Vocabulary
What is a resource?
The things we use
What is population?
The amount of people living in an area
What do we make using trees?
Paper, boxes, furniture
How can you adapt to the weather when it is an arctic climate ?
Wear a coat, gloves to keep yourself warm because it is cold there.
Give an example of how you can recycle something ? (use something for something else)
there can be a lot of different answers
What is an environment?
A person's surroundings
What does it mean to adapt?
to change the way you do something
What natural resource do we use for building materials?
Iron
How do people adapt to living in an area that floods?
They can build their houses on stilts (higher) so the water doesn't get in.
Give an example of How can you conserve resources by reusing something?
reusing a bag in the store,
What does irrigate mean?
to bring water through pipes
What is an agricultural region?
A place with a lot of land and soil used to farm and plant.
Which one is not a natural resource? how do you know?
trees,
water,
a house,
oil.
Describe what an industrial region is
lots of factories, pipes, near in large cities, they use oil, coal, metal. You sometimes can see smoke from the factories.
What is the difference between adapting to the environment and modifying the environment ?
Adapting is changing yourself or something you do based on the environment or weather. Ex; wearing a coat
Modifying is changing the environment for your needs, ex; cutting down trees to build, making irrigation systems.
What does modify mean?
to change something
What is an industrial region?
a place with a lot of factories
What do we use oil for ? (besides cooking)
electricity, plastic, gas
Why would someone modify the environment by cutting down trees?
To make space to build houses, buildings, stores
Why is it important to conserve natural resources?
So we can protect them and not use all of them up
What does conserve mean ?
to save or protect
What does recycle mean?
To use an item again by changing it into something new
How can we conserve natural resources?
recycle something,( ex: use a cereal box as a paper holder or can as a sedaka box... )
resuse something (ex: a plastic bag in supermarket),
Reduce, use less (close lights, use less water)
Is a building a natural resource? Why or why not?
No. They are made of many natural resources like iron, wood,... You need someone to make them out of many parts. Buildings aren't naturally in the world like trees or water.
What part of the map do you look at to help you see what the symbols and colors on the map mean?
The legend