All About the Regions
Key Terms
NJ Cities
Mother Nature
WILD CARD
100
The US region that involves New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware
What is the Middle Atlantic Region
100
The repeating circle of rain or snow falling to the ground and running into streams and rivers
What is the water cycle
100
Largest city in New Jersey, has many factories, banks, and big companies
What is Newark
100
Water, trees, and soil are all examples of __________ _____________
What is renewable resources
100
Lines on a globe that run from east to west
What is longitude
200
The largest region in New Jersey which includes the Jersey Shore and stretches along the Atlantic Coast of the United States
What is Atlantic Coastal Plain
200
Something found in nature that people use
What is a natural resource
200
Jersey City connects New Jersey to New York using this tunnel
What is the Holland Tunnel
200
When chemicals, waste, and smoke make our air dirty
What is pollution
200
the climate of New Jersey
What is moderate climate: mild springs, warm summers, brisk autumns, cold winters.
300
The region with many lakes
What is the Highlands
300
A type of natural resource that comes from parts of plants and animals that provide energy for heating and transportation
What are fossil fuels
300
This city is named after the landowners of the first English colony in NJ
What is Elizabeth
300
A community of landforms, plants, people, and animals
What is an ecosystem
300
New Jersey is a leader in _____________ because of its key location and quick access to big cities and other states.
What is transportation
400
The hilly region with a lot of countryside, mountains, valleys, and beautiful scenery
What is Appalachian Ridge and Valley
400
A natural resource that comes from a mine, like Iron and Zinc
What is a mineral
400
The city on the Passaic River
What is Paterson
400
Three things that could help save our natural resources
What is not wasting water, using less paper, using electrical cars, polluting less, not cutting down trees, etc.
400
The government program that that protects and preserves nature
What is the Environmental Protection Agency
500
The region with the Pinelands, the woody area that takes up many miles of New Jersey
What is Atlantic Coastal Plain
500
We need to carefully use our ____________ ____________ because they are so important to our society.
What is renewable resources
500
Our state's capital
What is Trenton
500
The process of wearing away over time because of wind and water.
What is erosion
500
New Jersey's main cities
What is Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Paterson
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