Social Studies - Chapter 2 - vocabulary
 
interdependent
To depend on each other for needs and wants
 
economy
The way a country uses its natural resources, money, and knowledge to produce goods and services
 
megalopolis
A group of cities so close together that they seem to form one large city
 
conservation
The protection and careful use of our planet's natural resources 
 
regions
Large areas of the US with common features
 
climate
The weather that an area has over a number of years, including its general temperature
 
environment
The earth's surroundings in which people, plants and animals live  
 
nonrenewable
Word to describe natural resources such as coal, oil and natural gas 
 
precipitation
Moisture that falls to the Earth as rain or snow
 
geography
The study of the planet Earth and the way people live on it and use it