Overview Outline
Complete the outline below to review Social Studies Overview, Lesson One.
I. Lesson One: The American People
A. Out of Many One (pg. 6-7)
1. E Pluribus Unum is Latin for___________________________________
____________________________________________________________
2. Leaders thought this was a good motto because___________________
____________________________________________________________
3. A culture is the_____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
4. Culture can include:
a. Religion
b. ______________________________
c. ______________________________
5. Americans share basic ideals, or_______________________________
____________________________________________________________
6. These ideals include:
a. Freedom of Speech
b. F
c. C
d. Equal rights and________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
7. These shared ideals help_______________________ our country.
B. Our Varied Population (pg. 8)
1. The United States is home to a wide variety of ethnic groups.
2. Ethnic groups-____________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
C. Where We Came From (pg. 10)
1. One reason that the United States is so diverse is that
_____________________have come here from all over the world.
2. Immigrants-____________________________________
______________________________________________
3. Before the United States was formed, there were people living on this
land. These early people were the____________________ of today’s
Native Americans or American Indians.
4. About 500 years ago__________________________ began traveling
here.
a. Very early arrivals came as__________________________.
b. Others sought the freedom to_______________________________
and____________________________as they saw fit.
c. Most Africans did not choose to leave their homeland. They were
captured and brought to the Americas as_________________
people
5. People come to America, “because this is the_______________________
___________________________________________________________.
D. One Nation (pg. 11)
1. The Pledge of Allegiance is important because we have family roots
in_________________________________________________________.
2. But we are able to form________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________.
Overview Outline
Complete the outline below to review Social Studies Overview, Lesson Two.
II. Lesson Two: Government by the People
A. Life in a Republic (pg. 15)
1. Rules and laws_______________________________________.
2. It is the role of____________________________to set rules and laws
and to make sure that_________________________________.
3. Our government provides services, such as__________________ and
military defense. To pay for these services, the government must
collect_____________________in the form of_____________.
4. In a democracy,_______________________________________
_______________________________________________________
5. In our nation, we elect______________________to make decisions
about the____________________________of the government.
6. In a_____________
________________, all the voters in a
community get together to make decisions. This type of democracy works
well in a_______________
_________________________.
7. Our government was designed as a__________________________
____________________________. In a republic,___________________
___________________________________________________________.
8. The____________________and members of_____________________
are examples of elected________________________________.
9. Our republic is based on the United States______________________,
which was written in____________,
10. A constitution is a_________________________________________
___________________________________________________________.
B. The Role of Citizens (pg. 16)
1. ________________
__________________, President of the United
States from 1861-1865, described the government as, “of the____________,
by the people, and______________________________________________.”
2. In such a government,_____________________play the most important
role.
3. Citizen-_____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
4. United States citizenship comes with both_____________________and
____________________________________________________________.
5. Examples of basic rights:
a. freedom of ______________________
b. freedom of ______________________
6. Examples of responsibilities:
a. paying____________________________________________________
b. serving ___________________________________________________
c. getting____________________________________________________
d. obeying___________________________________________________
e. going_____________________________________________________
7. On the day_______________
_____
____________________
became president, he said, “And so, my fellow Americans-ask not what your
country can do for you-ask________________________________________
____________________________________________________________.”
C. We the People (pg. 17)
1. The first words of the United States Constitution make sense because the
Constitution sets up a____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
2. Our government is based on the__________________________ of
freedom and ___________________________
_____________________.
Overview Outline
Complete the outline below to review Social Studies Overview, Lesson Three.
III. Lesson Three: Free Enterprise
A. How Free Enterprise Works (pg. 19)
1. Americans have economic rights, such as the freedom to
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
2. Private Property-___________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
3. The U.S economy is based on a system called____________________.
4. Economy-________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
5. Free enterprise-____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
6. Profit-____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
7. In the free enterprise system, prices are based on__________________
and __________________________.
8. Supply-___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
9. Demand-_________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
10. When many people want to buy, the price will usually go___________.
11. When only a few people to buy, the price will usually go____________.
12. In a free enterprise system, you must consider___________________
__________when making a decision to produce or buy something.
13. Opportunity cost is_________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
B. Benefits of Free Enterprise (pg. 21)
1. American consumers have an amazing__________________from
which to choose.
2. Consumer-________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
3. This variety shows__________major benefits of the free enterprise
system.
a. First,________________________________________________
b. Second,______________________________________________
4. The free enterprise system gives consumers certain_______________:
a. The right to___________________________________________
b. The right to___________________________________________
5. The free enterprise system also encourages______________________,
such as________________________
__________________________.
6. Another benefit of the free enterprise system is that people can
become_____________________________________________________.
7. Entrepreneur-_____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
8. In 1906, Madam C.J.__________________________ started a beauty
products business with only a few________________________________.
She was the first African American woman to become a_______________.
C. Scarcity (pg. 22)
1. One thing that limits our economy is the__________________________
of resources
2. Scarcity means that_________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
3. ________________________is a limited resource, but you might have
unlimited ideas on what you could______________________.
4. You have to make decisions on the best way to spend your____________.
Overview Outline
Complete the outline below to review Social Studies Overview, Lesson Three.
IV. Lesson Four: Land and Regions
A. Regions of the United States (pg. 25)
1. A region is a_______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
2. The United States can be divided into ________________________
regions:
a. ________________________
b. ________________________
c. ________________________
d. ________________________
e. ________________________
3. Dividing the land into regions makes it easier to
________________________our country’s _______________________.
4. Geography-_______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
B. People and the Land (pg. 28)
1. Landforms are________________________on the Earth’s surface,
such as________________________, ________________________, and
________________________.
2. One of the most important uses of the land is agriculture-___________
____________________________________________________________
3. The best farmland is usually________________________. So, it
makes sense that some of the nation’s most productive farms are found in
places along the ________________________ ____________________,
the ________________________ ________________________of the
Midwest, and the warm valleys of________________________.
4. Irrigation-_________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
5. ________________________ ________________________
________________________was a scientist who discovered hundreds of
new uses for crops such as ________________________ and
________________________ ________________________.
6. Other scientists have developed new types of
________________________, substances that help plants grow.
7. Building________________________is a way of using land.
8. The nation’s five biggest cities: ________________________
________________________City, ________________________
________________________, ________________________,
________________________, and ________________________ are
located along________________________, or on the shores of
________________________or ________________________.
9. People began building these cities long before there were
________________________ and ________________________.
10. ________________________made it easier for people to
________________________and carry________________________ from
place to place.
C. Check the Weather (pg. 29)
1. Climate-__________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
2. ________________________is an important part of an area’s climate.
3. A region’s climate also includes the amount of
______________________ it gets. Precipitation-___________________
____________________________________________________________
4. One thing that affects an area’s climate is its distance from the
________________________.
5.
Climates in the United States
become________________________as you
move________________________.
6.
The amount of precipitation ________________________from region
to region. The eastern half of the United States usually
gets_____________ precipitation than
the________________________half.
7. The United States can be divided into two________________________
regions—one in the mostly________________________west, and the
other in the mostly________________________east.
8. Arid means________________________. Humid means
________________________.
D. Regions Work Together (pg. 30)
1. One thing that makes the United States strong is the
________________________ between different regions.
2. The nation’s largest airplane factory is located near Seattle,
________________________, in the ________________________ region.
But the factory relies on ________________________, engine parts, and
________________________made all around the country. This is an
example of how the different regions are________________________-meaning they need each other.
Overview Outline
V. Lesson 5 Resources and the Environment
A. A Land Rich in Resources (pg. 35)
1. Natural resources--_________________________________
____________________________________________________
2. _______________, _______________, and_______________
are natural resources. _____________, ______________, and
other wild animals are also considered natural resources.
3. We rely on these resources for many things:
a. ____________________the land
b. catch____________________in rivers and oceans
c. use____________________from the forest to build
____________________and make other products such
as____________________
4. People also use another kind of natural resource called
____________________, substances found on Earth that are
neither____________________nor____________________.
Useful metals such as____________________,
____________________, and____________________are
minerals. So are nonmetals like ____________________
and____________________.
5. Another key type of mineral resource is __________________
____________________. Fossils are the remains of
____________________or____________________that lived
long go. Fossil fuels--_________________________________
____________________________________________________
6. ____________________, ____________________, and
____________________ ____________________are examples
of fossil fuels.
7. Fossil fuels are used for____________________. Most cars
run on____________________, which is made from
____________________. Fossil fuels are also used to
__________________homes and make____________________.
B. Resources and People (pg. 36)
1. Some resources can be____________________, while others
can not.
2. Natural resources such as____________________are
____________________resources. Renewable resources-________________________________________________.
Trees are renewable resources because we can
____________________new trees.
3. Natural resources such as fossil fuels are
____________________ ____________________.
Nonrenewable resources--______________________________
____________________________________________________
4. Preserving and protecting our natural resources is called
____________________. We need to make sure that there will
be enough resources in the____________________.
5. Conserving is also important because resources are part of
our____________________. The environment is made up of
all the things that____________________us, such as
____________________, ____________________, and
____________________.
C. Our National Parks (pg. 37)
1. Creating parks is one way to help____________________the
environment.
2. National parks are parks that are protected by the
____________________government.
3. The first national park in the United States was
__________________ __________________ ____________.
Congress created Yellowstone park “for the__________________
and____________________of the people.”
4. ____________________ ____________________, President
from 1901 to1909, helped create several national parks.
5. Each park has features that make it special:
a. in Yellowstone National Park you may see
______________animals such as grizzly
______________, mountain______________, and
gray_______________
b. in Alaska’s____________________National Park, you
can look up____________________
_________________, the highest peak in North America
c. explore the world’s longest____________________
system at _____________Cave National Park, Kentucky
d. visit Florida’s____________________National Park to
see____________________, ____________________,
and bottle-nosed____________________.
6. _______________ _______________ _______________
was a writer who dedicated years to protecting the Everglades.
D. Protecting the Environment (pg. 38)
1. One common environmental problem is__________________.
2. Pollution--__________________________________________
____________________________________________________
3. ____________________pollution is a problem in some large
cities. A major cause is burning____________________fuels in
____________________and ____________________plants.
4. People can help____________________pollution by doing
simple things like____________________, or using something
____________________.
5. We can____________________valuable resources when we
recycle____________________, ____________________, and
____________________.
6. ____________________the environment is important for
many reasons. Businesses and people____________________
on natural resources for everything from____________________
to____________________.
7. We need clean_______________and_______________ to
live____________________lives. We also enjoy_____________
beautiful places, and seeing all kinds of animals and plants.