Chapter 1 13-24 Flashcards
1
Q
The amount of moisture in the air.
A
Humidity
2
Q
The distance above or below sea level.
A
Elevation
3
Q
Something in the environment that people use.
A
Natural resources
4
Q
The way a place uses its resources to produce goods and services.
A
Economy
5
Q
Something the people make or grow.
A
Product
6
Q
Something that cannot be replaced or would take a long time to form again.
A
Nonrenewable
7
Q
To limit the use of something.
A
Conserve
8
Q
Something that can be replaced.
A
Renewable
9
Q
To change, to fit a new set of conditions.
A
Adapt
10
Q
The use of scientific knowledge or tools to do work.
A
Technology
11
Q
The practice of bringing water to fields, usually by means of ditches and channels.
A
Irrigation
12
Q
An underground layer of porous rock that contains water.
A
Aquifer
