1 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt Vocabulary Facts Concepts Learned Natural Resources
2 Slide 2 What is a natural resource?
3 Natural resources are materials found in nature that people can use.
4 What is scarcity?
5 Scarcity means that there is not enough of something to meet all of people’s wants and needs.
6 What is an abundance?
7 An abundance means there is more than enough of something.
8 What is conserve?
9 Conserve means to use carefully.
10 This shows you the cardinal directions on a map: north, south, east, and west.
11 What is a compass rose?
12 What does the brown pelican, alligator, and Louisiana Black bear have in common?
13 They are all Louisiana state symbols.
14 What is erosion?
15 Erosion is the slow wearing away of land by water, wind, and other natural forces.
16 What are the cardinal directions?
17 What are North, South, East, and West.
18 What are the intermediate directions?
19 What are Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, and Northeast.
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22 How does the geography of Avery Island help the economy of Louisiana?
23 Avery Island salt and peppers are used to make Tabasco sauce.
24 What is the difference between oil and salt in Louisiana as they have to do with scarcity and abundance?
25 Oil is scarce, while salt is abundant.
26 What does the word wildlife mean?
27 What is animals and plants that live in the wild.
28 What is one way that people in Louisiana are trying to protect wildlife?
29 They are protecting wildlife by creating park, wildlife refuges, and zoos.
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32 What natural resource is found near Monroe?
33 What is natural gas.
34 What natural resources are found near Shreveport?
35 What is oil, natural gas, and wood.
36 Why are oil and natural gas important natural resources in Louisiana?
37 They can be burned to produce heat, light, and energy.
38 What is an example of a scarce resource?
39 There is not enough wood to make everything that people want.
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