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Vocabulary
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Extra Credit
100
What is a plain?
Mostly flat land
100
Which landform is found in the midwest region
plains
100
What type of climate describes an area that is usually very warm all year?
tropical
100
What are human resources
people that make products or provide services
100
What is precipitation?
The amount of rain or snow that falls
200
What is climate?
The weather of a place averaged over a long period of time
200
Which famous landform is found in the Southwest region?
Grand Canyon
200
What is the climate of the Southwest region?
hot and dry
200
Give an example of a nonrenewable resource
oil Natural Gas Coal
200
What is humidity
The amount of moisture in the air
300
What is a desert?
Hot and dry land
300
How is climate different from weather?
it is based on weather averaged over a long period of time
300
What is the most valuable resource of the Northeast?
coal
300
How is a renewable resource different than a nonrenewable resource
It can be replaced
300
What is a natural resource?
Something in the environment that people can use
400
What is elevation?
How high a place is above sea level
400
What are the two major factors of weather and climate?
temperature and precipitations
400
How are regional boundaries often determined?
by major landforms
400
What are the three important natural resources of the southwest
Cotton Natural Gas Oil
400
What is a renewable resource?
Something that can be replaced
500
What is the equator?
An imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the north and south poles
500
Name the five regions of the United States
Midwest Southwest West Southeast Northeast
500
How are regional boundaries different from state boundaries?
They are not set by rules or laws
500
What are the three factors that affect climate?
distance from the equator elevation distance from a large body of water
500
What is a nonrenewable resource
something that can not be replaced