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American People, American Land
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4th Grade
09/02/2008

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Madam C. J. Walker
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entrepreneur who started a beauty products business, becoming the first African American woman to become a millionaire
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private property
Definition
something owned by individuals or groups; a free enterprise right that Americans have
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economy
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a system for producing and distributing goods and services
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free enterprise
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an economy under which people are free to start their own businesses and own their own property
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profit
Definition
the money a business has left after it has paid all its costs
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supply
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the amount of a good or service that is available
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demand
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the amount of a good or service that people are willing to buy
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export
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a good that one country sells to another country; the U.S. ____s wheat and corn to other countries.
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import
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a good that one country buys from another country; the U.S. _____'s oil from Saudi Arabia
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consumer
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a person or group that buys or uses goods and services
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Thomas Edison
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an inventor encouraged by free enterprise; he invented the electric light bulb among many other inventions.
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entrepreneur
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a person who starts a new business, hoping to make a profit
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region
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large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas
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the five regions of the U.S.
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the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West
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3 benefits of free enterprise
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1. consumers have many choices about how to spend their money,
2. it encourages inventors,
3. people can become entrepreneurs.
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geography
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the study of Earth and how people use it
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agriculture
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the business of growing crops and raising animals
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irrigation
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a method of bringing water to dry land
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George Washington Carver
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a scientist who discovered many uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes
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2 important uses of land
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agriculture and cities
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climate
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the weather in an area over a long period of time
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precipitation
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the moisture that fails to the Earth in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet
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Compare the amount of precipitation of the eastern and western halves of the U.S.
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The eastern half of the U.S. usually gets more precipitation than the western half.
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interdependent
Definition
the connections between regions; each region needs other regions for supplies, materials, and resources.
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natural resources
Definition
things found in nature that people can use; ex.: water, soil, trees, wild animals
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minerals
Definition
substances found on Earth that are neither animal nor vegetable; ex. gold, copper, aluminum, salt, granite
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fossil fuels
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fuels formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived thousand of years ago; ex: coal, oil, natural gas
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renewable resources
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resources that can be renewed or replaced; ex.: trees, water
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nonrenewable resources
Definition
resources that cannot be easily replaced such as fossil fuels
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conservation
Definition
preserving and protecting resources
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environment
Definition
all the things that surround us, such as land, water, air, and trees
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Yellowstone National Park
Definition
the first national park in the U.S.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Definition
president who helped create several national parks
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pollution
Definition
the addition of harmful substances to the air, water, or soil
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