Vocabulary
A large, flat, raised area of land
Plateau
How many United States regions are there?
Five
The amount of rain or snow that falls in a place
____________ are items people make or grow to sell.
Products
The use of tools and scientific knowledge to do work.
Technology
A deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky sides
A canyon
What two COUNTRIES border the United States?
Mexico and Canada
Places at high elevations are __________ than places at low elevations.
colder
Soil, water, and trees are all examples of what type of resources?
Natural or Renewable
To __________ means to change to fit a new set of conditions.
adapt
A pattern of weather in a place over a period of time.
Climate
Washington D.C.
What are the THREE parts of the water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
What are two ways we can conserve resources?
Recycle, turning the water off when we brush our teeth, riding our bike to school, reusing our soil, not cutting down trees,
What do the raised beach houses on the coast of North Carolina protect them from?
Floods, hurricanes, storms, heavy rainfall
The use of technology to bring water to crops
Irrigation
What mountain chain runs through the West region?
The Appalachian Mountains
What are TWO major factors of weather and climate?
Temperature and precipitation
What is the Southwest region's leading crop?
Cotton
Why do we have sloped roofs here in the Midwest?
To keep snow or rain from collecting at the top.
A line that divides one area or state from another
boundary
What are TWO of our country's largest cities?
New York City, Los Angeles, or Chicago (two of these three)
Most of the United States has a _________ climate.
Temperate
Give me an example of each:
Capital resource
Human resource
Natural resources
Capital: A factory or a machine
Human: A person, their skills and hard work
Natural: Soil, water, wind, air
What is the name of the large aquifer near the center of the United States that is used to irrigate millions of farm land?
Ogallala Aquifer