Land and Climate
Map Skills
Our Nation's Resources
Regions of the US
People and the Land
100
Mountains, trees, and distance from the equator all affect this.
What is climate?
100
This map feature shows the cardinal and intermediate directions.
What is a compass rose?
100
One condition that forces people to make decisions about what they want.
What is scarcity?
100
When regions use this, they can produce goods at a lower cost.
What is specialization?
100
Water and wind wear away the land during this process.
What is erosion?
200
Landforms in this area include sharp mountain peaks and deep canyons.
What is the western United States?
200
A physical map would not show the names of states and a political map would not show landforms.
What is the difference between a physical map and a political map?
200
Coal, natural gas, and oil are all examples of this type of resource.
What is a nonrenewable natural resource?
200
An area that has one or more features in common.
What is a region?
200
The harbor which helped shipping and trade grow in this city.
What is one of the most important resources in San Diego?
300
The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
What is the equator?
300
This type of map shows the location of physical features, such as landforms, bodies of water, or resources.
What is a physical map?
300
The school library and farm tractors are examples of this type of resource.
What is a capital resource?
300
By location, landforms, climate, economic activities, customs, and language.
What are the different ways the US can be divided into regions?
300
The discovery of gold and silver helped the population of this city grow from 1890 to 1990.
What is Denver?
400
Distance from the equator, landforms, and plants.
What affects climate?
400
This type of map shows cities, states, and countries.
What is a political map?
400
Soil, water, and sunshine.
What are the natural resources needed to grow crops?
400
A region good for dairy farming and includes parts of the Midwest and Northeast.
What is the Dairy Belt region?
500
The Rocky Mountains.
What mountain range includes some of the highest mountains in the country?
500
Map title, map scale, compass rose, map legend, and inset map.
What are the standard map features?
500
Oil, coal, nickel, gold, and silver.
What are some nonrenewable mineral resources?
500
The division of the US into states and counties.
What is a political region?
500
Anything that makes the soil, air, or water dirty and unhealthy.
What is pollution?
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