Climate
True or False: Elevation affects climate
True
List a landform in the US.
Mountains, plains, plateaus, valleys, etc
What are the three types of resources?
Natural, limited, and human resources
What is fertile soil, and why is it important?
It is rich soil which makes it better for planting crops.
What is climate?
the long-term weather patterns in an area or region
What two landforms cover most of the Western US?
Mountains and plateaus
Give an example of a natural resource and an example of a limited resource.
Natural: sunlight, land/soil, wood, water(oceans, rivers, lakes)
Limited: minerals, fuels
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
Rotation is the spinning of the Earth, revolution is it's path around the sun.
What are two things that affect climate?
Seasons, rotation and revolution of the Earth, elevation, distance from equator, heating and cooling of land and water
What are the four most common landforms of the US?
What is conservation and why is it important?
Conservation is protecting our natural resources and using them wisely. This is important because some resources are limited and can run out.
What is one thing people do to prevent rivers from flooding when they live on a floodplain?
Build levees or dams
What type of climate does Missouri have during the Summer?
hot, humid, a lot of thunder/rain storms
What type of land lies along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf?
Large bays
Soil conservation: planting trees to protect soil from wind, plow fields in specific ways
Find other sources of energy, recycle, drive less (carpool)
What are the three main parts of a river? Describe them.
Source: where the river begins
Channel: the deepest part of the river
Mouth: where the river empties into a larger body of water
[1] How does the heating and cooling of land and water affect an area's climate?
[2] How does being near or further from the ocean affect an area's climate?
[1] The cold or warm air above the water blows over the land and cools it down or heats it up.
[2] Places near the ocean are more humid, and places further from the ocean are more dry.
What is erosion? Give an example of how it wears down the land.
Erosion is the wearing away of the Earth's surface. One example is that it creates wider and deeper rivers.