social studies chapter 1: our nation’s geography

Social Studies

Chapter 1: Our Nation’s Geography

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Question: This is an area in which many features are similar.

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Vocab 100

Answer: WHAT IS A REGION

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Vocab 100

Question: A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.

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Vocab 200

Answer: WHAT IS A TRIBUTARY?

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Vocab 200

Question: Soil, plants, water, and minerals are some of these that can be used by people.

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Vocab 300

Answer: WHAT ARE NATURAL RESOURCES

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Vocab 300

Question: This is used to bring water to a normally dry area.

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Vocab 400

Answer: WHAT IS IRRIGATION

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Vocab 400

Question: These cover most of the central United States.

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Vocab 500

Answer: WHAT ARE PLAINS

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Vocab 500

Question: These are the three largest countries in North America.

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Lessons 1 & 2 100

Answer: WHAT IS THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND MEXICO

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Lessons 1 & 2 100

Question: The imaginary lines that run east and west on maps and globes. They are also called parallels.

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Lessons 1 & 2 200

Answer: WHAT ARE LINES OF LATITUDE

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Lessons 1 & 2 200

Question: This is a flat, low land along the Atlantic Ocean.

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Lessons 1 & 2 300

Answer: WHAT IS THE COASTAL PLAIN.

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Lessons 1 & 2 300

Question: This has worn down the peaks of the Appalachia Mountains over time.

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Lessons 1 & 2 400

Answer: WHAT IS EROSION

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Lessons 1 & 2 400

Question: This state includes a large part of the Great Basin.

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Lessons 1 & 2 500

Answer: WHAT IS NEVADA

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Lessons 1 & 2 500

Question: A region’s climate is one feature used to describe this.

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Lessons 3 & 4 100

Answer: WHAT IS ENVIRONMENT

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Lessons 3 & 4 100

Question: The differences of the climate in the Northeast compared to the climate in the Southwest.

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Lessons 3 & 4 200

Answer: WHAT IS COLDER AND WETTER

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Lessons 3 & 4 200

Question: The bodies of water that people built dams across to form reservoirs.

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Lessons 3 & 4 300

Answer: WHAT ARE RIVERS AND STREAMS

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Lessons 3 & 4 300

Question: The climate in the Northeast most likely affects life in this manner.

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Lessons 3 & 4 400

Answer: WHAT ARE COLD WINTERS THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO FIND FOOD AND HOT SUMMERS WHICH HELP PLANTS GROW.

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Lessons 3 & 4 400

Question: The climate of the Southwest affects life there in this manner.

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Lessons 3 & 4 500

Answer: WHAT IS A HOT AND DRY CLIMATE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO GROW FOOD AND FIND FRESH WATER FOR DRINKING

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Lessons 3 & 4 500

Question: The distance from the equator affects the climate of a place in this manner.

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Lesson 5 100

Answer: WHAT ARE PLACES CLOSER TO THE EQUATOR WHICH ARE WARMER BECAUSE THE SUN SHINES MORE DIRECTLY ON EARTH AT THE EQUATOR

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Lesson 5 100

Question: This relationship between the sun and the Earth causes the seasons to occur.

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Lesson 5 200

Answer: WHAT IS THE SEASONS OCCUR BECAUSE PARTS OF THE EARTH RECEIVE DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT AND HEAT AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR

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Lesson 5 200

Question: The overall geography of the United States

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Lesson 5 300

Answer: WHAT IS LARGE WITH A VARIETY OF LANDFORMS, SUCH AS MOUNTAINS, HILLS, PLAINS, VALLEYS, DESERTS, RIVERS, AND LAKESBack to the Game Board

Lesson 5 300

Question: The overall climate of the United States.

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Lesson 5 400

Answer: WHAT IS DIVERSE CLIMATES

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Lesson 5 400

Question: A period of 100 years.

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Lesson 5 500

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