Social Studies Vocabulary Quiz 1

The measurement of hot and cold.

• precipitation

• temperature

• humidity

• weather

1. A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

• canyon

• valley

• river

• mountain

1. A river or stream that flows into a larger river.

• canyon

• tributary

• mouth

• river

1. : One of the shapes that makes up Earth's surface, such as mountains, hills, valleys, or plains.

• hemisphere

• map

• relative location

• landform

1. Where a place is in relation to one or more other places on Earth.

• land-form

• surface

• relative location

• map

1. that divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. An imaginary line

• hemisphere

• relative location

• equator

• continental divide

1. Surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live.

• mountain

• environment

• relative location

• equator

1. Something that cannot be made again by nature or by people.

• nonrenewable resource

• renewable resource

• conservation

• natural resource

1. Something found in nature, such as water, soil, or minerals, that people can use to meet their needs.

• Natural resource

• Resources

• nonrenewable resource

• conservation

1. Something that can be made again by nature or people.

• Nonrenewable resource

• supplies

• natural resource

• renewable resource