United States Studies - Open Book Project
Chapter 1: What Makes The United States Special?
Pages 7-55
1. How do geographers study the United States? 2. What natural and human characteristics are significant in the United States?
Pages 7-55
1. How do geographers study the United States? 2. What natural and human characteristics are significant in the United States?
Chapter 2: How Does The United States Economy Work?
Pages 56-93
1. What are the characteristics of a market economy? 2. How does a market economy work? 3. How does specialization and division of labor increase productivity? 4. How do changes in the U.S. economy impact levels of employment? 5. How does global competition affect the national economy?
Pages 56-93
1. What are the characteristics of a market economy? 2. How does a market economy work? 3. How does specialization and division of labor increase productivity? 4. How do changes in the U.S. economy impact levels of employment? 5. How does global competition affect the national economy?
Chapter 3: Civics
Pages 94-124
1. Why do people form governments? 2. What kind of government do we have? 3. What powers does our federal government have? 4. How is our federal government organized? 5. Why does our federal government have a system of checks and balances? 6. What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens?
Pages 94-124
1. Why do people form governments? 2. What kind of government do we have? 3. What powers does our federal government have? 4. How is our federal government organized? 5. Why does our federal government have a system of checks and balances? 6. What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens?
Chapter 4: Great Lakes Water
Pages 125-131
1. Should water be diverted from the Great Lakes to dry places in other parts of the United States that need water?
Pages 125-131
1. Should water be diverted from the Great Lakes to dry places in other parts of the United States that need water?