Tommy Social Studies

Question 1

Basin

Answer 1

Low bowl shaped….with higher ground all around it

Question 2

Delta

Answer 2

The triangle shaped land at rivers mouth

Question 3

Erosion

Answer 3

The wearing away of the Earth’s surface

Question 4

Precipitation

Answer 4

Water, as rain, sleet, snow that falls to the Erath’s surface

Question 5

Source

Answer 5

The place where a river starts

Question 6

Product

Answer 6

Something that people make or grow, usually to sell

Question 7

Elevation

Answer 7

The height of land

Question 8

Fuel

Answer 8

A natural resource, such as coal, oil, or natural

Gas used to make heat or energy

Question 9

Climate

Answer 9

The kind of weather a place has over a long time

Question 10

Peninsula

Answer 10

Land almost entirely surrounded by water

Question 11

Service

Answer 11

An activity that someone does for others for pay

Question 12

Human resource

Answer 12

A worker and the ideas and skills that he orshe brings to his or her job

Question 13

Mouth

Answer 13

The place where a river empties into some larger body of water

Question 14

Canyon

Answer 14

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

Question 15

Fertile

Answer 15

Good for growing crops, as rich land

Question 16

Tributary

Answer 16

A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

Question 17

Economy

Answer 17

The way people in a state, region, or country use resources to meet their needs

Question 18

Plateau

Answer 18

An area of high mostly flat land

Question 19

Sea level

Answer 19

Land that is level with the surface of the ocean

Question 20

River system

Answer 20

A river and it’s tributaries

Question 21

Coastal plain

Answer 21

Low land that lies along an ocean