Vocabulary
a low, bowl-shaped area with higher ground all around it
What is a basin?
an area of high, mostly flat land
What is a plateau?
colorful leaves, cooler temperatures
What is fall?
resources found naturally in the earth
What are natural resources?
In which part of the US are the Rocky Mountains located?
What is the western part?
rain, sleet, hail or snow
What is precipitation?
land almost entirely surrounded by water
What is a peninsula?
hot temperatures, swimming, green
What is summer?
natural resources that cannot be made again
What are non-renewable resources?
What is erosion?
the place where a river empties into some larger body of water
What is a mouth?
(when talking about rivers)
a triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
What climate zone do we live in?
What is the temperate zone?
resources that can be recycled and reused
What are renewable resources?
When a river leaves silt on the land, what is happening?
The land is being built up.
a job which produces goods
What is a manufacturing job?
a job in which someone does something for another person
What is a service job?
What causes the seasons?
The tilt of the Earth
A way farmers can conserve soil.
What is to plant a row of trees?
low land that lies along an ocean
What are coastal plains?
a natural resource used to make heat or energy
What is fuel?
(when discussing natural resources)
Name a service job and manufacturing job.
What is fixing refrigerators and sewing clothes?
How can an ocean affect climate?
How can you conserve mineral resources in the US?
recycle products made from metal
Where is the Great Basin located?
between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada