Vocabulary
What is an ecosystem
An area in which plants, animal and nonliving things exist together.
What is the definition of Plains?
A broad area of flat land.
How many sides will be surrounded by water for an island.
All sides
Southeast
What is a region?
What is a plateau?
A landform with steep sides and a flat top.
What are 2 things that states in each region have in common?
basic landforms and climate
What region has cold winters and hot summers. It has fertile soil for farming.
Midwest
Where will you see a coast?
along the edge of land where the land and sea meet.
What is a valley?
A lowland that lies between hills or mountains.
What are 2 ways that forests are living resources
People use the wood from trees to build homes and make paper. Forests are where animals live.
What region can be dry or rainy. It has the country's highest mountains and deepest valleys.
West
What is the definition for delta?
The area where a river flows into a sea or ocean.
This region has 4 seasons that change quickly. It has mountains and coasts.
Northeast
This region is very hot and dry. It's growing cities have put a demand on the regions's flimited water supply.
Southwest