Regions of the U.S.
Iowa is located in this region.
Midwest
A natural resource that can be replenished in a shorter amount of time.
Heavy winds eroded this natural resource during the Dust Bowl storms.
topsoil, or soil
Sustainability is the balancing of human and environmental needs now while making sure there will be enough resources in the_________.
future
An area of land with common characteristics.
Massachusetts is located in this region.
Northeast
nonrenewable resource
Interviews with Dust Bowl survivors are considered what kind of information source?
primary source
Nearly everyone at Trinity uses this item to reduce plastic waste.
water bottles (reusable water bottles, stanleys OK)
A material from nature that can be used by humans for various purproses.
natural resource
Idaho is located in this region.
Northwest
This type of natural resource develops underground from decomposed dinosaur bones and other dead life forms over millions of years.
This bug was a major contributing factor to farmer's problems of the Dust Bowl.
grasshoppers
Going _______ is practicing sustainability efforts as an individual or group.
green
Something that helps cause, speed up, or strengthen a result.
contributing factor
This region is known for its dry desert heat.
Southwest
This natural resource is often called "the skin of the earth."
soil
One environmental contributing factor of the Dust Bowl was a drought brought on by the scarcity of what natural resource?
water (precipitation OK)
What was the unsustainable, human caused contributing factor that led to loose topsoil during the Dust Bowl?
over-farming, or over-plowing
A measurement of our impact on the earth's resources.
ecological footprint (environmental footprint OK)
This region produces the most oil of any other region in the U.S.
Southwest
The National Parks mainly preserve this natural resource.
land
What type of conservation was taught to farmers to help prevent another Dust Bowl?
soil conservation
The challenge of sustainability is finding the ____________ between what resources humans need and what resources the earth can provide.
balance
Economic activity related to manufacturing (making things) and consumerism (buying things).
industry