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Where is NJ New Jersey’s Natural Regions
Climate & Resources
The Lenape
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One of the seven largest land areas on
Earth.
What is: a continent?
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The wearing away of rock and soil over
time. ?
What is: erosion?
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The type of strong Northeast storm that can bring high winds, heavy
snows and freezing temperatures.
What is: Nor’easter.
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Ways of life for different people are known as…..
What is: Cultures
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A region’s characteristics that can be formed by
nature.
What are: physical characteristics?
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What is: Vegetation
Plant life in a region is known
as….
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DAILY DOUBLE
How much would you like to wager?
Name two categories of Natural Resources and give the definition
of each one.
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What are: Renewable resources – can be renewed or replaced; Non-renewable resources – cannot be made again
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They were the first people to reach New Jersey by crossing a land bridge over the Bering Strait 10,500
years ago
Who were: The Paleo-Indians
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Name 2 words that are antonyms: the first means “of the city,” the second means “of the country.”
What are: urban (city) and rural (country)
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DAILY DOUBLEHow much would you like to wager?
Describe the characteristics of the Appalachian Valley & Ridge
and the Highlands Regions
Appalachian Ridge and Valley is part of the Appalachian Mountains; The Highlands is made up of rolling hills,
hardwood forests, lakes and fertile valleys.
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Something found in nature that people
can use.
What is: a natural resource
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The Woodlands Indians and the Leni Lenape
both lived in villages,were skilled
farmers,made pottery and hunted. How long ago did they live in NJ?
Woodlands: 3,000 years ago, Leni Lenape: 1,100 years ago
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Name the location where New Jersey’s
largest urban area can be found.
What is: the northeastern part of NJ
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These shaped New Jersey’s natural regions.
What are: glaciers?
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Name the 3 climates found on earth.
Which one is NJ in?
What are: polar, tropical and TEMPERATE
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How did climate change affect the lives of the Paleo-
Indians?
What is: Earth became warmer & drier and Paleo Indians had to change their
ways to survive.
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Name New Jersey’s 4 natural regions
What are: Appalachian Ridge & Valley, Highlands, Piedmont and
Atlantic Coastal Plain
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Describe the Piedmont Region and the Atlantic Coastal
Plain
Piedmont: begins at base of Appalachian mountains, 100-200 feet above sea level, many rivers flow
through it. Atlantic Coastal Plain: largest region; sandy, rich soil; orchards and truck farms, beaches.
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Give two examples of renewable resources and two examples of
non-renewable resources.
Renewable: trees, soil, sand, water;Non-renewable: fuels, minerals
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DAILY DOUBLEHow much would you like to wager?
(a)Why did Archaic Indians need to move from place to place?
(b) What did they learn to do once they stopped being nomads and started to settle in villages?
(a) They followed game (animals) that they hunted (b) they learned to plant gardens, make canoes and
trade with other villages.
