| A | B |
| precipitation | Water that falls to the Earth's surface. |
| axis | An imaginary line that runs through the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. |
| rotation | The Earth's complete turn causing day and night. |
| revolution | The Earth's trip around the sun takes one year and causes seasons. |
| humidity | The amount of moisture in the air. |
| product | Something that people make or grow, usually to sell. |
| mineral | A natural substance found in rocks. |
| fuel | A natural resource used to make heat or energy. |
| human resource | Workers and the ideas and skills that they bring to their jobs. |
| manufacturing | The making of goods. |
| service | An activity that people do for others. |
| economy | The way people in a state, region, or country use resources to meet their needs. |
| adapt | To change in order to make more useful. |
| conservation | The protecting of natural resources and using them wisely. |
| scarce | Limited. |
| recycle | To use again. |
| pollution | Anything that makes a natural resource dirty or unsafe to use. |
| elevation map | Shows varying heights of the land. |
| weather | day-to-day conditions of a certain place at a certain time. |
| climate | general type of weather that a place has over a certain time. |
| seasons | Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall |
| warmest climates | Places closer to the equator. |