Vocab
Location
American Landscape
Climate
Resources
100
Water that falls to earth surface as rain, sleet, or snow
Precipitation
100
The US is __________ of the Atlantic Ocean
West
100
A _______ _______ is an area of low land that lies along the coast of an ocean
Coastal Plain
100
Name 1 reason there is a variety of climates
Distance from equator Elevation Oceans Landforms nearby
100
Name 1 renewable resource
trees soil
200
The height of land above sea level
elevation
200
The US is ___________ of the Pacific ocean
East
200
The ____________ mountains are in the West
Rockies
200
Name 1 reason there is a variety of climates
Distance from equator Elevation Oceans Landforms nearby
200
Name 1 non-renewable resource
Minerals Fuels
300
The farming ___________ needs a lot of water to grow crops
industry
300
The closer a place is to the ___________ the _________ it is
Equator, hotter
300
The ___________ mountains are in the East
Appalachian
300
Temperature, precipitation, and wind all make up ___________
weather
300
Name 2 industries that use water
Farming Fish Bottle Water
400
Plains are the most common ___________ in the US
landform
400
The US borders which 2 countries?
Canada and Mexico
400
The Interior Plains are made up of the _______ plains and the _______ plains
Central and Great
400
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather- daily Climate- ongoing/long period of time
400
Name 4 sources of freshwater
lakes rivers streams groundwater
500
Because the US lies north of the ____________ it is in the northern hemisphere
equator
500
Name the 2 hemispheres the US is in and the 3 bodies of water that border the US
North/West Pacific/Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico
500
Name 3 tributaries that flow from the Mississippi River
Missouri, Red, Arkansas, Ohio, Tennessee
500
Name 3 ways climate plays an important role in peoples daily lives
Clothing Fun Jobs Where people live
500
What is conservation and what are 2 ways people can conserve natural resources
Protecting natural resources Drive less Recycle Use less - water
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