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SUSIE GEOGRAPHY
Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geography | the study of Earth and all of the different kinds of things on it. |
| landform | shapes of the earth's surface |
| geography examples | land, animals, people |
| landform examples | hills, mountains, plains, plateaus |
| mountain | a high elevation about 2,000 feet |
| plain | a large area of nearly flat land |
| plateau | a high, flat area rising steeply above surrounding land |
| basin | a low, bowl-shaped land surrounded by higher land |
| basin example | Cincinnati |
| coastal plain | a narrow, flat strip along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico |
| coastal plain example | the entire state of Florida is located in the coastal plain |
| Appalachian Mountains | rounded tops due to erosion; oldest mountain range in the U.S.; stretches from Alabama to Maine; folded mountains; tree-covered |
| interior plains | main farming region of the U.S.; very flat area; located between 2 mountain ranges |
| Rocky Mountains | very pointed and jagged peaks; very rocky; located in the western U.S.; younger than the Appalacian Mountains; mountains have HIGHER elevation than the Appalacian mountains |
| Great Basin | a low, bowl-shaped.....;unusaul rock formations; located mostly in Nevada |
| Sierra Nevada Mountains | Mountains on the border of California and Nevada |
| Coast Ranges | Mountains which run along the Pacific Ocean from Washington through California |
| Climate | weather patterns over many years |
| temperature | a measure of how hot or cold the air is in Farenheit degrees (examples: 80 degrees farenheit; 32 degrees farenheit) |
| precipitation | amount of moisture fallen to the ground (rain, snow, hail) |
| words about weather | temperature, wind, precipitation |
| effects of weather and climate | hot/cold locations (where you live); distance from the equator (what clothes you wear); elevation (activities you do for fun); how people earn a living |
| The closer a place is to the equator, the____________ it is there. (Hawaii) | warmer |
| The temperature becomes ___________as you go higher above sea level. (elevation) | cooler |
| Places that are a distance from a large body of water are slightly ______________cooler in the summer and slightly warmer in the winter. | cooler |
| Oceans add ______________________________ to the air. | humidity |
| The ____________________________ ___________________ act like walls. They block out moist, Pacific air. | Mountain Ranges |
| natural resource | something in nature/environment that people can use. |
| renewable resource | nature can replace! (trees, soil, water, air) |
| nonrenewable resource | limited supply can be used! (iron, coal, silver, copper, gold) |
| conservation | the careful use of resources |
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tbrogs5
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