Land Facts
I am the land masses of the Earth and include Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
What are CONTINENTS?
I contain saltwater, sharks, lobsters, plankton, trenches, abyssal planes, and many other life forms. There are 5 of me on Earth.
What are OCEANS?
Kangaroos and Koala Bears live here. I am known for Outback country. There is only one country within my continent.
What is AUSTRALIA?
This floats at the top of the oceans and birds, fish, and other sea life feeds on it. It is (basin, salt, plankton)
What is PLANKTON?
Rivers only flow into oceans.
What is NOPE?
Flatlands that lie lower than the land around it; the largest region in the USA is this type of landform (plains, plateaus, mountains)
What are PLAINS?
The largest in North America is ___ Superior. It touches both Canada and the USA. I am considered one of the GREAT ones.
What is a LAKE?
I am the home of Canada, Mexico, and the USA. I have both the Rocky Mountains and the Caribbean Islands. I have the longest coastline and I am the third largest continent.
What is NORTH AMERICA?
(STALACTITE or STALAGMITE) hangs from the ceiling of caves.
What is STALACTITE?
The Great Lakes are deeper than the Pacific Ocean.
What is NOPE?
These openings develop when groundwater dissolves and limestone forms and they are filled with stalagmite and stalactite columns. Mammoth _____ are in Kentucky.
What are CAVES?
The longest in the world is the Nile in Africa and the longest in the USA is the Mississippi ____. I am a waterway that has a source and a mouth.
What is a RIVER?
I am home to China, Russia, and the Middle East. Mt. Everest is here and many languages are spoken on my continent, probably because I am the largest.
What is ASIA?
(BEDS or BANKS) are the sides of the rivers.
What are BEDS?
A landform with high elevation above 2000 feet; the highest in the world is Everest in Asia. People ski on these landforms.
What are MOUNTAINS?
This type of water has a low concentration of salt and is where our drinking water comes from. Most lakes and rivers have this type of water.
What is FRESH WATER?
Sahara Desert, Kenya, and the Egyptian Pyramids are located on my continent. The Nile River runs through me and zebras and giraffes roam nearby. I have 54 countries within my borders.
What is AFRICA?
The (SOURCE of MOUTH) of a river is where it flows into another body of water and ends.
What is the MOUTH?
These rise above the land around them fast-moving rivers have cut deep canyons/valleys in them. Grand Canyon is an example. (plain, plateau, volcano)
What is a PLATEAU?
These are smaller streams and rivers that flow into a main river. (tributaries, dams, basins)
What are TRIBUTARIES?
I am home to Vatican City, the Roman Colosseum, Ireland, France, and the Eifel Tower. I have over 740 million people living in my 44 countries.
What is EUROPE
There are ___ continents and ___ oceans on Earth. Give two numbers to get point for this question.
What are 7 continents and 5 oceans?