Vocab
What is a region?
An area with common features that set it apart from other areas.
What are Missouri's two major rivers?
Mississippi and Missouri
A resource that cannot be replaced
Nonnrenewable
Climate
How many regions are in Missouri?
5
In Missouri we have different landforms, hills, valleys, and large areas of nearly flat land called_____. As well as high, flat landforms that rise steeply above the surrounding land.
Plains
Plateaus
Mark Twain
Missouri leads the country in mining and making what three things?
Lead, fire bricks, zinc
A natural resource that are found in the Earth
Minerals
What region is Missouri in the United States?
Middle West
The river forms the ________ or the beginning of the river.
The place where a river flows into another larger body of water is called the ______
Source
Mouth
The Mississippi River is a source of ____________ or electricity produced by water.
hydroelectric power
What are three renewable resources?
Forests, Soil, Water, Wildlife, People
Elevation
What is Missouri's highest point?
Taum Sauk Mountain
What is a process by which water and wind wear away the top layer of soil?
Erosion
What is the Missouri rivers three major uses.
water, transportation, recreation
What are some ways we can help save our planet?? Give an example.
Recycle- give an example
Missouri picks up large amounts of ________ or small particles of soil and sand.
Silt
What force resulted in Northern Missouri being a flat plain??
Glaciers
One way to make resources last is to practice?
Conservation
place the following terms in the correct order to explain the course of a river.
Source, mouth, tributaries
What effects do Missouri's natural resources and climate have on our lives?
Our climate dictates what we can grow and the different resources we can use.
A ___________ is a line that people agree on to separate two places.
Boarder
What are the eight states that surround Missouri?
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa