What Is Your Community's Environment?
Living in Different Climates
Communities and Resources
Hodge Podge
Hodge Podge #2
100
Which region is Bozeman, Montana in?
Western
100
Why is the climate in Kauai, Hawaii different from the climate in Barrow, Alaska?
Kauai is much closer tot he equator than Barrow.
100
What was an important natural resource in California?
gold
100
Name three different landforms.
any of the following: mountain, canyon, hill, river, ocean, plateau
100
What ocean is WEST of the United States?
The Pacific Ocean
200
Which of these is a landform that you can see in the Southwest United States? cactus, snakes, canyons, bridges
canyons
200
What should you NOT take to wear on a vacation in Kauai?
Any type of warm clothing.
200
How were the settlers at Angel's Camp different from the peopleof Beaumont, Texas?
At Angel's Camp they mined for gold. In Beaumont they drilled for oil.
200
Which region is California in?
West region
200
What continent is SOUTH of North America?
South America
300
Farmers in the Sourthwest region bring in water for their crops. How has this changed this region?
Plants that could not grow now can grow.
300
What is an activity people living in Barrow probably would not enjoy doing?
swimming outdoors (or anything else we do outdoors in warm weather)
300
What does the word CONSERVE mean?
save
300
What have people done to forest to meet human needs?
They have cut down trees to use for lumber to build houses.
300
What continent is EAST of Europe?
Asia
400
How is the physical environment in Omaha, Nebraska different from that in Bozeman, Monatana?
Omaha has no mountains.
400
How have the Pueblo adapted to the climate in Taos?
They have built adobe houses with thick walls.
400
What are two ways to conserve natural resources?
1. Use less of them. 2. Recycle
400
Why is our climate colder than Florida's climate?
We are farther away from the equator.
400
What continent is SOUTH of Asia?
Australia
500
How many regions are there in the United States?
5
500
What three things does climate include?
1. temperature 2. rain and snow 3. wind
500
What would happen if we used up all the fuels on earth?
We would have to find new sources of energy.
500
What three things does climate depend on?
1. How close to the equator. 2. How high a place is. 3. If the place is close to a lake or an ocean.
500
What ocean is BETWEEN North America and Africa?
Atlantic
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