Geography and the Way We Live (Lesson 3)

What is a physical feature?

• to change ways of living to fit an environment

• the weather in a place measured over time

• a natural feature of Earth's surface, such as a mountain, plain, lake, or river

• a useful item that comes from nature, such as wood from trees

What is pollution?

• the physical feature in a specific area of land

• anything that makes air, water, or soil dirty or unsafe

• to change ways of living to fit an environment

• a land area with certain common features that set it apart from other areas

What is a natural feature, such as Black Mountain?

• climate

• natural hazard

• physical feature

• pollution

What is using natural resources wisely called?

• adapt

• natural hazard

• conservation

• climate

What is a natural resource?

• a useful item that comes from nature, such as wood from trees

• the physical features, climate, and natural resources of a place

• the weather in a place measured over time

• the careful use of natural resources

What does it mean to adapt?

• it means to change the physical features in a specific area of land

• it means to change ways of living to fit an environment

• anything that makes air, water, or soil dirty or unsafe

• it is the careful use of natural resources

What is part of the physical geography of Truckee, California?

• deserts

• mountains

• gold

• oceans

What does climate mean?

• a force of nature that shapes Earth

• the weather in a place measured over time

• a land area with physical features that set it apart from other areas

• a structure designed to move water over land

What is the climate like in Palm Springs, California?

• cool and rainy

• cold and snowy

• hot and dry

• warm and wet

What is a natural hazard?

• the weather in a place, measured over time

• the force of nature that shapes Earth

• to change ways of living to fit an environment

• the careful use of natural resources