Geography
Weather/ Climate
Resources
People and Land
Extra
100
What is a plateau?
A large, flat, raised area of land.
100
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the state of the air at a certain time. Climate is the weather in a place over a long time.
100
What are natural resources? Give an example.
Something in the environment that people can use. Soil, water and trees are some examples.
100
What does adapt mean?
To change to fit a new set of conditions.
100
What is temperature?
How hot or cold a place is.
200
How is a canyon made?
A canyon is made when a river cuts through a plateau
200
Name 3 types of precipitation?
Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail
200
What are capital resources? Give an example
They are human-made things that we use to grow or make other things. Tools, machines and buildings are examples.
200
What is technology?
It is the use of tools and scientific knowledge to do work.
200
What is an aquifer?
It is an underground layer of rock that hold water.
300
Can you name all of the regions of the United States.
West, Midwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
300
What is humidity?
It is the amount of water in the air.
300
What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources? Give examples
Renewable resources can be replaced (when trees that are cut down for lumber, new trees can be planted to replace the old.) Nonrenewable resources cannot be replaced or would take a long time to form again (Coal, oil, and natural gas.)
300
How has technology helped the environment?
-reduce air pollution -clean waste water -find new energy sources
300
What is irrigation?
Use of technology to bring water to crops on a farm.
400
What is a boundary?
It is a line that divides one area or state from another.
400
What kind of climate does the Southeast region have?
It is mostly humid, mild or warm winter and hot summer and some areas are warm and wet all year long.
400
Is water a renewable or nonrenewable resource? How do you know?
It is a renewable resource through the process of the water cycle.
400
How might you need to adapt if you moved form your environment to a very different environment?
I might need to wear different clothes and live in a different kind of house. The activities I could do outside might be different.
400
What does conserve mean? How can we do it? (examples)
It means to save or protect resources. There are many different ways; Conserving electricity by turning the lights off when you leave the house. Walking or riding your bike instead of driving your car everywhere.
500
What regions are 1) Ohio 2)Pennsylvania 3) Texas 4) Washington 5) Georgia located in
1) Midwest 2) Northeast 3) Southwest 4) West 5) Southeast
500
What effect does elevation have on the climate?
A rise in elevation causes the temperature to fall. Some places at a high elevation have a colder climate.
500
How does having many natural resources help a region's economy?
It means that the region can use those resources to make products and its economy can grow.
500
How have some regions adapted to to fit the environment? (such as building houses)
Example: Some houses can be built raised off the ground so they are protected from floods and rising water.
500
Which region as the largest variety of landforms?
The West region; it has coast, mountains and plains.
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