Chapter 1: Regions of the United States

What the air is like at a certain time and place

• precipitation

• weather

• temperature

• climate

A mild climate that is neither too hot or too cold

• subarctic climate

• tropical climate

• polar climate

• temperate climate

A resource that can be replaced

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

A natural feature on Earth's surface

• elevation

• landform

• plain

• region

A natural resource that cannot be replaced

• Renewable Resource

• Nonrenewable Resource

Area in which places share similar characteristics

• region

• landform

• climate

• elevation

An area with little to no rainfall

• arctic

• desert

• plain

• region

Weather of a place over a long period of time

• temperature

• precipitation

• weather

• climate

An imaginary line that circles the center of the Earth from East to West

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Axis

Coldest type of climate on Earth

• Tropical Climate

• Temperate Climate

• Subarctic Climate

• Polar Climate