Landforms 101
This landform is a tall, high area of land with steep sides.
What is a mountain?
A large body of saltwater.
What is an ocean?
This huge lake touches Chicago.
What is Lake Michigan?
Chicago is this type of community.
What is an urban community?
This tool shows directions like north, south, east, and west.
What is a compass rose?
A low area between hills or mountains.
What is a valley?
A flowing body of water that moves from high to low ground.
What is a river?
This river forms the western border of Illinois.
What is the Mississippi River?
A community with neighborhoods, shopping centers, and schools, but not many tall buildings.
What is a suburban community?
This shows what the symbols on a map mean.
What is a map key?
A large, flat area of land.
What is a plain?
A large body of freshwater surrounded by land.
What is a lake?
This southern Illinois region is known for its forests and hills.
What is the Shawnee National Forest?
A community with farms, open land, and fewer people.
What is a rural community?
The lines that run east to west on a map.
What are lines of latitude?
A raised, flat-topped landform
What is a plateau?
A small stream that flows into a river.
What is a tributary?
This river forms the eastern border of Illinois.
What is the Wabash River?
This type of community usually has the most traffic and the tallest buildings.
What is an urban community?
The lines that run north to south on a map
What are lines of longitude?
A dry area that receives very little rain.
What is a desert?
The body of water that borders Illinois to the northeast.
What is Lake Michigan?
This Illinois River runs through Peoria and joins the Mississippi.
What is the Illinois River?
People in this community often travel farther to stores and schools.
What is a rural community?
This is the name of the imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern halves.
What is the equator?