Chapter 2 Test - Our Environment

Vocabulary: Match each term with the correct definition. 1. a resource that takes a long time to replace or cannot be replaced after it's used

• ecosystem

• a resource that can be replaced in a short time

• renewable resource

• a resource that takes a long time to replace or cannot be replaced after it’s used

• adapt

• to change the way you do something to fit into an environment

• climate

• the weather that a place has over a long period of time

• nonrenewable resource

• all living things interacting and working together

Which of the following is the best example of people modifying their environment?

• A. workers using adobe to build a house

• B. a family conserving water in their home

• C. a postal worker driving a snowmobile to deliver the mail

• D. a company building a dam for irrigation

Trees are used to make __________

• vegetables and wheat.

• lumber and paper.

• telephones and toys.

• electricity.

Which type of body of water is made up of salt water?

• lakes

• oceans

• rivers

• glaciers

In which regions would you find the Great Lakes?

• West and Southwest

• Southwest and Southeast

• Northeast and Southeast

• Midwest and Northeast

In which ocean would a fisherman living in the Northeast region fish?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

What low, flat, land area is found in parts of Nebraska and Kansas?

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• the Great Lakes

• Appalachian Mountains

Parts of the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast regions have large agricultural areas used for ________

• drilling oil.

• clearing forests.

• growing crops.

• digging for gold.

Which climate is best described as dry with cold nights and hot days?

• arctic

• desert

• temperate

• tropical

Which type of climate region typically receives the most rainfall?

• tropical

• temperate

• arctic

• desert