4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 8
Washington's Economy
Apples, airplanes, ports, dams and trade.
What your child practices
Practices Washington's economy: farming, aerospace, technology, timber, fishing and tourism, hydroelectric dams and irrigation, ports and trade across the Pacific, Tribal economies, human and physical capital, and inflation and deflation.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: E2.4.1; E2.4.2; E2.4.3; E2.4.4; E2.4.5; E3.4.2; E4.4.1; E4.4.3; G3.4.1 · Washington's economy, resources, specialization and trade in the Pacific Northwest
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which dam on the Columbia is the largest power producer in the United States?
- Hoover Dam
- Grand Coulee Dam
- Panama Dam
- Niagara Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
Hint: It was finished in 1942.
Question 2
Before settlers arrived, many Tribes had economies based on…
- fishing, gathering, hunting and trade
- factories
- stock markets
- airplanes
fishing, gathering, hunting and trade
Hint: Tribal economies were built on the land and trade.
Question 3
Airplanes are built in the Puget Sound region. This is the…
- cotton industry
- fishing industry
- aerospace industry
- fur trade
aerospace industry
Hint: Aerospace is a big employer near Seattle.
Question 4
Why do farmers in central Washington need irrigation?
- it rains too much
- the land gets little rain
- the soil is underwater
- crops grow without water
the land gets little rain
Hint: The rain shadow keeps the east dry.
Question 5
Natural resources in Washington include…
- oil sands and jungles
- volcanic islands only
- coral reefs and deserts only
- forests, rivers and fertile soil
forests, rivers and fertile soil
Hint: Geography gives Washington its resources.
Question 6
When prices fall across the economy over time, that is…
- taxation
- deflation
- inflation
- a tariff
deflation
Hint: Deflation is falling prices.