SS Review (Climate, Natural Resources)

Japan is an island off the coast of Asia. People who live there eat a lot of

seafood. What is a likely reason for this?

• People in Japan don’t like to eat other foods.

• People fish and eat from the ocean that surrounds them.

• There are no stores to buy food in Japan.

• Plants do not grow in Japan.

Why is wind considered an inexhaustible resource that can be used in any

climate?

• We can use it to make many things

• It can be a solid, liquid or gas

• We will never run out of it

• People make it in a factory

Why don’t stores in San Antonio sell sleds or snow skis in the winter?

• Most people from San Antonio don’t like vacations.

• Our climate is not cold enough to enjoy them here.

• Stores in San Antonio are not allowed to sell those items.

• They are too expensive for most families.

People have built dams to create lakes across the United States.

Are dams an example of a modification or an adaptation?

• modification

• adaptation

Look at this picture of a beach after an oil spill in the ocean.

The oil contaminated the beach and harmed the wildlife living there. What

does the word contaminated mean?

• cleaned up

• recycled

• conserved

• polluted

Many people live on the beach. Hurricanes are very serious storms that start

in the ocean and cause flooding and wind damage to homes and businesses

on land. Look at the picture of a house on the beach.

How is this home built to adapt to high winds and flooding?

• It is very expensive

• The doors lock

• It is built on stilts

• It has many windows

How might someone who lives in a cold climate be different from someone

who lives in a warmer climate?

• They would drive newer cars.

• They would wear different clothes.

• They would take more vacations.

• They would not go to school.

San Antonio has times of drought where it doesn’t rain for long periods of

time. The weather is also very hot in the summer.

What is one way people in San Antonio adapt their behavior to live in this

climate?

• We keep several jackets and sweaters in our closets.

• We wear helmets when we ride our bikes.

• We water our plants and use sprinklers to keep grass alive.

• We make sure we have umbrellas ready at all times.

What makes deserts an extreme place to live?

• many thunderstorms

• dangerous highways

• lack of water

• dark forests

Which statement about natural resources is TRUE?

• Recycling is the only way to save natural resources.

• We will never run out of natural resources.

• Wind and sun are not natural resources.

• People use resources faster than they can be replaced.