| A | B |
|---|
| environment | the surroundings in which people, animals and plants live |
| natural resources | things in the environment we use |
| renewable resources | a resorce that can be renewed or replaced |
| nonrenewable resources | resources that when used it's gone forever |
| most important resource | people because of their skills and knowledge |
| population | number of people |
| economy | the way people use, or produce goods and services |
| quarry | a place where stone is cut out and removed from the ground |
| conservation | the careful use of natural resources |
| region | an area that has features that sets it apart from others |
| region | a smaller part of a big area |
| regions of the U.S.A. | northeast, southeast, southwest, middle west, and west |
| number of regions in the U.S.A. | 5 |
| New York State is in the U.S.A. region | northeast |
| history | a story of the past |
| port | a place where ships load and unload their goods |
| number of regions in New York State | 6 |
| regions of New York State | western New York, Finger Lakes, northern New York, central New York, Hudson River Valley and Catskill Mountains, and NYC and Long Island |
| examples of renewable resources | water and trees |
| examples of nonrenewable resources | natural gas, iron, coal and stone |
