Vocabulary
Natural features of Earth’s surface are called ___________.
Landforms
Name one example of a landform.
Mountains, plains, plateau, canyon, hill, valley, etc.
The U.S. has __________ states.
50
A resource we must protect so it doesn’t run out is called __________.
Conservation
The U.S. is bordered by __________ to the north and __________ to the south.
Canada; Mexico
A dry area with little rain is called a ___________.
Desert
Name one example of a body of water.
Lake, river, ocean, pond, gulf, bay, etc.
Which region has deserts and canyons, like the Grand Canyon?
Southwest
A natural fuel resource from underground is __________.
Oil
People in cities live __________ together.
Close; Closely
An underground layer of rock that holds water is a ___________.
Aquifer
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides is a ___________.
Canyon
Two main parts of climate are __________ and __________.
Temperature and precipitation
The U.S. grows lots of __________, __________, and __________ in the Midwest.
Wheat, corn, soybeans (or "and other crops")
People on the Texas plains often raise __________.
animals (cattle)
Using ditches or pipes to water crops is called ___________.
Irrigation
A large, flat, raised area of land is a ___________.
Plateau
A huge boundary between the U.S. and Canada is the __________.
Great Lakes
A __________ is the way people use resources and wealth in a place.
Economy
Give one way people adapt to where they live.
Examples: wearing certain clothes, houses on stilts, tunnels in cold states, etc.
A resource that can be replaced, like trees, is called a ___________.
Renewable resource
Flat land along a river that can flood is a ___________.
Floodplain
The __________ region is the largest region in the U.S.
West
Tools and scientific knowledge we use to do work are called __________.
Technology
Weather is the condition of the __________ at a certain time and place.
air