Chapter 1 Geography Of The United States

Question 1

A natural feature of Earth’s surface

Answer 1

Landform

Question 2

A flat-topped landform with slopes and all sides

Answer 2

Mesa

Question 3

A large, flat, raised area of land

Answer 3

Plateau

Question 4

A valley with steep rock sides

Answer 4

Canyon

Question 5

A plain that is formed by flooding along a river

Answer 5

Flood plain

Question 6

An area defined by its common features

Answer 6

Region

Question 7

An area that receives less then ten inches of rain in one year

Answer 7

Desert

Question 8

A line that divides one state from another

Answer 8

Boundary

Question 9

The condition of the air at a certain place and time

Answer 9

Weather

Question 10

The pattern of weather an area has over a long period of time

Answer 10

Climate

Question 11

A measurement telling how hot or cold something is

Answer 11

Temperature

Question 12

The amount of moister that falls as rain and snow

Answer 12

Precipitation

Question 13

The amount of moister in the air

Answer 13

Humidity

Question 14

The distance above or below sea level

Answer 14

Elevation

Question 15

something in the environment that people use

Answer 15

Natural resources

Question 16

The way a place uses its resources to produce goods and services

Answer 16

Economy

Question 17

Something that people make or grow

Answer 17

Product

Question 18

Something that cannot be replaced or would take along time to form again

Answer 18

Nonrenewable

Question 19

To limit the use of something

Answer 19

Conserve

Question 20

Something that can be replaced

Answer 20

Renewable

Question 21

To change to fit a new set of conditions

Answer 21

Adapt

Question 22

The use of scientific knowledge or tools to do work

Answer 22

Technology

Question 23

The practice of bringing water to fields, usually by means of ditches and channels

Answer 23

Irrigation

Question 24

An underground layer of porous rock that contains water

Answer 24

Aquifer