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Regions and Resource
review for U.S. regions and Natural resources
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of soil does the Northeast Region have? | rocky and poor |
| What is the meaning of natural resource? | Things found in nature. |
| What is an example of a natural resource? | tree |
| What is the meaning of renewable resource? | A resource that is easily replaced. |
| What is an example of a renewable resource? | plants |
| What is the meaning of nonrenewable resource? | a resource that is not easily replaced |
| What is an example of a nonrenewable resource? | oil |
| What is the name of the first national park in the U.S? | Yellowstone National Park |
| Which region does the Mississippi River empty in? | The Southeast Region |
| Which region is full of large farms? | Midwest Region |
| Which region has the Rocky Mountains? | The West Region |
| Which region has the Grand Canyon? | The Southwest |
| What is the meaning of fossil fuel? | They are fuels made from remains of plants and animals. |
| What are minerals?f | They are substances made by the earth that are neither plant nor animal. |
| What is an example of a mineral? | gold, iron |
| What is an example of a fossil fuel? | Coal, oil, natural gas |
| What is conservation? | The act of preserving or protecting resources. |
| What is the environment? | All things that surround us such as air, water, land, and trees. |
| What does scarcity mean? | a small amount |
| How did people travel from Asia to North America? | The Bering Strait Land Bridge. |
| What was the first national park? | Yellowstone National Park |