Communities and Communities and GeographyGeographyCommunities and Communities and GeographyGeography

Chapter 2Chapter 2Mrs. TweedieMrs. Tweedie

July 2006July 2006

Chapter 2Chapter 2Mrs. TweedieMrs. Tweedie

July 2006July 2006

What is What is geographygeography??

What is What is geographygeography??GeographyGeography is is

the study of the study of Earth’s Earth’s natural natural features. It features. It describes the describes the surface of the surface of the land and the land and the bodies of bodies of water that water that cover it.cover it.

GeographyGeography is is the study of the study of Earth’s Earth’s natural natural features. It features. It describes the describes the surface of the surface of the land and the land and the bodies of bodies of water that water that cover it.cover it.

What are What are landformslandforms??What are What are

landformslandforms??

A A landformlandform is the shape of the is the shape of the surface of the land.surface of the land.A A landformlandform is the shape of the is the shape of the surface of the land.surface of the land.

What is a What is a plainplain??What is a What is a plainplain??

A A plain plain is a large area of flat land.is a large area of flat land.A A plain plain is a large area of flat land.is a large area of flat land.

Where are the Where are the Great Great PlainsPlains??

Where are the Where are the Great Great PlainsPlains??The The Great Great

PlainsPlains stretch stretch from from North North Dakota all Dakota all the way the way south to south to Texas.Texas.

The The Great Great PlainsPlains stretch stretch from from North North Dakota all Dakota all the way the way south to south to Texas.Texas.

What is a What is a plateauplateau??What is a What is a plateauplateau??

A A plateauplateau is a large area of flat is a large area of flat land that is raised high above the land that is raised high above the land around it.land around it.

A A plateauplateau is a large area of flat is a large area of flat land that is raised high above the land that is raised high above the land around it.land around it.

What is a What is a mountainmountain??What is a What is a mountainmountain??

A A mountainmountain is a large mass of is a large mass of earth and rock rising well above earth and rock rising well above other common landforms.other common landforms.

A A mountainmountain is a large mass of is a large mass of earth and rock rising well above earth and rock rising well above other common landforms.other common landforms.

What is a What is a regionregion??What is a What is a regionregion??

A A regionregion is an area with common is an area with common features that set it apart from features that set it apart from other areas.other areas.

A A regionregion is an area with common is an area with common features that set it apart from features that set it apart from other areas.other areas.

What is the What is the Atlantic Atlantic OceanOcean??

What is the What is the Atlantic Atlantic OceanOcean??

The The Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean borders the borders the United States on the east. United States on the east. The The Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean borders the borders the United States on the east. United States on the east.

What is the What is the Pacific Pacific OceanOcean??

What is the What is the Pacific Pacific OceanOcean??

The The Pacific OceanPacific Ocean borders the borders the United States on the west. United States on the west. The The Pacific OceanPacific Ocean borders the borders the United States on the west. United States on the west.

What is What is climateclimate??What is What is climateclimate??Climate Climate describes describes what a place’s what a place’s weather is like weather is like over a long over a long period of time. period of time. It tells how It tells how hot or cold, hot or cold, rainy or dry, rainy or dry, windy or calm windy or calm a place can a place can be.be.

Climate Climate describes describes what a place’s what a place’s weather is like weather is like over a long over a long period of time. period of time. It tells how It tells how hot or cold, hot or cold, rainy or dry, rainy or dry, windy or calm windy or calm a place can a place can be.be.

What does What does adaptadapt mean? mean?What does What does adaptadapt mean? mean?

Adapt Adapt means to become used to means to become used to something. People who live in cold something. People who live in cold climates are used to wearing warm climates are used to wearing warm clothing. People in warm climates are clothing. People in warm climates are used to wearing light clothes.used to wearing light clothes.

Adapt Adapt means to become used to means to become used to something. People who live in cold something. People who live in cold climates are used to wearing warm climates are used to wearing warm clothing. People in warm climates are clothing. People in warm climates are used to wearing light clothes.used to wearing light clothes.

What is a What is a tornadotornado??What is a What is a tornadotornado??

A A tornadotornado is a is a strong spinning strong spinning wind that looks like wind that looks like a cone. The winds a cone. The winds of a tornado can of a tornado can reach up to 300 reach up to 300 miles per hour.miles per hour.

A A tornadotornado is a is a strong spinning strong spinning wind that looks like wind that looks like a cone. The winds a cone. The winds of a tornado can of a tornado can reach up to 300 reach up to 300 miles per hour.miles per hour.

What is a What is a hurricanehurricane??What is a What is a hurricanehurricane??

A A hurricanehurricane is a rainstorm with high is a rainstorm with high winds and usually thunder and winds and usually thunder and lightning.lightning.

A A hurricanehurricane is a rainstorm with high is a rainstorm with high winds and usually thunder and winds and usually thunder and lightning.lightning.

What is a What is a blizzardblizzard??What is a What is a blizzardblizzard??

A A blizzardblizzard is a snowstorm with strong is a snowstorm with strong winds and cold temperatures. winds and cold temperatures. A A blizzardblizzard is a snowstorm with strong is a snowstorm with strong winds and cold temperatures. winds and cold temperatures.

What is a What is a landform landform mapmap??

What is a What is a landform landform mapmap??

A A landform maplandform map uses different uses different colors to show colors to show where different where different kinds of kinds of landforms are landforms are found. found.

A A landform maplandform map uses different uses different colors to show colors to show where different where different kinds of kinds of landforms are landforms are found. found.

What is a What is a compass compass roserose??

What is a What is a compass compass roserose??

A A compass rosecompass rose shows shows directions.directions. A A compass rosecompass rose shows shows directions.directions.

What is a What is a natural natural resourceresource??

What is a What is a natural natural resourceresource??

A A natural resourcenatural resource is something is something found in nature that people found in nature that people use.use.

A A natural resourcenatural resource is something is something found in nature that people found in nature that people use.use.

What is a What is a mineralmineral??What is a What is a mineralmineral??

MineralsMinerals are another natural are another natural resource. Minerals are things resource. Minerals are things found in the earth that are not found in the earth that are not plants or animals. Iron, salt, plants or animals. Iron, salt, and coal are all minerals.and coal are all minerals.

MineralsMinerals are another natural are another natural resource. Minerals are things resource. Minerals are things found in the earth that are not found in the earth that are not plants or animals. Iron, salt, plants or animals. Iron, salt, and coal are all minerals.and coal are all minerals.

What is a What is a renewable renewable resourceresource??

What is a What is a renewable renewable resourceresource??AA renewable renewable

resourceresource is is something something found in nature found in nature that can be that can be replaced. Wind, replaced. Wind, sunlight, water, sunlight, water, and trees are and trees are renewable renewable resources.resources.

AA renewable renewable resourceresource is is something something found in nature found in nature that can be that can be replaced. Wind, replaced. Wind, sunlight, water, sunlight, water, and trees are and trees are renewable renewable resources.resources.

What is a What is a nonrenewnonrenewable able resourceresource??

What is a What is a nonrenewnonrenewable able resourceresource??

AA nonrenewable resource nonrenewable resource are are things found in nature that are things found in nature that are limited and cannot be replaced. limited and cannot be replaced. Minerals such as copper, iron, Minerals such as copper, iron, coal, and gold are nonrenewable coal, and gold are nonrenewable resources.resources.

AA nonrenewable resource nonrenewable resource are are things found in nature that are things found in nature that are limited and cannot be replaced. limited and cannot be replaced. Minerals such as copper, iron, Minerals such as copper, iron, coal, and gold are nonrenewable coal, and gold are nonrenewable resources.resources.

What is the What is the environmentenvironment??What is the What is the environmentenvironment??

The The environmentenvironment is the air, the is the air, the water, the land, and all the living water, the land, and all the living things around us.things around us.

The The environmentenvironment is the air, the is the air, the water, the land, and all the living water, the land, and all the living things around us.things around us.

What does What does recycle recycle mean?mean?What does What does recycle recycle mean?mean?

To To recyclerecycle means to use means to use something over again. You can something over again. You can recycle paper, tin, plastic, and recycle paper, tin, plastic, and glass.glass.

To To recyclerecycle means to use means to use something over again. You can something over again. You can recycle paper, tin, plastic, and recycle paper, tin, plastic, and glass.glass.

What is a What is a graphgraph??What is a What is a graphgraph??

A A graphgraph is a special kind of is a special kind of picture that shows information in picture that shows information in a way that is easy to understand. a way that is easy to understand. There are several different kinds There are several different kinds of graphs.of graphs.

A A graphgraph is a special kind of is a special kind of picture that shows information in picture that shows information in a way that is easy to understand. a way that is easy to understand. There are several different kinds There are several different kinds of graphs.of graphs.

What is a What is a barbar graphgraph??What is a What is a barbar graphgraph??

A A barbar graphgraph has bars to show has bars to show amounts at one time.amounts at one time.A A barbar graphgraph has bars to show has bars to show amounts at one time.amounts at one time.

What is a What is a lineline graphgraph??What is a What is a lineline graphgraph??

A A lineline graphgraph shows how shows how something changes over time. A something changes over time. A line connects dots that give line connects dots that give information for different dates.information for different dates.

A A lineline graphgraph shows how shows how something changes over time. A something changes over time. A line connects dots that give line connects dots that give information for different dates.information for different dates.

What is a What is a coastcoast??What is a What is a coastcoast??

A A coastcoast is land next to a large is land next to a large body of water.body of water.A A coastcoast is land next to a large is land next to a large body of water.body of water.

What is a What is a peninsulapeninsula??What is a What is a peninsulapeninsula??

A A peninsulapeninsula is land that has water is land that has water on three sides.on three sides.A A peninsulapeninsula is land that has water is land that has water on three sides.on three sides.

What is an What is an islandisland??What is an What is an islandisland??

An An islandisland is land that is is land that is completely surrounded by water.completely surrounded by water.An An islandisland is land that is is land that is completely surrounded by water.completely surrounded by water.

What is What is wildlifewildlife??What is What is wildlifewildlife??

WildlifeWildlife are the wild animals that are the wild animals that live in an area.live in an area.WildlifeWildlife are the wild animals that are the wild animals that live in an area.live in an area.