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Environments/Climate
Resources
Odds & Ends
100
This is a large land area that has special features.
a region
100
This means to change the way you do something.
adapt
100
What region do we live in?
the Midwest
100
What do we use natural resources for?
We use them to build our homes, make our clothing, and make the many products we use every day.
100
What does it mean to use something again?
recycle
200
This includes a regions landforms and climate.
physical environment
200
This is a mixture of earth, straw, and water that is formed into bricks and dried.
adobe
200
What is something you could do in the West region?
fish, hike, ski, and paddle a kayak
200
Name two natural resources.
minerals, trees, fuel, water, soil, gold
200
What was an important natural resource in California?
gold
300
This is a shape or part of the Earth's surface, such as a mountain or plain.
landform
300
These are useful materials that come from the earth.
natural resources
300
What affects a region's climate?
The distance from the equator, how close they are to the sea, and how high they are above sea level.
300
In 1848 gold was discovered in what state?
California
300
What is one way to conserve natural resources?
Use less of them or recycle them
400
This is the kind of weather a place has from year to year.
climate
400
By 1849, more than 80,000 people had rushed to California to look for gold. What was this movement called?
the Gold Rush
400
How have people adapted to their environment?
They change the environment to fit their needs. For example people cut down trees for homes and to use the land to grow crops.
400
What state is well known for it's natural resource of oil?
Texas or Alaska
400
What would happen if we used up all the fuels on Earth?
We would have to find new sources of energy.
500
Each physical environment and all the living things in it work together in a system called what?
an ecosystem
500
What does it mean to use resources carefully?
conserve
500
If you moved from the Southeast region to the Midwest region in the middle of the winter how would you adapt?
You would have to wear warmer clothes than you are use to.
500
Why do we conserve our natural resources?
The earth only has a limited amount of them so we conserve them so they will last a long time.
500
What is California's nickname that was given to it for both its sunny days and for the gold that brought thousands of people there.
the Golden State