Chapter 1 Social Studies

land along the ocean

Moisture that falls to the ground such as rain, sleet or snow.

Ships from Canada and United States travel from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean

Interior Plains in the United States is known for its

height of land above sea level

Something in the environment that people use

What area is most likely to have cold weather?

a low bowl shaped landform surrounded by hgher land

a place where very little rains falls

natural substance found in the earth(iron, silver, copper)

A high flat area that rises steeply above the land around it.

Process of making used products into new ones

What is the elevation of the Coast Plains?

The mountains that stretch all the way from Maine to Alabama

The pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time.

study of land and all the different things on it

Surroundings in which people, plants, or animals live

shapes that make up the earth surface (we took a quiz on this)

What make our air soil or water dirty

an imaginary line that people agree on that separates two places

What happens to soil when its farmed over and over?

Careful use of natural resources

Which is a renewable resource?

Resources that have a limited supply

large area of nearly flat land (where we live)

Resources used to make heat or energy

Measure of how hot or cold the air is

Waterway dug across land

When is our test?