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| the weather an area has over a number of years. It includes teperature and precipation | Climate |
| the measurement of hot and cold | temperature |
| the moisture that falls to Earth as rain or snow | precipitation |
| What two areas of precipitaiont is the United States divided into to. | 1. Arid- dry, usually less tha 20 inches of precipation 2. humid - wet, usually more than 20 inches of preciptation |
| Arid America is where | The West and deserts of the Southwest |
| Humid America is where? | Stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the East to the edges of the Great plains in the West |
| An imaginaryline, or parallel, measuring distance north or south of the equator | latitude |
| An imaginary line, or meridian, measuring distance east or west of the prime meridian | longitude |
| A line of latitude | parallel |
| A unit of measurement used to calculate latitude and longitude | degree |
| Any line of longitude | meridian |
| Line of longitude labeled 0 degrees longitude | prime meridian |
| A set of criss-crossing lines used for locatine on a map | grid |
| Materials found in nature that people use to meet their needs and wants | natural resources |
| a material found in nature that cannot be replaced, such as coal, oil, and natural gas | nonrenewable resources |
| A material found in nature that can be replaced, such as forests | renewable resources |
| A substance found in the earth that is neither plant nor animal, such as iron, copper, and zinc | mineral |
| A fuel, such as oil, natural gas, and coal, that is formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago | fossil fuel |
| All the surrondings in which people, plants, and animals live | environment |
| The way a country's peole use natural resources, money, and knowledge to produce goods and services | Economy |
| Anything that dirties the air, soil , or water | Pollution |
| Precipitaiton containing harmful chemical pollution that can destroy trees and wildlife and poison water | Acid Rain |
| The protection and careful use of natural resources | Conservation |
| Using something again. | recycling |
| Example of conservation | recycling |
