CHAPTER 1 VOCABULARY

DAY 1

geographytrendclimateenvironmentpopulateddesalinationhydrologist

GEOGRAPHY

The study of the earth, its physical features, and its people

TREND

A general movement toward change over the course of time

In the early 1900’s a trend began of rural people moving from the farm to the city to find work.

CLIMATEthe expected weather conditions over the

course of time

SUNNY & HOT

WARM & WINDY

COLD & SNOWY

ENVIRONMENT

the external surroundings and conditions in which something exists

CITYCOUNTRY

MOUNTAINS

DESERT

SEACOAST

POPULATED

having inhabitants

DESALINATION

To remove SALT from water so we can drink it!

HYDROLOGIST

A person who studies water

GAMES“Talk a mile a

minute”

Geography Trend Climate Environment Populated

Desalination Hydrologist Drought Census

Precipitation Reservoir Urban Rural Coastal Plains

Desalination Hydrologist Geographer NAFTA Increasing

Census Every 10 years 1850 Transportation Reservoir

DAY 2

droughtcensusprecipitationreservoirurbanrural

DROUGHT

a long period of dryness

CENSUSa periodic count of the population

1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6, 7, 8 9, 10, 11, 12 13, 14, 15, 16

PRECIPITATION

Moisture that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail

RESERVOIR

An artificial lake where water is collected for use

URBAN

of or related to the city

RURAL

of or related to the country

DAY 3

landformsrelative locationabsolute locationmigrateregions

LANDFORMS

features of the earth’s surface, such as hills, valleys, rivers, and plains

RELATIVE LOCATION

The position of a place in comparison to another place

McDonalds is next to the tall office building.

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

the exact position of a place on earth

Dallas, Texas is located at:Latitude: 32.77 Longitude: 96.80

MIGRATE

To move from one place to another

REGIONS

geographical areas characterized by shared features

VOCABULARY SENTENCES

1. B. L. Gray Jr. High is near the Mexican border. This is an example of _______ location.

2. The state of Texas can be divided into four geographic __________.

3. Far West Texas is a less __________ area than the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex.

4. A future ________ in the state of Texas may be more people working from home.

VOCABULARY SENTENCES

5. The warm mild winter _____________ in the Rio Grande Valley attracts Winter Texans to our area.

6. We adapt to our hot _________________ by building air conditioned homes and backyard pools.

7. In our study of Texas, we will study its __________, learning about the land and the people who live on it.

VOCABULARY SENTENCES

8. One rare form of ________________ in the Valley is snow.

9. Farmers have trouble producing crops during periods of ________________.

10. Examples of Texas ______________are mountains, hills, deserts, and rivers.

11. Many people ________ from Mexico to live in Texas.

12. The U. S. takes a _________every ten years.

VOCABULARY QUIZNUMBER YOUR PAPER FROM 1 TO 8.

1. census A. expected weather

2. drought B. our surroundings

3. environmentC. period w/o rain

4. climate D. a man-made lake

5. regions E. population count

6. absolute location F. exact location on earth

7. relative location G. geographical areas

8. reservoir H. location in comparison

to another place