States and Regions
The Land
Bodies of Water
Climate and Vegetation
People and the Environment
100
Name this vocab word: this means "next to each other"
What is contiguous
100
Name the Vocabulary word: The kind of weather a place has over a long time.
What is climate
100
Vocab: Any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water.
What is an inlet
100
Name this vocab word: the height of land in relation to sea level
What is elevation
100
Something that can be found in nature that people can use is called this...
What is a natural resource
200
Name the five regions of the United States.
What is West, the Southwest, the Midwest, the Southeast, and the Northwest
200
Name the vocabulary word: The gradual wearing away of Earth's surface.
What is erosion
200
Vocab: The land drained by a river system is called this...
What is a drainage basin.
200
Fill in the blank: Earth is covered with different kinds of _________________________, or plant life that grows naturally in a place.
What is natural vegetation
200
These types of resources can be used again by people or nature.
What is Renewable Resources.
300
Name the 3 countries in North America.
What is the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
300
What is the name of the flat low land that gets wider as it moves south on the eastern side of the United States.
What is the Coastal Plain
300
Name this vocab word: a place where the land drops sharply, causing rivers to form waterfalls or rapids.
What is fall line
300
Name 2 words that describe the climate of the Northeast.
What is colder and wetter
300
These are resources that cannot be made again by people, or resources that would take thousands of years for nature to replace.
What is nonrenewable resources
400
How many contiguous states are there in the United States?
What is 48
400
Name the "region" in which the Rocky Mountains are located. (Example; southwest)
What is the west
400
What is the largest river system in the US?
What is the Mississippi River
400
What is the vocabulary word that is otherwise known as "dry"
What is arid
400
This words means using less energy to do the same tasks.
What is efficiency
500
Name the vocabulary word: a place where it is compared to other places
What is relative location
500
What is the vocabulary word that is defined as a region that has similar landforms throughout?
What is landform region
500
The largest lakes in the US are known as what?
What is the Great Lakes
500
Name the 4 main vegetation regions in the United States.
What is tundra, desert, grassland, and forest.
500
True or False People used the land in the following ways; farming, mining, and cities with human features.
What is true
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