Chapter 1

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Across
  1. 3. Resources- are resources that can be made again by people or nature.
  2. 6. an area in which many features are similar. Ex: The five regions of the United States are the West, the Southwest, the Midwest, the Southeast, and the Northeast.
  3. 9. a period of 100 years.
  4. 10. landmasses. Ex: From largest to the smallest is: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
  5. 13. Resources- something found in nature that people can use.
  6. 14. the number of people. Ex: In population, the United States is the largest country.
  7. 16. the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live. Ex: The environment in the Northeast differs from the Midwest.
  8. 23. is a cold, dry region where trees cannot grow. Ex: Tundra regions are covered by snow more than half the year.
  9. 24. Location- of a place where it is compared to other places. Ex: Each region is based on its relative location in the United States.
  10. 25. runs north and south and measured in degrees east and west.
  11. 26. using less energy to do the same tasks.
  12. 28. is an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses. Ex: The Central Plains are known for their prairies.
  13. 31. is a period of ten years.
Down
  1. 1. dry. Ex: The desert is an arid climate.
  2. 2. is the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water.
  3. 4. the gradual wearing away of Earth’s surface. Ex: The Appalachian Mountains are older therefore a lot of erosion has occurred.
  4. 5. Range- a group of connected mountains. Ex: The mountain range runs from Canada to Central Alabama.
  5. 7. is any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water.
  6. 8. the largest inlets are called gulfs. Ex: The largest gulf bordering the United States in the Gulf of Mexico.
  7. 10. next to each other. Ex: It is more than 2,000 miles from the 48 contiguous states.
  8. 11. is a long inlet that separates offshore islands from the mainland.
  9. 12. Line- is a place where the land drops sharply, causing rivers to form waterfalls or rapids.
  10. 15. to change. Ex: They modify the land so that they are able to live on it and meet their needs.
  11. 17. Resources- are resources that cannot be made again by people or resources that would take thousands of years for nature to replace.
  12. 18. is the height of the land in relation to sea level.
  13. 19. a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
  14. 20. Basin- the land drained by a river system.
  15. 21. runs east to west and measured in degrees north and south.
  16. 22. a period of 1000 years.
  17. 27. is the kind of weather a place has over a long time.
  18. 29. System- is both a river and its tributaries. Ex: A river system drains, or carries water away from, the land around it.
  19. 30. Use- how the land is used.