Regions
Weather and Climate
The Water Cycle
Resources
Protecting Resources
100
This region has low coastal plains along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River flows through this region. Hint: We live in this region!
What is the Southeast region?
100
This is the condition of the air at a certain time and place.
What is weather?
100
This is the stage of the water cycle where water changes from a liquid to a gas vapor.
What is evaporation?
100
Anything that is used is considered this.
What is a resource?
100
This type of resource can be replaced.
What is a renewable resource?
200
This region has dry plains, canyons, and deserts. Hint: Texas is in this region, and region is directly west of us!
What is the Southwest region?
200
This is the pattern of weather in a place over a period of time.
What is climate?
200
Rain, snow, or sleet are all considered different forms of this.
What is precipitation?
200
This is the number one thing that fertile soil is used for in the Southeast.
What is farming or growing crops/plants?
200
Coal, oil, and gas are considered this type of resource.
What are nonrenewable resources?
300
You will find forests and hills in this region. There is rocky soil, except farther south and west of this region. Hint: New York is located in this region.
What is the Northeast region?
300
This is the coldest type of climate?
What is artic or polar climates?
300
In this stage, water vapor cools and comes together to form a cloud.
What is condensation?
300
This region is known for copper, silver, and gold mining.
What is the West region?
300
Water, fish, soil, trees, and wheat are considered this type of resource.
What is a renewable resource?
400
This region has the largest variety of landforms.
What is the West?
400
This type of climate is located near the equator? This type of climate is warm or hot ALL year.
What is a tropical climate?
400
This stage of the water cycle causes humidity.
What is evaporation?
400
These two types of resources are used to drill for oil.
What is a capital and human resource?
400
Water is renewed through this.
What is the water cycle?
500
These two regions have the highest and lowest populations.
What is the Northeast and Southwest region?
500
Most of the United States has this type of climate. This type of climate is not too hot and not too cold as some other climates.
What is a temperate climate?
500
This determines the type of precipitation that falls. Either rain, snow, or sleet will fall depending on this one factor.
What is temperature?
500
This is the reason that farmers in different regions grow different crops.
What is climate and/or weather?
500
By walking instead of driving a car or turning off lights that are not being used, a person is doing THIS to nonrenewable resources.
What is conserving, or protecting, resources?