Geography Of The United Stades Flashcards
(24 cards)
A natural feature of Earth 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
An 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
A condition of air at a certain place and time
Weather
A 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
Elevation
Something in the environment that people use
Natural resource
The way a place uses its resources to produce goods and services
Economy
Something people make or grow
Product
Something that can not be replaced or would take a long time to form again
Nonrenewable
To limit the use of something.
Conserve
Something that can be replaced
Renewable
To change or fit a new set of conditions
Adapt
The use of scientific knowledge or tools to do work
Technology
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
