Lesson 1: Where is CA?
What is the definition of Hemisphere?
Hemisphere is a half sphere or globe.
What is a landform?
it is a shape or feature on Earth's surface.
What is climate?
It is the usual weather of a place over time.
what is the definition of a natural resource?
anything from nature that people use.
what is the definition of geography?
the study of peoples and places on Earth.
What is the definition of Equator?
it is an equal distance from two poles.
What is erosion?
it is the wearing away of Earth's surface by wind or water.
What 3 things affect climate?
1. the distance from the equator (places closer to the equator are warmer than places that are further away from it)
2. the distance from the ocean (water does not change temperature as much as land does, so it keeps a coastal city cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter)
3. elevation (places with higher elevations usually have colder climates than places that are lower.
what is the definition of a renewable resource?
it can be replaced or renewed after people use them.
what things can change/reshape the land?
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Erosion
what 4 questions do geographers ask?
where is it?
why is it there?
what is it like there?
how has it changed?
Many of CA's mountains were created by what?
volcanoes
what is the definition of region?
what is the definition of a nonrenewable resource?
they are things that nature cannot replace or renew once they are used.
what is a desert?
a region that gets little rain
what is a continent?
a large mass of land on Earth's surface.
what is a delta?
a wide, flat, area of land near the mouth of a river.
what are California's 4 regions?
Coast, Mountains, Central Valley, and Desert region
What is the definition of a flow resource?
something such as wind or sunshine that must be used when and where its available.
What type of resource is steam? and what is it used for?
it is a flow resource, its used to generate electricity.
What are the two hemispheres?
Northern hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
what is the definition of environment?
it is everything that surrounds and affects living things.
what is a wetland?
it is a low area that has water on or near the surface of the land.
why is it important to conserve natural resources?
It is important to conserve natural resources of all kinds because it can help them last longer. Once we run out, we run out, they're gone forever.
Oranges are an example of what kind of resource?
renewable resource