Landforms
What is the Cordillera?
refers to the pattern of weather over a long period of time
What is Climate?
Materials such as forests, minerals, water, fish, land found in nature.
What is a natural resource?
a natural feature of the earth's surface.
What is a landform?
Sometimes when air descends from the peak of a mountain, it becomes warmer. This causes the climate of some areas to
become very dry and desert-like.
What is Rain-Shadow Areas?
Materials that we can get more of without running out. Example: Solar, wind, forests.
What is a renewable resource?
Hoodoos are found in the badlands which is located in this region.
What is the Plains?
There are high winds in this region. The high winds increase the dryness of
this region.
What is the Plains?
Materials that, once they run out, we cannot get anymore. Example: Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas
What is non-renewable resource?
Areas farther north in a region are _______ and areas further south are ______
What is colder and warmer?
One of the most common resources in this region is lumber. Lumber is wood to make houses.
What is the Cordillera?
The landforms in this region are very unique. They include glaciers, frozen sea ice, and pingos
(earth-covered ice)
What is the Arctic?
In this region you can have 24 hours of sunlight in the summer.
The Arctic
Agriculture (farming) and oil are very popular resources found in this region.
The Plains