MPCS4thSocialStudies/Ch1Test
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- What is an example of a renewable resource?
- trees
- What terms means to use our natural resources wisely?
- conservation
- human resource **
- a person and the skills and knowledge he or she brings to a job (Mommy = tutor)
- Why is geography important?
- it helps us understand the past, helps us understand the United States, and helps us understand what other places are like
- scarcity **
- not having as much of something as people would like (oil to produce gasoline)
- Can human activities change land?
- yes - true
- Why did the economy grow in San Diego?
- its big harbor was good for shipping and trade
- What are 3 landforms you might see if you took a trip across the United States?
- mountains, valleys, plains
- To go to the Grand Canyon from the Applachian Mountains in which direction would one travel (used with a map)?
- west
- landforms **
- features on the surface of the land such as mountians, valleys, or plains
- equator
- imaginary line around the middle of the earth
- pollution
- anything that makes the soil, air, or water dirty and unhealthy
- ecosystem
- a community of plants and animals along with the surrounding soil, air, and water
- geography
- the study of the world and the people and things that live there
- What is the term used to desribe when many people want a product, but there aren't enough for everyone (like trying to get a Wii before Christmas)?
- scarcity
- region **
- an area that has one or more features in common "The South"
- plateau
- a high, steep-sided area rising above the surrounding land
- trade
- the buying and selling of goods
- specialization **
- happens when people make the goods they are best able to produce with the resources they have
- political map
- shows cities, states, and countries
- conservation
- the protection and wise use of natural resources
- physical map
- shows the location of physical features such as landforms, bodies of water, or resources
- capital resource **
- a tool, machine, or building people use to produce goods and services (Daddy's embroidery machine)
- What is needed to turn natural resources into things we use?
- capital resources and human resources
- Why do people choose to live certain places?
- they like the environment
- What has shaped the Grand Canyon?
- erosion
- opportunity cost
- the thing you give up when you decide to do or have something else
- Why are places closer to the equator warmer than places farther from the equator?
- sunlight strikes most directly at the equator - and the more direct the sunlight, the warmer it is
- economy
- the system people use to produce goods and services
- climate **
- the type of weather a place has over a long period of time (includes temperature and amount of precipitation)
- What is an example of a natural resource?
- water
- What is an example of a natural forces changing the land?
- the Grand Canyon (erosion)
- What affects climate?
- landforms and the distance from the equator
- What do farmers specialize in growing in the South?
- cotton for making clothing
- What is the term for a high, steep-sided area rising above land?
- plateau
- consumer
- someone who buys goods and services
- erosion **
- the process by which water and wind wear away the land
- What is a landform that is located east of the Mississippi River (used with map diagram)?
- The Appalachian Mountains
- environment
- the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live
- Where is the Dairy Belt region?
- in the Midwest and Northeast
- How are regions of a country grouped together?
- by location, climate, activities, culture, or resources