Vocabulary
Natural Resources
Human Effect on Environment
Environment Effects Humans
Improve Environment
100

What word means to save and protect resources?

conserve

100

What are some natural resources?

trees, oil, soil, and water

100

What does smoke from burning fires cause?

air pollution

100
What does adapt mean?

to change the way you do something

100

What does it mean to recycle?

to use something again

200

What word means to change something?

modify

200

What is soil used for?

to grow crops for people to consume

200

What do people in cities do when more people move there?

They build homes and skyscrapers to fit more people.

200

How do people adapt to cold weather?

wearing warm clothes

200

How can people conserve resources?

use less of them or recycle

300

What kind of resource can be replaced easily?

renewable resource 
300

What are some resources found in the Midwest?

coal, oil, timber

300

What is an effect of factories on the environment?

chemicals can pollute the air and nearby waterways
300

How do people in desert climates adapt to their climate?

build homes that stay cool or practice water conversation

300

Why do we have state and national parks?

to conserve and protect land

400

What kind of resource takes a long time to be replaced?

nonrenewable resource

400

What can oil be made into?

gasoline, telephones, toys, plastic bags

400

What does it mean when farmers irrigate?

bring water in through pipes 

400

How do people in the mountains adapt to their climate?

collect supplies to prepare for winter storms

400

Why do factories use recycled materials?

to conserve natural resources 

500

What words means washing away of soil by wind, rain, and nearby rivers?

erosion

500

What is an example of renewable resources and nonrenewable resource?

renewable-trees and soil

nonrenewable-coal, oil, natural gas

500

What is a positive effect on human effect on the environment?

farmers rotating different crops, miners plant trees, leaders pass laws, clean up the land, or making state & national parks

500

How do people in the plains adapt to their climate?

herd cattle and ranching

500

What is a effect of a law that helps the environment?

clean drinking water, cleaner streets/no littering, or ocean is cleaner because chemicals are not dumped