Magazine 1: Regions of North America Study Guide

The height of something above a point of reference: ________

• elevation

• velocity

• temperature

• density

A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land: ________

• gulf

• island

• peninsula

• bay

Sharing an edge or boundary; touching: ________

• contiguous

• distant

• isolated

• fragmented

Natural processes that wear away material from Earth’s surface: ________

• erosion

• deposition

• condensation

• photosynthesis

The usual pattern of weather conditions in a region, such as temperature, precipitation, and wind: ________

• climate

• season

• weathering

• forecast

A stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water: ________

• tributary

• delta

• reservoir

• estuary

A natural resource that is found in limited amounts: ________

• nonrenewable resource

• renewable resource

• inexhaustible resource

• man-made resource

A line showing where North American waters drain either toward the Pacific Ocean or toward the Atlantic Ocean: ________

• Continental Divide

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

A natural resource that can be replenished: ________

• renewable resource

• fossil fuel

• nonrenewable resource

• mineral

Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees and woody plants: ________

• arid

• humid

• fertile

• temperate