VOCABULARY
ROSEBURG, OREGON
LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSSETS
GALVESTON, TEXAS
100

WHAT WORD MEANS TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE TO FIT INTO THE INVIRONMENT AROUND YOU?

ADAPT OR ADAPTATION

100
WHAT REGION IS OREGON IN?

NORTHWEST

100

WHAT REGION IS NEW MEXICO IN?

SOUTHWEST

100

WHAT REGION IS MASSACHUSSETS IN?

NORTHEAST

100

WHAT REGION IS TEXAS IN?

SOUTHWEST

200

WHAT WORD MEANS THE STUDY OF THE EARTH - ITS SPACE, LAND, AIR, WATER AND PEOPLE?

GEOGRAPHY

200

NAME ONE OF THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT PHYSICAL FEATURES IN ROSEBURG?

THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS, THE VALLEYS, RIVERS

200

NAME 2 OUT OF THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT PHYSICAL FEATURES IN LAS CRUCES?

THE DESERT, THE MOUNTAINS, AND THE RIVER CALLED THE RIO GRANDE.
200

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PHYSICAL FEATURE IN GLOUCESTER?

THE OCEAN

200

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PHYSICAL FEATURE IN GALVESTON?

THE GULF OF MEXICO

300

WHICH WORD MEANS THE PART OF THE EARTH THAT FORMS INTO A MOUNTAIN, OR PLAIN, OR LAKE OR RIVER OR VALLEY, ETC...

PHYSICAL FEATURE

300

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE LIKE IN ROSEBURG?  (TELL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN)

GENTLE, MILD AND RARELY GETS VERY COLD OR HOT.  WINTERS ARE COOL AND RAINY AND SUMMERS ARE WARM AND DRY.

300

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE LIKE IN LAS CRUCES?  (TELL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN)

HOT AND DRY. VERY LITTLE RAIN.  TEMPS ARE OVER 100 DEGREES

300

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE LIKE IN GLOUCESTER?  (TELL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN)

SUMMERS ARE WARM AND SUNNY.  WINTERS ARE COLD AND SNOWY. SPRING AND FALL ARE COOL AND RAINY.

300

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE LIKE IN GALVESTON?  (TELL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN)

IT IS VERY HUMID.  IT IS VERY HOT IN THE SUMMER. THE WINTERS ARE MILD.
400

WHAT WORD MEANS A USEFUL ITEM THAT COMES FROM NATURE, SUCH AS FISH OR WOOD.

NATURAL RESOURCE

400

WHAT IS ROSEBURG'S MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE?

LUMBER (WOOD, TREES)

400

WHAT IS LAS CRUCES MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE?

WATER

400

WHAT IS GLOUCESTER'S MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE?

FISH, CLAMS, LOBSTERS AND OTHER SEAFOOD

400

WHAT IS GALVESTON'S MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE?

FISH AND CRABS

500

WHAT WORD MEANS THE WEATHER IN A PLACE MEASURED OVER TIME?

CLIMATE

500

WHAT MOUNTAINS ARE IN ROSEBURG?

THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS

500

THE RIO GRANDE IS IN LAS CRUCES.  WHAT DOES RIO GRANDE MEAN IN SPANISH

GREAT RIVER

500

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLOUCESTER HAVE A SPECIAL PHRASE ABOUT THE WEATHER. WHAT IS THAT PHRASE?

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WEATHER, WAIT 5 MINUTES AND IT WILL CHANGE.

500

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE HURRICANE THAT DESTROYED PARTS OF GALVESTON?

HURRICANE IKE

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