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3rd grade SS Ch 2
People and Their Environment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Natural Resource | Something from nature that people can use, such as trees, water, animals and soil |
| Agriculture | Growing crops and raising farm animals for sale |
| Mineral | A natural resource found inside the Earth, such as gold, iron, copper, salt, silver, talc, boron, and tungsten |
| Fuel | A natural resource that is burned to make heat or electricity |
| Aqueduct | Large pipes or canals that carry water from one place to another |
| Canal | A waterway dug across land |
| Irrigation | Moving of water to dry areas. (example: to water the crops) |
| Bay | A body of water that is part of a sea or an ocean and is partly enclosed by land. |
| Energy | The power that makes electricity. It gives us light and makes some engines run. |
| Picture Graph | A graph that uses pictures as symbols to stand for the number of things. (Example: One bucket stands for 5 gallons of water) |
| Resource Map | A map where symbols show where different natural resources are found. |
| Environment | The physical features and human features of a place |
| Dam | Earthen or concrete structures that hold back water and prevent floods |
| Reservoir | A man-made lake used for collecting and storing water. |
| Adapt | To change |
| Disaster | An event that causes great harm or damage, such as a storm, flood, earthquake |
| Pollution | Anything that makes a natural resource dirty or unsafe to use. (example: polluted water is not safe to drink) |
| Conservation | Working to save resources and make them last longer. (example: We conserve water when there is a drought) |
| Hybrid | Hybrid cars have both gasoline engines and electric motors that run on batteries. They conserve resources by using less gas and cause less air pollution. |
| Recycle | Using resources over and over again. |
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