Lesson 1
What vocabulary word is defined below:
The type of weather a place has over a long period of time.
Climate
What vocabulary word is defined below.
Not having as much of something as people want.
Scarcity
What vocabulary word is defined below?
A person who buys goods & services.
Consumer
What vocabulary word is defined below?
The process by which water and wind wear away the land.
Erosion
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
North
South
East West
True or False
The equator is an imaginary line that runs vertically around the middle of the Earth.
False
True or False
A capital resource is a tool, machine, or building that people use to produce goods and services.
True
True or False
Trade is the production of goods.
False
Trade is the buying and selling of goods.
True or False
Pollution is anything that makes the soil, air, or water dirty and unhealthy.
True
What are the cardinal & intermediate directions?
North
North East
South East
South
South West
West
North West
A landform is a feature on the surface of the land.
Name 3 examples of a landform.
Mountain
Valley
Plain
Conservation is the protection and wise use of natural resources.
Name 2 ways that we can practice conservation within the classroom.
Teacher Graded
The economy is a system that people use to produce goods and services.
These goods and services include the things people buy and sell and the work that people do for others.
Through the economy, people get the ______, _______, ________, and other things they want or need.
food
clothing
shelter
An environment is composed of 3 factors. What are they?
People
Plants
Animals
What purpose does a legend serve?
Displays the meaning of the symbols used on a map.
Finish the definition:
Geography- The study of.....
the world and the people that live there.
Finish the definition:
The thing you give up when.....
you decide to do or have something.
Finish the definition:
The way people focus on making certain goods they can produces best with the resources that are.....
Nearby & Plentiful
Finish the definition:
Ecosystem- A community of ________ and ________ along with the surrounding soil, _______ and _______.
plants
animals
air
water
What does a compass rose do?
Displays the orientation of the cardinal and intermediate directions
Use plateau in a sentence. The sentence must show meaning.
Teacher Graded
Use human resource in a sentence. The sentence must show meaning.
Teacher graded
Why it matters.....
_________ and __________ increase the amount of good and services people produce.
Specialization & Trade
How do people change the environment?
To meet their needs.
Physical
Product
Population
Political
Weather