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Social Studies Chapter 1 Study Guide Here are some things you need to study for this test. Region landform mountain plain boundary weather climate precipitation elevation process harvest industry capital resource natural resource *What are the regions of the U.S? REGION NORTHEAST desert temperature manufacturing agriculture STATES LANDFORMS ME, VT, NY, PA, NJ, MA, RI, CT, DE, ME Appalachian Mountains, farmland, hilly and rocky coast Appalachian Mountains, farmland, plains, Red River, Mississippi River, Mammoth Cave forests, flat grassy plains, some hills, great lakes (HOMES) SOUTHEAST AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, GA, SC, NC, FL, VA, DC, WV MIDWEST ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH SOUTHWEST AZ, NM, OK, TX WEST canyon humidity product recycle CLIMATE Subarctic plateau equator conserve RESOURCES livestock, corn, fish, coal Tropical and Temperate livestock, cotton, corn, fish, coal, sugarcane, rice Subarctic and Temperate livestock, corn, wheat deserts, canyons, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountains Tropical and Temperate livestock, cotton, corn, natural gas, oil, wheat WA, OR, CA, NV, ID, mountains, rivers, island, lakes, highest/lowest MT, WY, UT, CO Tropical and Subarctic livestock, fish, timber, silver, natural gas, gold, wheat landform, beaches, fertile, green valleys *How is climate different from weather? Climate is based on weather averaged over a long period of time *What are the two main factors of weather and climate? Precipitation and temperature *Climates Tropical very warm all year, near the equator Polar coldest climate, North and South Poles Sub-Arctic short, warm periods in summer, parts of ground covered in snow most of the year between tropical and subarctic climates, moderate temperature Temperate *Resources Renewable Non renewable Natural Resource Resources that can be replaced (trees) Resources that cannot be replaced (coal, natural gas, oil) Something in the environment that people can use (forests, water, soil, plants)
