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  • anything in nature that people can use, such as water, soil, and trees
    natural resource
  • What three features do people use to describe weather and climate?
    temperature, precipitation, and wind
  • an imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres
    equator
  • Give an example of how climate and landforms affect what people do for fun.
    Oceans - surf; Mountains - ski; Hot - swimming; Cold - sled riding
  • all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service
    industry
  • Tell the relative location of the United States by naming its four borders.
    North - Canada; South - Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico; East - the Atlantic Ocean; West - the Pacific Ocean
  • features, such as mountains, hills, and valleys, that are on Earth's surface
    landforms
  • water that falls to Earth's surface in the form of rain, sleet, or snow
    precipitation
  • the place where a river starts
    source
  • Which landform forms the middle of the United States?
    the Interior Plains
  • the height of the land above sea level
    elevation
  • Name one renewable resource and one nonrenewable resource.
    trees and soil; coal, oil, natural gas
  • the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live
    environment
  • True or False: A place's distance from a forest affects its climate.
    false
  • Name the two hemispheres in which the United States is located.
    Northern and Western
  • Why are most large cities located along rivers?
    We use the rivers for food, trading, and transportation.
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