Lesson 1
What is a community?
A community is a place where people live, work and play.
A community with a lot of people and many tall buildings is what type of community?
Urban community
An area with things in common like history, culture and climate.
Region
Mineral
A wall across a river or stream that holds back water.
The study of Earth and how people and animals interact with it is called what?
Geography
A community with lots of open land and few people is what type of community?
Rural community
What does adapt mean?
To change the way you live.
A resource that is found in nature that cannot be replaced easily.
Nonrewable resource
A community of living and nonliving things.
Ecosystem
A celebration is also known as what?
A festival
A community that can have schools, buildings and houses, but has less people.
Suburban community
What is a plain?
The air, water, land, and other things around us.
Environment
A long wall built next to a river to prevent flooding.
Levee
A city where a country or state has its government.
Capital
To drive to and from work.
Commute
Something found in nature that people use.
Natural resource
A resource found in nature that can be replaced easily.
Renewable resource
A place to store water.
A reservior
What is the difference between a capital and a capitol?
A capital is a city where a state or country's government meets. A capitol is a building.
A way to get from one place to another.
What is a plateau?
An area of flat land that is higher than the land around it.
To reuse something again.
Recycle
The government built what dam to control flooding on the Colorado River.
Hoover Dam