Vocabulary 1
What is an island?
land that is completely surrounded by water
What is a peninsula?
land that has water on 3 sides
What are the 3 different types of communities?
rural, suburban, urban
What is an example of a type of landform?
plains, plateaus, mountains, and hills
What is a community?
a place where people live, work, and play
What is the shape of the surface of the land?
landform
What is a rural community?
a place of farms or open country with few people
Give an example of a non-renewable resource.
What describes what a place's weather is like over a long period of time?
climate
What is a renewable resource?
something found in nature that can be replaced
What is an urban community?
a city and its many neighborhoods and people
Give an example of a renewable resource.
water, air, minerals, trees
What are non-renewable resources?
resources found in nature that are limited and can't be replaced
What is an environment?
the air, the water, the land, and all living things around us
What is a suburb?
a community that is near a city
How can we protect our environment?
Create laws to protect animals, clean up our pollution, tell others about how they can help too
What is a citizen?
a person who lives in a community and has certain rights and duties
geography
How can people help their community?
planting new trees, volunteering, donating their time, giving money to help others in need
Where could I find a plateau? Plain?
Arizona; Kansas