Land and Water
Weather, Climate, and Forces of Nature
Using Earth's Resources
Interacting with the Environment
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100

This means to dig for materials.

Mine

100

These are kinds of plant life.

Vegetation

100

This is a place where there is much flat land and rich soil.

Agricultural region.

100

This means to change the way you do something.

Adapt

100

Name all seven continents.

North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.

200

This is a house made from sun-dried bricks.

Adobe

200

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Weather is daily, climate lasts for millions of years.

200

This is a place where many kinds of factories are located.

Industrial region.

200

This means to change something.

Modify

200

Name all five oceans.

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern

300

This is a part of a larger place.

Area

300

This is something that is constructed.

Structure

300

This is a resource that can be replaced in a short time

Renewable resource.

300

This means to bring water through pipes.

Irrigate

300

This region of the United States used to be part of Mexico, and is home to deserts and adobe.

The Southwest.

400

This is a large area with at least one feature that makes it different from the other areas.

Region

400

How does elevation affect the climate?

Higher elevation means a colder climate, lower elevation means a warmer climate.

400

This is a resource that takes a long time to be replaced or that cannot be replaced after it is used.

Non-renewable resource.

400

This means to make possible.

Enable

400

This region of the United States is home to many mountains, including the Rockies.

The West

500

What is the difference between an island and a peninsula?

An island is surrounded by water; a peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides.

500
What kind of ecosystem would you get if you had a lot of rainfall?

A forest, or jungle.

500

This is the washing away of soil by rain, wind, and nearby rivers.

Erosion

500

This is a particular way of doing something.

Method

500

This region of the United States is home to mines and farmland.

The Midwest

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