Vocab: Part 1
What is the average temperature and precipitation over a long period of time?
Climate
What is the study of human and non-human features of Earth?
Geography
How many regions are in the United States?
5
What is another name for the section of states in the middle of North America?
"The Lower 48" or "The Continental United States"
What two things are Canada’s regions defined by?
Geography and Climate
What vocab word does moderate mean in relation to weather?
Temperate
What is the amount of rain, snow, slet, or hail that falls in an area?
Precipitation
How many TERRITORIES are in Canada?
3
Which two states are not included in the Lower 48?
Alaska and Hawaii
What is the massive, rocky area dotted with thousands of lakes known as?
The Canadian Shield
What is the process of moving from one area to another?
Migration
What is an area with limited vegation called?
Tundra
How many PROVINCES are in Canada?
10
What is the most common type of natural disaster in the United States?
Flooding
What has an important effect on where people decide to live in Canada?
Climate
What are cities that are geographically close together known as?
Metropolitan Areas
What is soil that never thaws?
Permafrost
What is an example of a physical feature in the United States?
Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, etc.
Name a resource and a job it creates.
Fish-Fisherman, Oil-Mining, Timber-Lumberjacks, etc.
Name a resource and a job it creates.
Fish-Fisherman, Oil-Mining, Timber-Lumberjacks, Hydroelectric Dams-Engineering, etc.
What is the the number of people who live in one area?
Population Density
What is an area where waters mix and stir up nutrients from the ocean floor?
Mixing Zone
What is an example of a physical feature in Canada?
Canadian Shield, Canadian Cordillera, Artic Archipelago, etc.
Name a problem and what it causes.
Littering-Pollution
Cutting down trees-Deforestation
Resource Use-Depletion
Name a problem and what it causes.
Overdeveloped Hydroelectric Plants-Pollution
Extraction of Too Many Minerals-Overuse
Cutting down Forests-Deforestation