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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. Which of these usually comes from far away?

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

  3. How does a banana usually travel to the shop?

    • It walks there by itself
    • By ship or truck
    • It grows right in the shop

  4. A toy is made in a factory. What usually happens next?

    FactoryShip or truckShop
    • It travels by ship or truck
    • It disappears
    • It grows into a bigger toy

  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, because bananas need hot weather

  6. Which item was most likely made or grown near your home?

    • A banana
    • Fresh bread from the bakery
    • 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 his toy just appeared in the shop from nowhere. What is wrong with that?

    • Toys always grow on trees
    • 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 warm places to grow, so they travel here from far away.
  3. By ship or truck · Bananas ride on ships and trucks before they reach the shop.
  4. It travels by ship or truck · After the factory, the toy travels by ship or truck to reach the shop.
  5. It will not grow well, because bananas need hot weather · Bananas need hot weather to grow, and a cold, snowy town is the wrong place for a banana tree.
  6. Fresh bread from the bakery · Bread is often made close by, while bananas and mangoes need hot places far away.
  7. True · That is why places trade: no place can make everything it needs.
  8. The toy was made in a factory and travelled here · Every toy is made somewhere first, then it travels by ship or truck to the shop.
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