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these landforms are wide, nearly level stretches of land that have no major changes in elevation and are generally lower than the land surrounding them.*hint-there is a town in Hopkins County that includes this name.
What are plains?
100
This landform is a low area of land between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands and often has a river or stream flowing through it.
What is a valley
100
These lines on the globe run north and south, but measure east and west.
What are lines of longitude
100
This continent is where you will find the Nile River.
What is Africa
100
This landform is a tall, natural place on earth that rises steeply at least 2,000ft above sea level. It is usually wide at the bottom and rises to a narrow peak or ridge at the top.
What is a mountain
200
this landform is a deep narrow valley with steep sides. It often has a river flowing through it. *there is a HUGE one in the northwest corner of Arizona.
What is a canyon?
200
This landform is an area of land that is completely surrounded by water with the exception of an isthmus that connects it to the mainland.
What is a peninsula
200
These lines on a globe run west to east but measure north and south.
What are lines of latitude.
200
This continent is referred to as the Orient
What is Asia
200
This landform is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water on all sides.
What is an island.
300
This landform is an opening in the earth's surface through which molten rock called lava, ashes, and hot gases from the earth's interior spew out when it erupts.
What is a volcano
300
This landform is a wide, relatively flat area of land, predominantly made of grasses with very few trees. *Hint a little house was here.
What is a prairie
300
The 0 degree line of longitude is called the Prime Meridian and it runs through this city
What is Greenwich, England
300
This continent is where you can find Canada
What is North America
300
This theme of geography is when you study how people affect the land or how the land affects people.
What is human/environment interaction
400
This landform is a high land formation with a flat area on top and steep, cliff-like sides, usually occuring in dry areas. It is larger than a butte. *Hint-if you know Spanish, this word means "table."
What is mesa
400
This landform is a small table land or mesa with steep sides, formed when plateaus erode away due to wind, rain, or other environmental affects.
What is a butte
400
another name for the zero degree line of latitude
What is the equator
400
This continent has the largest population in the world.
What is Asia
400
This theme of geography is when you could study the traveling paths of natives.
What is movement
500
This landform is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land. It has water along the length of its two sides.
What is an isthmus
500
This landform is a large flat area of land that rises above the surrounding land. At least one of its sides has a steep slope.
What is a plateau
500
As you get closer to the equator, the temperature gets..
What is warmer or hotter
500
This continent is the only continent that is its own country.
What is Australia
500
MR LIP tells us what the 5 themes of geography are:
What is movement, region, location, interaction, place
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