Lesson 1
A feature on the surface of the land such as a mountain, valley, or plain
Landforms
A tool, machine, or building people use to produce goods and services
Capitol Resource
An area with certain characteristics that set it apart from Surrounding areas
Region
What is a legend?
description of symbols on a map
What is a specific example of a landform?
teacher choice
The study of the world, people, and things that live there
Geography
A person and the skills and knowledge he or she brings to the job
Human Resource
The system people use to produce good and services
Economy
What country boarders the US to the North?
Canada
What is the difference between a renewable and nonrenewable resource?
Renewable can be replaced and nonrenewable cannot be.
A high, steep-sided area rising above the surrounding land.
Plateau
Not having as much of something as people would like. A lack of something
Scarcity
Result of people making the goods they are best able to produce with the resources they have
Specialization
What country boarders the US to the south?
Examples of flow resources (2)
The type of a weather a place has for a long period of time.
Climate
The most important thing that people give up so they can have or do something else
Opportunity Cost
A person who spends money on goods and services
What is a state that is southwest of NE?
Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, California
What is a specialization that is found in Nebraska?
Agriculture
The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
The place with the most direct sunlight on the Earth
Equator
The protection and careful use of natural resources
What is Trade?
The buying and selling of goods
What is a natural resource that is found in Nebraska?
Farmland
What are some ways to divide areas into regions? list 3