Resources
What is a natural resource?
A resource that occurs in nature.
Name three items that can be made from minerals.
jewelry, posts, wire, coins
What is climate?
The kind of weather that takes place over a long period of time
What does the farming industry need a lot of to grow crops?
soil, water, sunlight
What is a renewable resource?
A resource that can be replaced.
What do we use fossil fuels for?
cooking, heat, energy, drive cars
What is weather?
What is groundwater?
water underneath the Earth's surface
Define industry
All the businesses that make one kind of product or provide a service.
Why do people need to conserve resources?
So we don't overuse them and deplete them possibly forever.
Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable? How can we conserve gas or oil?
They can't be repaced.
Drive a car less
How does climate affect how people make money?
Depending on the climate of where you live determines how you can make money with your job. Ex. Ski instructors wouldn't live in a desert and fisherman would need to live near waterways
What are some natural resources found in freshwater?
fish, shellfish
mineral
Give and example of each
Renewable can be replaced and nonrenewable can not be replaced.
trees, oil
Which state produces the most oil?
Alaska,New Jersey, Wyoming, Texas
Texas
How are humidity and precipitation related?
A place with more humidity will get more precipitation.
How do we get water to our homes from groundwater? How do we use it?
wells, pumps, manmade lakes
bathe, cook, drink
Conservation
protecting of natural resources and using them wisely
List three nonrenewable resources.
trees, water, soil
gas, oil, coal
What are sand an gravel used to build?
roads
What 4 conditions affect climate?
1. how far from the equatior place is
2. elevation
3. how far from the ocean a place is
4. what landforms are nearby
What are some fun recreational activities that people do in water?
boating, fishing, swimming
environment
the surroundings in which people, plants and animals live