Vocabulary
What is a glacier?
A slowly moving body of ice
What is rapid human change in Seattle?
Regrade hills with water canons, dynamite; chop down trees
Do trees and plants help stop erosion?
Yes
Does a glacier move quickly or slowly?
Slowly
How tall was a glacier in Seattle?
Five Space Needles high
What is a hill?
Rising land, sloping sides, not as big as mountains
What is slow human change in Seattle?
Duamish natives used canoes on rivers
What is a slow natural change in Seattle?
Glacier, erosion
Is a landslide a rapid change or a slow change?
Rapid change
What is slow natural change: landslide or erosion?
Erosion
What is erosion?
Wind and water wear away the land
What is human change: chopping down trees or windstorm?
Chopping down trees
What does a glacier do to the land?
Scratch and carve
Who changed the land the most? Duamish or settlers?
Settlers
What do we do during an earthquake drill?
Stay in class, get under a table, hold on.
What is conservation in Seattle?
Planting trees and plants, protecting habitat
How can people protect habitat?
Make parks, limit buildings
What is a rapid natural change in Seattle?
A windstorm or earthquake
What is harder to climb--a gradual hill or a steep hill?
A steep hill
What kind of boat did Duamish natives use?
Canoe
What does regrade mean?
Change the slope of a hill (make it flat)
Why did European settlers change the hills?
For better transportation (horses) and business
What can a windstorm do to the land?
Uproot trees, cause landslides
Who cut down more trees--Duamish or settlers?
Settlers
Planting trees