a. All landforms have steep slopes
b. All landforms are difficult to climb
c. All landforms are the same shape and size
d. All landforms are made of rock and dirt
d. All landforms are made of rock and dirt
Which body of water has salt in it?
Earth is mainly made up of: water or land?
Water
A copy of something to show it in a smaller or larger way is called...
Model
This is an area that slants up. If it is steep, it can be hard to climb.
Slope
_________ are landforms that are higher than the land around them, but they are not as high as mountains.
Hills
Fill in the blanks using the following two words: rivers, lakes
__________ are usually deeper than _________.
Lakes are usually deeper than rivers.
Three-Fourths
What part of a map explains what pictures or signs on the map mean?
Key
These are flat areas that are often in valleys. They are very important landforms because they often have very rich soil.
Plains
These are deep valleys that have steep walls. They are often formed by rivers when the rivers carry dirt and rocks away.
Canyons
What is another name for a stream?
a. lake
b. pond
c. river
d. sea
river
Where is most of earth's water found?
Ocean
True or false: there can be many different maps for the same area.
True - one map can show you where the school is in the city, another map could show you what is inside the school.
This type of water has very little salt and is found in streams, rivers, lakes and ponds
Fill in the blank: Some ______________ are so tall that the snow on top of them never melts.
Mountains
What is the source of salt in the oceans?
Rivers
True of false: Many of the landforms on the ocean floor are much bigger than landforms on land.
True
If school is 3cm on a map away from Ms. Paul's house and the scale says 1cm = 10 meters, how far does Ms. Paul really live from the school?
30 meters
This landform is a very large body of flowing ice. They move downhill slowly and are solid water.
Glaciers