Social Studies Chapters 1.1-1.3

What is erosion?

• the process by which water and wind wear away land

• one half of Earth's surface

• a slow movement of continents

• the surroundings in which people, plants and animals live

The slow movement of continents is called

A landform is

• a hemisphere of the earth

• a slow movement of continents

• a feature of Earth's surface

• a way of life that people have followed for a long time

A region can be described as

• an area that has one or more features in common

• anything from nature that people use

• an object sent into space to circle Earth

• a way of life

An economy can be described as

• a community of sheep

• a large ocean

• a way of life

• a system people use to produce goods and services

A natural resource can be described as

• surroundings in which people, plants and animals live

• a way of life that people have followed for a long time

• anything from nature that people use

• a cultural belief

anything that makes the water, soil, or air unhealthy is considered

• sustainable

• pollution

• unpolluted

• pure

What is the edge of a region called?

Two common geographic tools are

A glacier is a

• small island

• a large field

• thick sheet of ice

• a large piece of wood