🌍 Landforms (Mountains, Valleys, Plateaus, etc.)
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest 🏔️
What climate has hot temperatures and little to no rainfall?
Desert 🏜️
Which ecosystem has the most biodiversity?
The Rainforest 🌿🐍
Name one renewable resource.
Sunlight ☀️, Wind 🌬️, Water 💦, Trees 🌳
What do people do to protect themselves from hurricanes?
Build strong houses, have evacuation plans, build levees 🌪️
A low area of land between mountains or hills is called what?
A valley 🌄
The Arctic and Antarctica have what type of climate?
Polar or Tundra ❄️
What type of ecosystem is found in the middle of the U.S. and is great for farming?
Grasslands (Prairies) 🌾
What nonrenewable resource is used for gasoline?
Oil ⛽
How do people adapt to living in deserts?
Wear loose clothing, store water, live near an oasis 🏜️
What type of landform is surrounded by water on three sides?
A peninsula 🏝️
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-term (daily), climate is long-term 🌦️
Name one animal that has adapted to the desert.
Camel 🐫 (Stores water in its hump)
What’s the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?
Renewable can be replaced (ex: trees, water), Nonrenewable takes millions of years to form (ex: coal, oil).
What is one way people change the environment to make life easier?
Build dams for electricity, cut down trees for cities 🌆
Which landform is formed by rivers carving into rock over millions of years?
A canyon (Example: Grand Canyon)
Which two factors determine a region’s climate?
Temperature & precipitation 🌡️☔
What type of ecosystem covers most of Northern Canada and Russia?
Tundra ❄️
Why is solar energy considered a great renewable resource?
The sun never runs out of energy! ☀️
Why do coastal cities have more tourism than landlocked cities?
Because they have beaches, ocean activities, and seafood industries! 🏖️