Regions
Vocabulary
Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources
Landforms
100
Millville is located in this region of New Jersey.
What is the Atlantic Coastal Plain?
100
A distinct area with common features that set it apart from other aresa. New Jersey has 4 of these.
What is region?
100
New Jersey has lots of this resource, we use it for drinking, washing, watering crops and even making electricity!
What is water?
100
The surroundings in which people, animals or plants live.
What is the environment?
100
New Jersey is famous for the sandy areas near the ocean.
What are beaches? (Or seashore, shore, coast)
200
About 3 million people live in this region, more than any other region of New Jersey. (Hint, it touches New York City.)
What is the Piedmont Region?
200
An area that has many people, buildings and transportation. The adjective that means, "of a city."
What is urban?
200
This is the name of the forests are around us. Trees are harvested from the forest for building, pencils, paper and even Christmas trees.
What is the Pinelands?
200
A natural substance that is found in the ground that does not come from plants or animals.
What are minerals?
200
The Piedmont region is named for these landforms at the bottom of mountains.
What are foothills?
300
This region of New Jersey cuts across the north west corner of the state.
What is the Ridge and Valley Region?
300
A region's way of life; the language, music, food, and holdiays.
What is culture?
300
The business of growing crops and raising animals.
What is agriculture?
300
New Jersey does not produce this resource, but millions of gallons of this "black gold" are shipped here to be processed.
What is oil?
300
These occur at the fall line where rivers from the Piedmont drop from the highlands to the lowlands of the Atlantic Coastal Plains.
What are waterfalls?
400
Most of our states lakes and resevoirs are located in this region.
What is the Highlands Region?
400
An area of the countryside. There are not many people or buildings here; there could be farms or forests.
What is rural?
400
Farmers make sure their farms are renewable resources by adding fertilizer to this.
What is soil?
400
The place where people dig out limestone, sandstone, and granite from the ground.
What is a quarry or mine?
400
New Jersey's plains and rich soil give our state this nickname.
What is The Garden State?
500
Our state's highest point is located in this region. (Hint: It is not the Highlands Region!)
What is the Ridge and Valley Region?
500
The way a community uses resources (and money) to meet people's needs and wants.
What is the economy?
500
Materials that can be used over and over again, or replaced.
What are renewable resources?
500
Materials that are available in a limited supply; when we use them us, they will be gone forever.
What are non-renewable resources?
500
The rocky soil and grassy slopes make the Ridge and Valley region a good place to graze these animals.
What are cows?
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