Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Social Studies History and Geography
Unit 01 7
The U.S. Geography
The Regions of the United States
Unit 02 11
The United States
A Nation of Diversity
Unit 03 15
The U.S. Economy
From Farming to Technology
Unit 04 19
People and Culture
The Native People of North America
Unit 05 23
The European Exploration of Asia and
the Americas
The Age of Exploration
Unit 06 27
Europeans in the Americas
The Spanish Conquerors in the Americas
Unit 07 31
Colonial America
The First French and English Colonies
Unit 08 35
The Declaration of Independence
The American Revolution
Wrap-Up Test 1 39
Chapter 2 Science
Unit 09 43
How Are Living Things Classified?
The Five Kingdoms of Organisms
Unit 10 47
Classification
The Seven Levels of Classification
Unit 11 51
How Plants Meet Their Needs
Plant Structures and Functions
Unit 12 55
How Do Plants Reproduce?
Flowers and Seeds
Unit 13 59
What Are Some Types of Plants?
Plants with Seeds
Unit 14 63
Plants without Seeds
Seedless Vascular Plants and
Nonvascular Plants
Unit 15 67
Plant Responses and Adaptations
How Do Plants Respond to Their
Environments?
Wrap-Up Test 2 71
Chapter 3 Mathematics Language Visual Arts Music
Unit 16 75
Numbers and Number Sense
Understanding Numbers
Unit 17 79
Geometry
Geometric Figures
Unit 18 83
Myths and Legends
The Iliad and the Odyssey
Unit 19 87
Learning about Language
Figures of Speech
Unit 20 91
Classical Art
Greek and Roman Art
Unit 21 95
Classical Music
The Western Musical Tradition
Wrap-Up Test 3 99
School Textbook 102
Answers and Translations 145
Word List 161
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American School Textbook Reading Key
The Reading Key series is designed to help students to understand American school textbooks and to develop background knowledge in a wide variety of academic topics. This series also provides learners with the opportunity to enhance their reading comprehension skills and vocabulary, which will assist them when they take various English exams.
Features
A wide variety of topics that cover American school subjects helps learners expand their knowledge of academic topics through interdisciplinary studies
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