply, what is likely to happen to the price of the product?
  24. Your answer:
    the price will stay the same
    the price will be raised
    the price will be reduced
    the price will stay the same


  25. Workers with the appropriate knowledge and skills are needed to make goods and produce services. What type of resource would they be considered?
  26. Your answer:
    labor resource
    natural resource
    capital resource
    financial resource


  27. Which of the following is a Greek word that means "rule of the people?"
  28. Your answer:
    patriotism
    republic
    politics
    democracy


  29. What does GDP stand for?
  30. Your answer:
    gross deficit product
    gross domestic product
    general domestic problem
    general deficit problem


  31. GDP mean
  32. 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


  33. The disease that was widespread in the 1940s and 1950s but is no longer a serious threat?
  34. Your answer:
    polio
    plague
    tuberculosis
    measles


  35. The percent of children that graduate from high school in the United States each year is
  36. Your answer:
    95
    65
    85
    75


  37. Most immigrants to the United States came from which continent?
  38. Your answer:
    Africa
    South America
    North America
    Europe


  39. The Supreme Court case that allowed blacks and white to attend the same school is known as
  40. Your answer:
    Little Rock v. Board of Education
    White v. Board of Education
    Plessy V. Board of Education
    Brown v. Board of Education


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