Landforms
What would be described as a very slowly moving mass of ice?
A Glacier
What is a large body of standing or slow moving water?
A Lake
What is the name of the ocean on the East Coast of the United States?
The Atlantic Ocean
What is the continent we live on?
North America
What is the capital of Colorado?
Denver
What is a landform surrounded by water on three sides?
A Peninsula
What is a permanently wet, usually low area of land, often with trees and poor drainage?
A Swamp
What is the ocean that is located near the North Pole?
The Arctic Ocean
What continent is an island and also a country?
Australia
What is the mountain range we find in Colorado?
The Rocky Mountains
What is an elevated area of land with a flat top and steep sides?
A Mesa
What is a large body of water that is part of an ocean or lake, partially surrounded by land?
A Bay or A Gulf
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
What is the largest continent by both size and population?
Asia
Colorado is known for having a very unique shape. What do we call its shape?
A rectangle (or a quadrilateral)
What is a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level, a steep hill?
A Mountain
What is a narrow passage of water that connects two seas, oceans, or bodies of water?
A Strait
What ocean is named after a country and is to the south of Asia?
The Indian Ocean
What is the continent that is right below North America that is known for its large rainforests?
South America
What colors are in Colorado's flag?
Blue, White, Red, and Yellow
What is a narrow strip of land in between two seas or oceans that links larger bodies of water?
An Isthmus
What is a narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs
A Fjord
What "ocean" is mostly covered by ice and surrounds Antarctica?
The Southern Ocean or The Artic Ocean
What is a frozen continent at the South Pole and has no permanent human residents?
Antarctica
Can you name the seven states that border Colorado?
Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah