Airhead Bites
Study of the world and the people and things that live there.
What is a landform?
high, steep-sided area rising above the surrounding land.
What is plateau?
type of weather a place has over a long period of time.
What is climate?
an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
What is the equator?
Southern states tend to be warmer because they are closer to the equator.
Name two renewable resources we discussed in class.
Name two examples of natural resources.
What is air, water, or soil?
Name an example of a nonrenewable resource.
What is oil and other minerals?
Name an example of a flow resource.
What is wind and water?
a tool, machine, or building people use to produce goods and services.
What is capital resource?
Name a capital resource we use in our classroom.
What is computer?
Protection or wise use of natural resources.
What is conservation?
Name two ways we conserve at home.
What is turn off water when brushing teeth, turn off lights when we leave the room, recycle, etc.?
Name the four major regions of the United States.
What is Northeast, South, Midwest, and West?
Name two different ways the United States can be divided into regions.
What is location, landforms, climate, economic activities, customs, and language?
This happens when people make goods they are best able to produce with the resources they have.
What is specialization?
Buying and selling of goods.
What is trade?
How does geography influence what people do for fun?
What is people choose activities, such as skiing or fishing based on geography?
Process by which water and wind wear away the land.
What is erosion?
anything that makes the soil, air, or water dirty and unhealthy.
What is pollution?
Community of plants and animals along with the surrounding soil, air, and water.
What is ecosystem?
Why did the discovery of gold and silver help the city of Denver grow?
What is people moved to the area to look for gold and silver. The city grew as the number of stores, restaurants, and other businesses increased to serve the miners. The population grew as the economy grew.
How does specialization affect trade between regions?
What is specialization increases trade between regions?
Explain why cotton is an important resource in the South but not in other regions.
What is South has an ideal climate for growing cotton? Other regions do not.