Vocabulary
What is a region?
A region is an area in which places share similar characteristics.
BONUS (100) - How many regions is the United States divided into and what are their names?
What is a landform? Give four landforms you may find in the United States.
A landform is a natural feature of the Earth's surface.
Ex. mountains, plains, hill, plateau, cliff, volcano, valley, canyon, mesa, dune, desert
What are natural, capital and human resources?
Natural - something in the environment that people can use to make products
Capital - the tools, machines and buildings used to make products
Human - the people, skills, ideas and work needed to make products
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the condition of the air at a certain time and place whereas climate is the pattern of weather (temperature and precipitation) in a place over a LONG period of time.
How can farmers who are far from water sources still grow crops?
by irrigating - the use of technology to bring water to crops (Ex. pipes from lakes, streams and rivers; from an aquifer)
What do you call an imaginary line that divides one state or area from another?
Boundary
What region do we live in?
How is the land and water of our region different from another region? Name each region and give two specific differences.
Midwest
Differences will vary
What are three natural resources found in the Midwest?
Examples include fertile soil, soybeans, corn, hogs, cows, coal, oil and iron ore, wheat
What is the climate of the Midwest like compared to the climate of the Southeast?
Midwest - cold, snowy winters and hot summers
Southeast - mild/warm winters and hot/humid summers
BONUS (100) - Why does the Southeast have a warmer climate than the Midwest?
How does the geography of Michigan affect your life? Give at least two different examples as support.
Give examples of clothes you wear or activities you do in specific seasons.
What does elevation mean?
Elevation is how high the land is above sea level.
BONUS (300) - What are the names of the highest and lowest points in the U.S.?
What two regions do the Appalachian Mountains go through?
Northeast and Southeast
What is a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource? Then, give an example of each.
Renewable Resource - can be replaced (Ex. water, trees, soil, fish, wheat, etc.)
Nonrenewable Resource - can't be replaced (coal, oil, natural gas, etc.)
What U.S. region has the most varied climate? Explain why.
West - discuss varying temperature and precipitation in states like Hawaii and Alaska
How would you need to adapt if you moved from your environment to a very different environment? Give two specific examples.
Answers should relate to wearing different clothes, living in a different kind of house or doing different outside activities
What is technology?
Technology is the use of scientific tools and knowledge to do work.
What are some ways that the Midwest and Southwest are different in terms of their land?
Midwest - grassy plains, rolling hills, forests
Southwest - low coastal areas, dry plains, canyons and deserts
BONUS (100) - What region besides the Midwest is known for having forests and hills? What is a landform this region has that the Midwest does not?
What are the natural, capital and human resources that go into making pizza?
Examples:
Natural - tomatoes for the sauce, dairy cows for the cheese, livestock for the meat toppings
Capital - baked in an oven
Human - pizza baker
How does elevation affect climate?
A rise in elevation causes the temperature to fall. Some places at a high elevation have a colder climate.
How do a region's natural resources shape its economy? Give a specific example from one region.
Look for a natural resource given and then how it impacts the economy (what jobs people have, what products are made and how people make money).