Chapter 1 Flashcards
A natural feature of Earth’s surface
Landform
A flat-topped landform with slopes on all sides
Mesa
A large, flat, raised area of land
Plateau
A valley with steep rock sides
Canyon
A plain that is formed by flooding along a river
Flood Plain
And area defined by its common features
Region
An area that receives less than ten inches of rain in one year
Desert
A line that divides one state from another
Boundary
The condition of the air at a certain place and time
Weather
The pattern of weather an area has over a long period of time
Climate
A measurement telling how hot or cold something is
Temperature
The amount of moisture that falls as rain or snow
Precipitation
The amount of moisture in the air
Humidity
The distance above or below sea level
Elavation
Something in the environment that people use
Natural Resource
The way a place uses its resources to produce goods and services
Ecomnomy
Something that people can make or grow
Product
To limit the use of something
Conserve
Something that can be renewed
Renewable
To change to fit a new set of conditions
Adapt
The use of scientific knowledge or tools to do work
Technology
Something that cannot be replaced or would take a long time to form again
Nonrenewable
The practice of bringing water to fields, usually by means of ditches and channels
Irrigation
An underground layer of porous rock that contains water
Aquifer
