General Geography | Other | Places | Vocab | Natural Resources |
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What is geography the study of?
the people and places on earth
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What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?
the equator
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What formed the Cascade Mountains?
A. glaciers B. Volcanoes
B. Volcanoes
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What is erosion?
The process of wearing away wind and soil
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People use trees to make what?
wood and paper products
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What is a question a geographer is likely to ask?
Where is it?
Why is it there? What is it like there? |
What does the equator divide the Earth into?
hemispheres
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What caused the Appalachian Mountains to become rounded?
A. erosion B. Earthquakes
A. erosion
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What is a low center surrounded by higher land?
A basin
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What is a fossil fuel?
It is an energy source formed by the remains of living things that lived long ago
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What is a region?
an area defined by certain features
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What is a natural resource?
Things from the environment that people use.
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True or False: Melting glaciers created the Great Lakes
True
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___________ are huge slabs of slowly moving rock
tectonic plates
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True or False?
People always use natural resources wisely.
True.
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____________ are things nature cannot replace after they are used.
nonrenewable resource
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What is Mr. Johnson's favorite color?
Blue
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The Mississippi River is important for what reason?
It is one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
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Name an example of a fossil fuel
Coal, oil, gasoline
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How can we help protect our environment and natural resources?
What do you think fourth graders?
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