section 1
physical features and
processes
section 2
geographic factors and
natural resources
section 3
climate and
vegetation
key questions
(sect. 1-3)
key questions
(sect. 1-3)
100
Landforms that rise usually more than 2,000 ft above sea level
What is a Mountain?
100
Anything from the earth that people use in meeting their needs for food, shelter, clothing, and other things
What are Natural resources?
100
The day-to-day changes in the air
What is Weather?
100
75% of the Earth is made up of...
What is Water?
100
They must be processed to make then useful
What are Raw materials?
200
A large, elevated piece of flat land
What is a Plateau?
200
Trees, and other living things are examples of...
What are Renewable resources?
200
How hot or how cold the air feels
What is Temperature?
200
It took 2 million years for this to break apart
What is Pangaea?
200
Large areas of flat or gently rolling land
What are Plains?
300
Shapes and types of land
What is a land form?
300
When they are used up they cannot be replaced
What are Nonrenewable resources?
300
The average weather of a place over many years
What is Climate?
300
This island has the largest active volcano in the world
What is Hawaii island?
300
Weathering and erosion are two types of...
What are Physical processes?
400
The movement of continents with a theory
What are Plate tectonics?
400
Coal, Natural gas, and Oil are all examples of...
What are Fossil fuels?
400
Water that falls to the ground
What is Precipitation?
400
A processes that breaks down rocks
What is Weathering?
400
Air and water are two of earth's...
What are Natural resources?
500
When earth had one huge piece of landmass
What is Pangaea?
500
Water, Nitrogen, and Carbon are all examples of...
What are Recyclable resources?
500
Plants that grow there naturally
What is Vegetation?
500
A thick layer of special gases
What is the Atmosphere?
500
Recyclable, Nonrenewable, and Renewable are different types of...
What are Natural resources?
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