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Where Things Come From

Civics & Economics · Economics · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Some things we use every day come from far away and travel here.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. Mia lives in a cold town. Which of these comes from a hot place far away to her shop?

    • A banana
    • Bread from the bakery
    • Water from the tap

  3. How did the banana in the lesson travel to the shop?

    • By plane, with no ship or truck
    • By ship, then by truck
    • By truck only, with no ship

  4. Mia's toy was made in a factory. What happened next in the lesson?

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    • It travels by ship, then by truck
    • It stays in the factory for good
    • It goes straight to a home, with no shop

  5. Sam plants a banana tree in his cold, snowy town. What will most likely happen?

    • It will grow faster in the snow
    • It will turn into an apple tree
    • It will not grow well

  6. Which item was made near Mia's cold town, not grown in a hot place?

    • A banana
    • Fresh bread
    • A mango

  7. If a place cannot grow or make something, it can trade with other places to get it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  8. Leo says Mia's toy just appeared in the shop from nowhere. What is wrong with that?

    • Toys are made in the shop
    • Nothing is wrong, he is right
    • The toy was made in a factory and travelled here
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Answer key

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  1. True · Yes, like bananas or toys that are made in other countries.
  2. A banana · Bananas need hot weather to grow, so they come from a hot place far away to Mia's cold town.
  3. By ship, then by truck · In the lesson, the banana rode on a ship, then a truck, before it reached the shop.
  4. It travels by ship, then by truck · After the factory, Mia's toy travelled by ship, then by truck to reach the shop.
  5. It will not grow well · Bananas need hot weather to grow, and a cold, snowy town is the wrong place for a banana tree.
  6. Fresh bread · Fresh bread was made at a bakery near Mia's cold town. Bananas and mangoes are grown in hot places far away.
  7. True · Places trade by giving something in return to get something else, since no place can make everything it needs.
  8. The toy was made in a factory and travelled here · Mia's toy was made in a factory first, then it travelled by ship, then by truck to the shop.
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