Chapter 1 Flashcards
The largest land areas on Earth. Examples: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia.
Continents
To dig for materials like coal and iron
Mine
Is the form or shape of part of Earth’s surface
Landform
Sun-dried bricks
Adobe
The daily conditions outside such as hot or rainy
Weather
The weather a place has over a long period
Climate
The height of land above sea level
Elevation
To have an influence on
Affect
Kinds of plant life
Vegetation
All living things such as plants and animals
Ecosystem
A place where there is much flat land and rich soil
Agricultural region
A place where many kinds of factories are located
Industrial region
A resource that can be replaced in a short time
Renewable resource
A resource that takes a long time to be replaced or cannot be replaced after it is used
Nonrenewable resource
To save and protect
Conserve
The washing away of soil by rain, wind, and nearby rivers
Erosion
It means to use an item again
Recycle
To change the way you do something
Adapt
To change something
Modify
To bring water in through pipes
Irrigate
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica are…
The seven continents
The Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean are…
The five oceans
Glaciers, mountains, hills, islands, and peninsulas are types of…
Landforms
The largest freshwater lakes in the world are…
The Great Lakes in the United States
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario are…
The five Great Lakes
The West, the Midwest, the Northeast, the Southeast, and the Southwest are…
The five regions of the United States
Volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes are examples of…
Natural hazards
Natural hazards can cause…
Changes to the land
Trees, soil, and water are examples of…
Renewable resources
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of…
Nonrenewable resources
Climate that is dry and hot, can be cool at night and water is limited
Desert climate
Flooding from hurricanes and landslides & mudslides from earthquakes can cause changes to the land that are…
Dramatic and happen quickly
Erosion is a an example a physical process that can change the land…
Slowly
Climate that has a lot of rainfall, humidity, and little farmland
Wetland climate
Climates that are cool and wet and farming can be difficult because of the elevation
Mountain climates
Climates that are cold in the winter and warm in the summer, it’s usually windy which can wear away the soil plains, have little rainfall, but there are sources of water such as rivers; the plains work well for herding cattle and ranching.
The climates on the plains
