North America Vocab

1. Goods or services that a country buys from another country (takes in).
3. Goods or services that a country sells to another country (sends out).
4. Action citizens are required to do by law. If not followed, there can be consequences.
6. The first people who lived in a place, before others came from outside lands.
9. Businesses are privately owned, and prices are set by supply and demand.
12. When people move into a new country to live there permanently.
13. The government controls some key Industries but allows private businesses.
14. When people change the environment to meet their needs.
16. A set of rules that explains how a government works and what rights the people have.
18. The buying and selling of goods and services between people, businesses, or countries.
19. How people adjust their way of life to fit the environment.

2. When people move from one place to another. Usually within the same country.
5. Things people should do to help their community and country. They are not required by law but are encouraged.
7. A country in North America with 50 states and one Federal District.
8. Freedoms or protections that all people have and are guaranteed by law.
10. A country in North America with 31 States and one Federal district.
11. A trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada that makes it easier for the three countries to buy and sell goods and services with each other.
15. When a country takes control of another land and its people, often to use its resources and spread its culture or government.
17. A country in North America with ten provinces and three territories.