Vocab
Aqueduct
A pipe that carries water to cities or farms
Mesa
A hill with a flat top
Name the 6 regions of the USA
West, mid-west, southwest, Southeast, northeast, mountain states
Canyon
A deep narrow valley with steep sides
Erosion
Process of wearing away land by water, wind, or ice
What's a land of contrast?
There's different types of lands in one place (water, desert, etc)
Crude oil
A form of petroleum when drilled out of ground
Adapt
To change to survive
What happens to crude oil in a refinery?
Makes it usable into gas, plastic etc
Desert
Dry land where little rain falls
Buttes
Smaller than a mesa. Hill with flat top
How might a regions weather affect a farmers income?
If there's no rain then plants can't grow and then he can't sell what he grows etc
Drought
A period of little or no rain
Black gold
Crude oil. Known as black gold because it's black and brings in lots of money
What are some natural features of the Southwest?
Mountains, rivers, deserts, plains, canyons, mesas, buttes