Vocabulary pt 1
What is geography?
The study of earth's surfaces and the bodies of water that cover it
What is the coast
the land next to the ocean
What is a plain?
a large body of flat land
What are the 3 types of natural resources
renewable resources, nonrenewable resources, and flow resources
What is climate?
What is a natural resource?
things found in nature that are useful to people
what is a landform?
a shape or feature of the earth's surface
Which of these is a flow resource?
- oil
- wood
- wind
-cotton
wind!
What is environment
the air, water, land, and all living things around us
What is a renewable resource
a resource that can be used over and over again
What is a plateau
high, flat land that is raised above surrounding land
all of these are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT
- gold
- trees
- coal
- oil
trees
What is recycling?
using something over again
What is a non-renewable resource
once you use it, it's gone
Recycling is a good way to save
- pollution
- natural resources
- fires
- climate
natural resources
What is a region?
an area that shares one or more features
varies
Name one example of a renewable resource, non-renewable resource, and flow resource
answer will vary