Vocabulary Words
A process of wearing away rock and soil
Erosion
What is one question that geographers ask?
Where is it? Describes the location of a place
Why is it there? Why do people settle in a place
What is it like there? Describes things and people
Find the city by using the coordinates: 41*N, 112*W
Salt Lake City
What does the map scale tell you about the map?
Distance from one place to another
Things from the natural environment
Natural Resources
All of the surroundings and conditions that affect living things
Environment
Why do people study geography?
To understand our surroundings and environment
Find the city using the coordinates: 33*N, 89*W
Jackson
What does the compass rose tell you on the map?
Directions in which you travel
Things that the environment can replace is called what?
Renewable Resources
Product
Explain the importance of the Mississippi River
Important shipping route
Food/Drink
Transportation
Find the city using the coordinates: 44*N, 69*W
Augusta
Is the Atlantic Ocean east or west of Missouri?
East
Things that nature cannot replace
Nonrenewable Resources
An area defined by certain features
Region
How were the Rocky Mountains formed?
Tectonic plates pushing together
Find the state using the coordinates: 35*N, 95*W
Oklahoma
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What resources can be found near Texas?
Oil and Natural Gas
Name 2 Renewable Resources
Trees
Living things: fish and animals
Soil and plants
An energy source that is made from natural resources
Fossil Fuel
Define Geography
The study of people and places on earth
Find the state by using the coordinates: 35*N, 120*W
California
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Which resources are fossil fuels?
Oil, Natural Gas, and Gas
Name 2 Nonrenewable Resources
Copper & Iron
Minerals
Fossil Fuels