Chapter 1 Social Studies Review

Which features best describe weather and climate?

• temperature, wind

• rain, sleet, snow

• wind, precipitation

• temperature, wind, precipitation

What do we call a place where a river begins?

• mouth

• source

• plateau

• tributary

What is the main reason that Alaska has a colder climate than Hawaii?

• Alaska has a higher elevation than Hawaii

• Alaska has fewer mountains than Hawaii

• Alaska is farther from thee equator than Hawaii

Which of the following resources is renewable?

• coal

• oil

• soil

• copper

Which of the following resources is nonrenewable?

• fuel

• trees

• soil

• livestock

Choose the correct vocabulary word: the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live.

• conservation

• environment

• industry

• groundwater

Which of the following best describes the relative location of the United States?

• north of Canada

• east of the Gulf of Mexico

• west of the Atlantic Ocean

• south of Mexico

Which mountain range lies east of the Interior Plains?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Coast Ranges

• Sierra Nevada

• Rocky Mountains

Choose the best vocabulary word: the protecting of natural resources and using them wisely

• conservation

• environment

• renewable

• nonrenewable

Choose the best vocabulary word: the kind of weather a place has most often.

• temperature

• climate

• precipitation