Ch. 1 Social Studies

The place a river begins in called its _________.

• mouth

• source

• opening

• extender

Which features best describe weather and climate?

• rain, sleet, snow

• wind, precipitation

• temperature, wind

• temperature, wind, precipitation

Which of the answer choices best describes the relative location of the US?

• west of the Atlantic Ocean

• South of Mexico

• North of Canada

• East of the Gulf of Mexico

What is environment?

• the surroundings in which plants and animals live

• the surroundings in which people live

• the area of a city

• the surroundings in which plants, animals, and people live

Which is an example of how people can conserve a nonrenewable resource such as oil?

• by driving cars less often

• drilling for more oil

• change the oil in your car more frequently

• planting new trees

Which mountain range lies east of the Interior Plains?

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Coastal Ranges

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Sierra Nevada

The farming _______ needs lots of water to grow crops.

• jobs

• climate

• industry

• elevation

Plains are the most common __________ in the middle part of the US.

• climate

• landform

• industry

• farms

Because the US is located North of the equator, it lies in the __________ Hemisphere.

• Northern

• Western

• Southern

• Eastern

Mountain areas usually have a colder _____ than valley areas.

• elevation

• weather

• climate

• snowfall