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48 Cards in this Set
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Name four items that can be recycled.
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aluminum-steet cans, paper, cardboard, and glass
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What is a custom?
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The special way a group of people does something.
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What is the imaginary line that runs east and west around the middle of the earth?
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equator
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Name 3 ways people are destroying our earth.
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air, land, and water pollution
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What is a consumer?
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A person who buys and uses goods or services
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What is wilderness?
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Unsettled land just nature.
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What is a foreign country?
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Any country other than your own as Mexico or Canada
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What continent do you live on?
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North American
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Who is the "Father of our Country?
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George Washington
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Who is the head of our state government?
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Governor
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What is our responsibility,duty , as citizens in our school?
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To follow the "Guidelines for Success"
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What is an immigrant?
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A person who comes from another country to live in a new land.
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What is air pollution?
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Unclean, unsafe air
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What great American settled in Kentucky?
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Daniel Boone
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What is a volunteer?
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A person who works without pay.
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Name 3 ways we can help save our planet.
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reduce, reuse, and recyle
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What is water pollution?
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Dirtying of water by chemicals and waste materials
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What are three types of government we have in the United States?
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Local Government, State Government, and National Goverment
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Who is the head of our local governement?
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Mayor
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What is the purpose of our government?
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To make laws to protect our rights and make us safe
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What is a harbor?
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Sheltered place where ships dock to land
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Who is the head of our nation government?
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President
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What states border Kentucky?
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Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and Missouri.
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What does retire mean?
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Stop working at a job after a certain age
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Name the seven continents.
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North American, South America, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia and Antarctica
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How is the mayor elected?
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by people voting in an election
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What is a prairie?
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Flat or rolling land that was once covered with tall grass.
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What is a tax?
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Money that people must give to a government to pay for community needs.
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What is a ocean?
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A large body of salt water that covers much of the earth's surface.
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What are natural resources?
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Things we use from nature, such as air, soil, plants, and animals
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Who is the president of the United States?
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George W. Bush
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What is a factory?
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A Building where goods are manufactured(made)
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What is a pioneer?
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A person who is the first to settle in a place.
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What is a pilgrim?
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A person who makes a moves to an other country to make their home; often for religious reason.
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What is the only continent in which people do not make their home?
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Antarctica
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What is the scientific name given to the gradual "wearing away" of land?
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Erosion
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Which part of the United States would most likely have cold weather?
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North
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Name the directions.
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North, South, East and West
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What is the meaning of the word "pledge".
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to promise or vow
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Using a map, what state is east of Kentucky?
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Virginia
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What is a hogan?
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house
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What are some important services do our taxes provide?
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Fire and Police Departments, road reparis, trash collection, recycling centers, parks, schools and library programs
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Name the oceans of the world.
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Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian
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What is a symbol?
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A item that stand for something real-As Flag, Statue of Liberty
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What shape is the earth?
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sphere
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What is our national capital?
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Washington, D.C.
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What is responsibility?
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Duty as to follow the laws of our country
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What are suburbs?
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Smaller communities that surround a city.
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