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| A place in relation to one or more other places is its ---. |
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| What is the relative location of the United States? |
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| The United States is west of the Atlantic Ocean, east of the Pacific Ocean, south of Canada, and north of Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. |
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| Lines of --- divide the Earth into north and south sections. |
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| Lines of --- run east and west. |
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| Lines of --- divide the earth into east and west sections. |
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| Lines of --- run north and south. |
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A --- is the place where a river begins. |
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| The --- of the river is the place where a river empties into a larger body of water |
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| What three things are used to describe weather and climate? |
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| precipitation, wind and temperature |
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| What are three things that affect the climate of a place? |
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| elevation, distance from an ocean, and distance from the equator |
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| What two things may make a place colder? |
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| higher elevations and farther from the equator |
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| --- are the shapes of earth's surfaces. |
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| What are some examples of landforms? |
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| mountains, plains, valleys, etc. |
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| The middle of the United States is made up of mostly --. |
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| The --- --- and the --- --- are both flat land. |
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| The --- --- are the flat land area along the coast/ocean. |
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The Coastal Plains in the United States is the flat landform that is along the
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| What hemisphere is the United States, Canada and Mexico in? |
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| The --- separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere. |
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| The --- is the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live. |
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| --- --- are things found in nature and help people meet their needs. |
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| What are some examples of natural resources? |
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water, soil, plants, animals, and minerals |
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| What are renewable resource? |
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| Resources that can be replaced within a human's lifetime. |
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| What is an example of a renewable resource? |
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| What are nonrenewable resources? |
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| Resources that can not be replaced once there are gone. |
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| --- is the protection and wise use of natural resources. |
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| Name a way people can converse natural resources. |
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| When trees are cut down, new trees are planted to replace them. |
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| Give examples of nonrenewable resources. |
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| Why do we need to practice conservation with nonrenewable resources? |
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| We need to use these with great care because once they're gone, they're gone. |
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| --- water is water without salt. |
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| Where does fresh water come from? |
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| rivers, lakes, groudwater |
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| What are some ways that people use water? |
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| cooking, cleaning, growing food, recreation (swimming, boating, etc.) creating hydroelectric power |
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