GEO Unit 1: Chapter 01 The Land of the United States
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Chapter 1: What is Geography?
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What are three questions Geography ask? | Where is it? Why is it there? What is it like there? |
| What natural forces created the Rocky Mountains? | Tectonic Plates |
| What three things cause erosion? | Wind Water Glaciers |
| How were the Great Lakes formed? | A glacier formed basins and as the glaciers melted the water stayed in the basins. |
| How do rivers form? | Water moves over |
| Why are rivers important? | They are a source of food and water.They help people travel and move goods. |
| How are the HEMISPHERES created and what are they called? | Hemispheres are the way the Earth is divided into halves. PRIME MERIDIAN separates EASTERN and WESTERN HEMISPHERE. The EQUATOR separates NORTH and SOUTH. |
| What are some examples of RENEWABLE RESOURCES? | Water Animals Timber Oxygen Fruit Vegetables |
| What are some examples of NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES? | Fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) Minerals (copper) |
| How are BASINS formed? | The movement of the tectonic plates and/or glaciers. |
| What is the difference between BORDERS and BOUNDARIES? Where would you find each? | BORDERS are man made lines, like the Canadian Border. BOUNDARIES usually are natural like the Rocky Mountains but can be man made like roads. |
| What are the four regions of the United States? | the East, the South, the Midwest, the West |
| What are the 6 main climate regions? | Tropical Dry . Mild Mid-latitude Severe Mid-latitude Highland Polar |
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