week of 10/16

TEST FRIDAY

Study Guide

Geography – study of the earth and the way people live on it

Region – large area with common features

Landform – shape on the earth’s surface

Climate – pattern of weather over a long period of time

Temperature – measurement of heat or cold

Precipitation – moisture that falls to the earth as rain or snow

Arid – dry

Humid – wet

Natural resources – materials found in the earth that people use to meet their needs and wants

Nonrenewable resource – fuels that cannot be replaced

Renewable resource – resources that can be replaced

Mineral – substance found in the earth that is neither a plant or animal

Fossil fuel – fuels formed over millions of years that come from plants or animals

Environment – all of our surroundings in which people, plants and animals live

Economy – the way people use natural resources, money and knowledge to produce goods

Pollution – harmful chemicals that make our air and water dirty

Acid rain – polluted moisture that falls to the ground

Conservation – protection and careful use of natural resources

Recycle – using something again

·         5 regions (how many states in each)

·         7 continents

·         5 oceans

·         Tell me something about each region.

·        State / county / country / region / planet / continent