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Grade 2 History and Social Studies Week 9 | Student Textbook

Grade 2 | HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES

WEEK 9 • STUDENT TEXTBOOK • DAYS 41–45

Read each lesson with a parent or teacher and study the worked example. Then answer the questions for that day in the Week 9 Practice Workbook.

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Day 41: Trade Between Countries

Trade means buying and selling goods. Countries trade with one another because each country can make or grow some things better than others.

An export is a good sent out of a country to be sold in another country. An import is a good brought into a country from another country.

Worked example: A car made in Alabama is shipped to Germany and sold there. For the United States, is the car an export or an import?

  1. The car goes out of the United States.
  2. Goods sent out are exports.

Worked answer: It is an export, because it leaves the United States to be sold in Germany.

Day 42: Imports in Our Homes

Many things in our homes are imports. Bananas need warm, wet weather all year. Almost all bananas sold in the United States are grown in other countries, such as Guatemala, Ecuador and Costa Rica.

Ships, trains and trucks carry imports to stores near us. Labels on many goods tell where they were made or grown.

Worked example: Why are bananas imported to the United States?

  1. Bananas need warm weather all year.
  2. They are grown in warm countries and shipped here.

Worked answer: They grow best in warm countries, so they are grown there and shipped here.

Day 43: Goods Made in Alabama

Alabama produces many goods. Cars and trucks are built in Alabama factories by five automakers, including plants near Montgomery and Huntsville. Alabama is one of the top states in the country for making cars.

Alabama also has large forests, and wood and paper products are made here. Farmers in Alabama grow crops such as cotton and peanuts.

Worked example: Name one good that is made in Alabama factories.

  1. Look at the lesson for factory goods.
  2. Cars and trucks are built in Alabama factories.

Worked answer: Cars (or trucks).

Day 44: Alabama Exports to the World

Alabama sells many of its goods to other countries. Motor vehicles, such as cars, are Alabama’s top export.

In 2024, Alabama shipped goods to more than 190 countries. Cars made in Alabama were sent to countries such as Germany, China, Canada, Mexico and South Korea.

Worked example: What is Alabama’s top export?

  1. Find the top export in the lesson.

Worked answer: Motor vehicles, such as cars.

Day 45: Independent Check: Trade, Imports and Exports

Today you will answer on your own.

Use what you learned this week: trade, imports, exports, and goods made in Alabama.

Worked example: Is a good brought into the United States from another country an import or an export?

  1. Brought in means import.

Worked answer: It is an import, because it comes in from another country.

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