The Gift of Water

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The Gift of Water

• Alejandros Gift

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Geography Vocabulary

• Natural Resources Resources that come from
  nature, like water, or coal

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Other Natural Resources include

• Oil Forests

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• Soil

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• Modification A change that alters the
  environment.
• Environment the whole complex of factors (as
  soil, climate, and living things) that influence
  the form and the ability of a plant or animal or
  ecological community to survive.

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An Aerial View of Hoover Dam

• What natural resource do you see in this photo?
• What modifications were made to the physical
  environment?

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A Golf Course in the Desert

• How was the physical environment modified to
  make this golf course?
• What natural resources must be used to maintain
  this golf course?

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A Farm During Harvest Time

• How was the physical environment modified to make
  the farm?
• What natural resources does the farm need?

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Drinking Water

• How has the physical environment been modified to
  provide your drinking water?

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Words from Alejandros Gift

• Adobe A brick or building material made of sun
  dried earth and straw.

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Words From Alejandros Gift

• Cherish To keep or care for with affection.
• Hesitate To hold back in doubt or uncertainty.
• Lonely Sad from being alone.
• Drudgery Dull and tiring work.

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Model for student assessment

• Natural Resource Modification

The sun provides the earth with solar power.
Solar panels collect the suns energy for
use in buildings.