Lesson 1: Land and Regions in the United States
What is a mesa?
Like a hill, but its top is flat.
What is weather?
The condition of the air at a certain time and place.
What is an example of a natural resource?
Soil, water, trees, etc
What does the word adapt mean?
To change to fit a new set of conditions
What is the difference between a mesa and a plateau?
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather changes day to day, climate is a pattern of weather over a long period of time.
What does the word economy mean?
The use of the wealth and resources in a place.
What did they build in Minnesota because of the snow and cold?
Tunnels for the cold.
What is a canyon?
A deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky sides.
Snow is a form of... this stage in the water cycle?
Precipitation
What is mined in Arizona and New Mexico?
Hint: Answer on page 23
Copper
Why are houses in North Carolina built on stilts?
Because of flooding and rising tides.
How many regions are there in the US?
5
How is humidity measured?
The amount of water in the air; how damp the air is.
What natural resource is paper made from?
Trees
What is an example of how technology has allowed people to be more sustainable?
Solar panels, etc
What region do we live in?
Southwest Region
What is condensation?
When high in the air, water vapor cools and forms small drops.
What is a kind of resource is a chainsaw an example of?
Capital Resource
Why is irrigation important?
Irrigation brings water to people and farms.
What region is California in?
The West Coast
Where does all water in streams eventually go?
All water eventually goes to the ocean.
What kind of resource is your teacher an example of?
Human Resource
What is the most famous acquifer?
The Ogallala Aquifer
What is the third largest city in the US?
Chicago, Illinois
What is the biggest factor that affects climate over a place?
Hint: Don't over think it
Location
What is are fruit that is a natural resource commonly found in Arizona?
Citrus fruits
What are acquirers important to farming?
They bring water to farms.
How are state boundaries decided?
They are arbitrary and were decided many years from lawmakers
How does elevation affect temperature?
Places at higher elevation are generally colder.
What is a nonrenewable resource in Pennsylvania people use?
Hint: Answer on page 23
Coal
Water or chemicals are used to reduce the amount of harmful particles in the air.
What causes people to live faraway from each other?
They want more space and maybe want to live on a farm.
What is the coldest place in the US?
Alaska
Why do farmers in different regions grow different things?
Because the weather and soil differ from region to region
What are 3 examples of technologies that are sustainable?
Solar panels, wind mills, electricity
How do the landforms in your region affect what you do?
An example is people do a lot of hiking here because we have mountains and mesas.
What are the 3 steps of the water cycle in the correct order?
Evaporation then condensation then Precipitation
What is the difference between a renewable and non renewable resource? Why is it better to use renewable resources?
Why might people settle near certain natural resoures?
To benefit from those resources; i.e. sunlight or lakes and streams