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Geography
Where Communities are Built
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Examples
Why?
100
How is Vermont's geography different from Kansas'?
Kansas is flat and part of the Great Plains. Vermont has rolling mountains and valleys.
100
Name a reason why a community is built for government.
to have a place for representatives to meet and create laws
100
Define human-made feature.
Features people have added to a place that they have made.
100
Give three examples of human-made features.
houses fences pools playgrounds buildings roads
100
Why is a capital city not always the largest city?
It's centrally located for the citizens and lawmakers.
200
Name three waterways/bodies of water.
oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams
200
Name three reasons why communities are built where people meet.
to share resources to help one another for jobs for worship for community
200
Define physical feature.
Something found in nature.
200
Give three examples of physical features.
climate landforms - mountains, hills, valleys... waterways -oceans, rivers, lakes...
200
Why does climate matter when building a community?
too hot or too cold, too rainy or too dry may make life to difficult
300
Name three landforms.
mountains valleys plateaus plains hills
300
Name two reasons why communities are built near resources.
for survival for jobs
300
Define capital city.
The place where the leaders of a country or state meet and work.
300
Name 2 examples of climates that would not make good places for a community.
hot/dry - dessert cold/desolate - Antartica, Artic Circle
300
Why does the landform matter when building a community?
Steep hills or rugged terrain may make it difficult to travel or find resources.
400
Define climate.
the kind of weather a place has each season year after year
400
Name three reasons why people build communities near water.
for drinking for food for cleaning for power for transportation
400
Define natural resource.
something found in nature that people can use
400
Name 2 examples of landforms where building a community would not be wise.
high mountains - The Rockies, Mount Everest deep canyon - danger of floods
400
Why did Burlington become a large community?
It's built near a lake. There are a lot of natural resources.
500
Define geography.
the study of the Earth's features or shapes
500
Name four reasons why/where people build communities.
near water near resources for government where people meet
500
What is a trade center?
communities where buying and selling goods is the main work
500
Name two waterways that might not make a good place to form a community.
near rapids near ponds - stagnant water near streams - too small
500
Why do people build communities in locations that make life difficult?
jobs resources freedom