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18 Cards in this Set
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What landforms are found in the western United States?
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Mountains,valleys and plains are found in the western United States.
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What do geographers think about when they study the world?
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Geoagrphers think about the earth and the way people make it their home. They ask questions where a place is and it is like.
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What is the equator and what does it do to the earth?
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The equator is the imaginery line around the middle of the earth. The equator separtes the hemispheres.
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What are the names of the mountains that are found in Colorado?
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The mountains fornd in Colorado are the Rocky Mountains.
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How did the geography and resources of San Diego help it grow?
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San Diego is located on the Pacific Coast and has a large harbor. The harbor and the climate have helped San Diego to grow.
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Name three natural resourses.
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Water, Oil, Iron Ore
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What type of resources are farm tractors and computers?
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Capital Resources
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What are nonrenewable resources?
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Nonrenewable resources are resources which cannot be replaced.
Oil, coal,copper, gold and iron ore are a few nonrenewable resources. |
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What is a flow resource?
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Flow resources can only be used at a certain time and place.
Flow resources include: Sunlight,wind and water. |
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In order to prepare for the future and protect our natural resources, many people are practicing what?
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Conservation.
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What is a region? Name all of the regions named in Lesson 3.
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A region is an area with one or more features in common.
The our regions discussed are: Northwest,South,Midwest and West |
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What region is San Diego in?
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San Diego is in the Western Region.
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When a region makes a lot of one product,such as potatoes, what is it called?
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Specialization.
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Can you name a product that California produces a lot of?
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Almonds, raisins, wine, and tomatoes.
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If a region does not have a resource that it needs, what is one thing that region might do?
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If a region does not have a resource that it needs, it may "trade" for it.
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How does geography affect the activities that people do?
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If you live next to the coast, you are more likely to be a beach person. If you live near or in the mountains you are more likely to be a skiier. If you live on a lake you are more likely to be a water skiier or fish.
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What is erosion ? Give an example.
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Erosion is the process by which water and wind wear away the land.
Example: The Grand Canyon is a product of erosion. |
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In the Great Lakes, mussels attach themselves to the ships and have caused many problems. What was one of the problems that occured?
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The Zebra mussels form groups or clusters which clog pipes and they eat food which local fish count on.
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