MyWorld Social Studies - Chapter 5, Lesson 2 Vocabulary

What is a MINERAL?

• Nonliving materials found on earth.

• Living materials found on earth.

• Materials found in food.

What is QUARRY?

• A place where stone or marble are dug, cut, or blasted out of the ground.

• A place where soil and plants are dug, cut, or blasted out of the ground.

• A place where bones are dug, cut, or blasted out of the ground.

What is OVERFISHING?

• When people catch fish faster than nature can replace them.

• When people catch fish slowly over a period of time.

• When people catch a lot of fish.

What is BOG?

• An area of soft, wet, spongy ground where moss grows.

• An area of hard, dry, and rocky ground where moss grows.

• An area of slimy ground where moss grows.

Tourist

• Someone who travels for pleasure

• Someone who likes to go shopping

• Someone who likes to drive around in mustangs