Social Studies Unit 1; Chapter 1

What are Human Resources?

• a resource that can be replaced

• resource that cannot be replaced

• people who provide products/services

• something people use from the environment

What is a region?

• natural feature on the Earth's surface

• a place with similar characteristics

• deep valley

• large, flat, raised area of land

What is a nonrenewable resource?

• natural resources that cannot be replaced

• natural resource that can be replaced

• natural feature on the Earth's surface

• something that people make or grow

What is a landform?

• weather in an area

• climate over a long period of time

• regions of the United States

• natural feature on the Earth's surface

What is weather?

• weather averaged over a long period of time

• how much it rains over a month

• Snow, sleet, hail, rain

• the condition of the air at a certain time and place

What is a natural resource?

• a resource that cannot be replaced

• a resource that can be replaced

• something in the environment that can be used

• something in the environment that cannot be used

What is climate?

• deep valley with rocky walls

• a place to climb on the rocks

• weather over a long period of time

• weather over a short period of time

What is a temperate climate?

• moderate area between tropical and subarctic climate

• an area that is usually very warm all year

• an area that is usually very cold all year

• areas around the poles with the coldest temperatures

What does it mean to conserve?

• use whatever you need

• use whatever you want

• use resources wisely

• use resources as you like

What is subarctic climate?

• an area that is usually very warm all year

• an area around the poles that is the coldest climate on Earth

• An area with short, warm summers and ground covered in snow for most of the rest of the year

• an area between the equator and subarctic; moderate