Social Studies Chapter 1

What is a landform?

• a formation made by land
• physical feature of earth's surface
• a substance mined from earth
• a basin

What type of landform is seen here?

• plains
• trees
• water
• basin

What is the landform?

• Ocean 
• Plateau
• Plain
• Valley

All of the things we use from nature or the world around us...

• living resources
• nonrenewable resources
• renewable resources
• natural resources

A substance mined from the earth, such as aluminum, salt, and sulfur?

• basin
• nation
• mineral
• environment

Geographers split the earth into regions to help them study.  What is a region?

• An area that shows common characteristics
• A landform
• A new mineral to mine for.
• A person who moves a lot.

A geographer is

• someone who helps you.
• a person who digs holes in the earth.
• a person who studies the earth and its features.
• some you get ice cream from.

An area where people have similar beliefs and customs 

• cultural region
• school
• state

A region is an area that has: 

• One or more common features
• No people living in it
• Few physical features
• Set physical boundaries

A culture that is diverse has

• many different groups of people.
• only plains for landforms.
• people that all look the same.
• People that are good at dividing numbers.