Landforms and Regions
What is a landform?
The amount of water in the air is called
Something in the environment that people can use
A natural resource
To change to fit a new set of conditions
Adapt
An underground layer of porous rock that holds water
Aquifer
A dry area that gets little rain
A desert
This is how hot or cold a place is
Temperature
These resources include people and their skills
Human resources
In regions with lots of rain and snow, why are the house roofs slope shaped?
To keep from snow and rain collecting on top of the house.
The use of tools and scientific knowledge to do work
Technology
An area in which places share similar characteristics
A region
The pattern of weather in a place over a period of time
Climate
Name 3 natural resources
Soil, water, and trees
The use of technology to bring water to crops
Irrigation
The use of the wealth and resources in a place
An economy
Large, flat areas of land
Plateaus
_________ climates are warm or hot all year
Tropical
Explain the ways people conserve natural resources
Reusing soil, limit the amount of water you use, and recycling.
Why would people want to settle or live by certain natural resources?
They work or have a business that depends on those natural resources.
The amount of rain or snow that falls in a place
Precipitation
Name ALL five United States regions
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West
Describe how elevation affects the climate of a place
Places at high elevations have a cooler climate.
Give me an 3 examples of nonrenewable resources and 3 examples of renewable resources
Nonrenewable: Coal, oil, and gas
Renewable: Water, lumber, and soil
How would you adapt to the land and climate of Florida?
You would need lightweight clothes (shorts and t-shirts) and use your air conditioner year round.
A boundary