Social Studies: Geography
Chapter 1 Study Guide
1.
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river is called a tributary.
2.
What do you call an area with similar characteristics? region
3.
Which state includes a large part of the Great Basin? Nevada
4.
A region’s climate is one feature used to describe its environment.
5.
What are the three largest countries in North America? United States, Canada, and Mexico
6.
What bodies of water did people build dams across to form reservoirs? rivers
7.
The drainage basin of the Mississippi River is made up of most of the land between the
Appalachian and the Rocky Mountains.
8.
How would you describe the landform known as the coastal plain? ..a low, flat land that is no
more than 10 miles wide along the Atlantic Ocean
9.
How is the climate of the Northeast different from that of much of the Southwest? The
Northeast is colder and wetter and the Southwest is hotter and drier.
10.
Soil, plants, water, and minerals are some of the resources that people can use.
11.
What has worn down the peaks of the Appalachian Mountains over time? erosion
12.
What does the word modify mean? …to change the environment
13.
To help crops grow, irrigation can be used to bring water to a normally dry area.
14.
Use your text book page 21 to give the absolute location of Franfort, Kentucky. 38 degress
North and 85 degrees West
15.
How many years are in a century? 100 How many centuries are in the dates 201 B.C. and 101
B.C.? 1 century
201 BC to 201 AD = 4 Centuries
0 BC/0 AD
201 BC
101 BC
101 AD
201 AD
16.
Compare and contrast the coastlines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? The Atlantic and Pacific
Ocean coastlines are alike because they are along oceans. They are different because the Pacific
coastline is rocky and jagged. In some places it drops sharply into the ocean. The Atlantic coastline is
flat, low land along the Atlantic Ocean. It is more sandy than the Pacific.
17.
Identify the two major mountain ranges of the United States. Describe how these two ranges
are alike and different. Explain why. The two major mountain ranges are the Appalachian and
Rocky Mountains. They are alike because they are made-up of many different mountains.
They are different because the Appalachians are older and more rounded. Erosion has caused
them to be less rocky. The Rocky Mountains are younger and jagged.
18.
Which mountain range is nearest to Kentucky? Do you live on the east or west of this range?
The Appalachian Mountain Range is nearest to Kentucky. We live west of this range.
19.
Explain why people develop cities along bodies of water? People build along bodies of water
for transportation routes.
20.
What is the difference between a renewable and a non-renewable resource? Identify and list 3
renewable and 3 non-renewable resources. A renewable resource is something made again by
nature that is easily replenished. A non-renewable resource is also made by nature but
cannot be replaced easily when used by humans (1,000 years to replenish).
Renewable
EnergyLight
Wind
Water
Trees
Non-Renewable
coal
gas
oil