Social Studies: Chapter 2 Vocabulary Review

_____________ is the study of the Earth and the way people live on it and use it.

• Climate

• Natural resources

• Geography

• Region

A _____________ is a shape on the Earth's surface.

• megalopolis

• landform

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

_____________ is the measurement of heat and cold.

• Climate

• Temperature

• Megalopolis

• Region

A _____________ is a group of cities that have grown so close together they seem to form one city.

• precipitation

• landform

• temperature

• megalopolis

_____________ is the weather an area has over a number of years.

• Precipitation

• Climate

• Acid rain

• Conservation

_____________ means depending on each other to meet needs and wants.

• Interdependent

• Pollution

• Temperature

• Economy

A _____________ is a large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas.

• region

• landform

• mineral

• renewable resource

_____________ is the moisture that falls to Earth as rain or snow.

• Precipitation

• Acid rain

• Pollution

• Conservation

_____________ means dry.

• Humid

• Precipitation

• Arid

• Climate

A _____________ is a substance found in the earth that is neither a plant nor animal.

• fossil fuel

• renewable resource

• humid

• mineral