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Social Studies Study Guide: Civics Chap. 1
Directions: Use your notes and vocabulary cards to completely answer the following questions. Have your parent/guardian sign your completed study guide and turn it in before the test to have your grade boosted to the next letter grade (A's +5 points). Credit will not be given for incomplete, unsigned, or inadequately completed study guides. Your test may include, but is not limited to:

1. Explain two ways Americans have historically migrated, and one way we are migrating now.
2. What state is the most populated?
3. The majority of American jobs have shifted over the last 100 years from what industries to what industry?
4. Explain three reasons that the American population is aging.
5. What are some ways our country is likely to change as a result of our aging population?
6. What are the five major groups of American immigrants and where did they come from?
7. Why did members of each of these five groups come to America?
8. List the three terms describing how immigrants have fit into American society, and explain what they mean.
9. List and explain the three basic American values discussed that unite us as a country?
10. Opinion: Given all the differences in Americans, give three ideas that can help unite them and bring them closer together as a society.

You will be responsible for all vocabulary terms.