Landforms and
Bodies of Water
Bodies of Water
A natural feature of Earth's surface such as a hill, a cliff, or even an island.
What is a landform?
An area which places share similar characteristics.
What is a region?
In each region, there are large _______ where many people live and work.
What are cities?
Line that divides one area or state from another.
What is a border?
What is the Northeast?
One of the many landforms of the United States is called this. It rises high above the land around them.
What is a mountain?
The United States has this (number) many regions.
What is five?
On the plains of Texas, some people raise this.
What are animals such as cows and sheep?
The United States is organized into this many states.
What is 50?
The nation's capital city.
What is Washington, D.C.?
Large flat, raised areas of land.
What is a plateau?
A dry area that gets little rain.
What is a desert?
People in the plains of Texas live far apart from each other because they use a large area of land to grow ______ for their animals to eat.
What is grass?
Boundaries often follow natural ___________.
What are features?
The United States is bordered by these two countries.
What is Canada and Mexico?
Most lakes are made up of water that is fresh, not as salty as the ocean is. The land along many rivers is called this, which is formed after a river has overflowed
What is a flood plain?
The United State's largest, most varied region.
What is the West?
What is the Southeast?
Irregular or curved lines on a map often follow a natural feature, such as a ___________.
What is a river?
Our country's three largest cities.
What is New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago?
Hills are raised landforms, but not as high as mountains. Mesas are like hills, but instead of having a rounded top, it has this.
What is a flat top?
In the Northeast region along the northern coast, there are forests and hills. The soil is rocky. Farther south and west, the soil is good for ________.
What is farming?
The region with the smallest population.
What is the Southwest?
Regional boundaries are different from city, state, or national borders since they are not set by ________.
What are laws?
Both the nation's highest and lowest points are found in the West region. The highest point is and the lowest point is _________ and ___________.
What is Alaska's Mount McKinley and Death Valley?