| A | B |
| National Park | an area of land that the government has set aside for people |
| natural resources | something found in the environment that people can use |
| conservation | the careful use of a natural resource |
| recycle | to use something again instead of discarding it |
| renewable resources | a natural resource that can be replaced, such as a forest |
| pollution | any substance, such as a chemical, which makes the air, water, or soil dirty |
| nonrenewable resources | a natural resource which is limited in supply and can.t be replaced, such as a fuel or mineral |
| mineral | a non-renewable natural resource found in the earth |
| fuel | a substance used to produce energy |
| climate | the pattern of weather of a certain place over many years |
| temperature | a measurement of how hot or cold something is, often the air |
| precipitation | the moisture that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, and hail |
| province | a political division of some countries, such as Canada |
| territory | an area of land owned by a country, either inside or outside its borders |
| border | a line people agree on to separate two places |
| canal | a waterway dug across the land |