Resources
Map Skills
Geography
Regions
People and the Land
100
Resources that can be replaced or renewed.
What are renewable resources.
100
A map that shows the location of physical features, such as landforms, bodies of water, or resources.
What is physical map.
100
The study of the world and people and things that live there.
What is geography.
100
An area that has one or more feature in common.
What is a region.
100
Anything that makes the soil, air, or water dirty and unhealthy.
What is pollution.
200
Resources that cannot be replaced once they are used up.
What are non-renewable resources.
200
Shows what symbols mean on a map.
What is legend.
200
A feature on the surface of the land, such as a mountain, valley, or plain.
What is landform.
200
The system people use to produce goods and services.
What is economy.
200
A community of plants and animals along with the surrounding soil, air, and water.
What is ecosystem.
300
A person and the skills and knowledge he or she brings to a job.
What is a human resource.
300
Shows direction on a map.
What is compass rose.
300
A high, steep-sided area rising above the surrounding land.
What is plateau.
300
Someone who buys goods and services.
What is consumer.
300
The process by which water and wind wear away the land.
What is erosion.
400
Not having as much of something as people would like.
What is scarcity.
400
A map that shows cities, states, and countries.
What is a political map.
400
The type of weather a place has over a long period of time.
What is climate.
400
The buying and selling of goods.
What is trade.
400
The surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live.
What is environment.
500
A tool, machine, or building people use to produce goods and services.
What is capital resource.
500
A part of a map that shows a close-up of an area.
What is an inset map.
500
The imaginary line around the middle of the earth.
What is equator.
500
This happens when people make the goods they are best able to produce with the resources they have.
What is specialization.
500
The resource of San Diego, California that helped it grow to be a large city.
What is the harbor.
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