social studies communities unit 3

Which of these is a landform you can see in the Southwest region of the United States?

• cactuses
• snakes
• canyons
• bridges

How did logging become an important industry in Seattle?

• Airplanes are made in Seattle.
• Seattle has many trees.
• Chief Sealth helped the settlers.
• Fish are in important resource.

Farmers in the Southwest region bring in water for their crops.  How has this changed the region?

• Many plants that could not grow there now grow very well.
• Many plants have died from too much water.
• Many trees have been cut to clear land for planting crops.
• Many plants cannot live there because of the cold weather.

Which landform makes it possible for the people in the Western region to enjoy snow skiing?

• plateau
• desert
• mountain
• canyon

What have people done to forests to meet human needs?

• They bring in water so the trees can grow.
• They heat their homes and offices.
• They wear warm clothing such as hats and scarves.
• They cut the trees for lumber to build houses.

What are two ways to conserve natural resources?

• use as much of them as you can and recycle them
• dig deep into the earth and use less of them
• recycle them and dig oil wells
• use less of them and recycle them

Why is it important to conserve fuels?

• Conserving fuels helps scientists find new sources of energy.
• Once fuel is recycled it can never be used again.
• There are so many fuels that it is not possible to use them up.
• Fuels are natural resources that can become used up.

Which is one way to conserve natural resources?

• by using as much of them as you can
• by using less of them
• by using more of them
• by using them only once

A ______is a large land area that has special features.

• fuel
• climate
• physical environment
• region

Landforms and climate make up the _______of a region.

• adobe
• physical environment
• ecosystem