Review 1
What do you call an area that has many similar features?
A region
Brings water to a normally dry area?
Irrigation
A timeline showing 201BC, 101BC, AD101 and AD201 shows how many centuries?
Four Centuries
Tributary Definition
Streams and Rivers that flow into a larger Stream or River.
What Forms Reservoirs?
Building dams across Rivers and Streams.
The United States, Canada and Mexico
What wears down mountain peaks over time....?
Erosion
Streams and rivers flowing into a larger stream or river?
Tributary
Climate in the Southwest?
Is more dry and warm.
Describe geography and climate in the United States.
A large land with a variety of landforms, including mountains, hills, plains, valleys, deserts, rivers, and lakes. It also has very diverse climates.
Degrees measured North and South are lines of.....?
Latitude
Flat low land along the Atlantic Ocean is....?
The Coastal Plain
Natural Resources
Soil, Plants, Water and Minerals
A region's climate describes its....?
Environment
How climate in the Northeast affects life?
Cold winters may make it hard for people to stay warm and find food. However, the hot wet summers would help plants and foods grow.
Longitude
Bodies of water people build dams across?
Rivers and Streams
State that includes largest part of the great basin?
Nevada
Drainage Basin of the Mississippi River
How does distance from the equator affect the climate of a place?
Places that are closer to the equator are often warmer because the sun shines more directly on Earth at the equator.
State Capital closest to 38 degrees North and 82 degrees West is.....?
Charleston, West Virginia
How is Northeast Climate different than Southwest climate?
Colder and wetter
What does it mean to Modify the land?
How the Southwest Climate affects life there?
The hot, dry climate can make it difficult for people to grow food and find fresh water for drinking.
Seasons occur due to different parts of Earth get different amounts of sun and heat at different times.