Landforms
Hawaii is an
island
A stream of water
a river
Latitude lines lay
East to west
I occur over a short period of time
Weather
The two main categories of natural resources are
Renewable and Non-Renewable
Everest is an example of a
Mountain
I have land completely surrounding me. What am I?
A lake
longitude lines measure
east to west
I never go above 50 degrees
Polar
Are resources evenly distributed around the world?
No!
Land surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
Body of water that curves into a cape or headland
A bay
Exact location is
Absolute
I am found near the equator
Tropical
Minerals, soil, fossil fuels are examples of
What is a basin?
Drainage area for rivers to flow into
What is a strait?
narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
North South East West is used for
Relative location
I receive hardly any water here...
dry
What is an isthmus?
narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas of land
I carve out canyons. What am I?
What 5 things did we use to describe a place's Relative location?
Hemispheres, continent, region, countries it's near, physical features
I have all 5 climates. What continent am I?
North America
threats to natural resources are
overpopulation, climate change and environmental pollution