Social Studies Chapter 1 Review

What does the farming industry need a lot of water to do?

• make rivers

• grow crops

• it doesn't need a lot of water

• take showers

What is one way to conserve nonrenewable resources?

• driving your car everywhere

• use gas whenever you can

• drive a car less often

• we don't need to conserve nonrenewable resources

Which is not a feature of climate?

• temperature

• wind

• soil

• precipitation

The surroudings in which people, plants, and animals live is called what?

• environment

• shelter

• renewable

• sources

What is the source of a river?

• where it ends

• where it bends

• where it begins

• where it joins another river

The Appalachian Mountains is what direction of the Interior Plains?

• east

• west

• north

• south

Trees are what kind of resource?

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• biodegradable

• they are not a resource

West of the Atlantic Ocean is what type of location of the United States?

• exact

• approximate

• relative

• good

Why does Alaska have a cooler climate than Hawaii?

• It is closer to the equator.

• It has more snow.

• It is father from the equator.

• It is really hotter than Hawaii.

Countries located north of the equator are in which hemisphere?

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western