Landforms 1
US Landforms
Water Works
Landforms 2
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A large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of the Earth's surface.
What is a mountain?
100
One of the largest, most beautiful canyons in the world that is found in northwestern Arizona.
What is the Grand Canyon?
100
A place where water flows over a cliff.
What is a waterfall?
100
An area of low land between two mountains or hills, that is "U" or "V" shaped.
What is a valley?
100

The four cardinal directions on a compass rose.

North, south, east, west

200
A mound of raised land that us smaller than a mountain. Usually formed when mountains wear away.
What is a hill?
200

What is the imaginary line that goes around the center of the earth.

What is the equator

200
A major body of water that covers large parts of the Earth. Usually salty and have names like Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, etc.
What is an ocean?
200
Cone shaped mountain. Rock and ash come out of it. Has an opening at the top.
What is a volcano?
200

The intermediate directions on a compass rose

Northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

300
A large crack in the Earth formed by a river or earthquakes.
What is a canyon?
300

What is the imaginary line that runs north to south that separates the earth into east and west hemispheres?

What is the prime meridian?

300
An area of land that is completely surrounded by water.
What is an island?
300

a flat area of land usually in a triangle formed by deposits of sand and dirt and splits into small rivers and streams

What is a delta?

300

What is the name of the thing on a map that tells you what the SYMBOLS mean?

Map key or legend

400
A large low area of flat land that is often grassy. (Also a homophone!)
What is a plain?
400

What country borders the U.S. to the North?

Canada

400

A natural area of water that is mostly surrounded by land. (smaller than a gulf)

What is a bay?

400
A strip of land that extends out into a body of water.
What is a peninsula?
400

What is 567 rounded to the nearest ten.

570

500
A large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it. Can be an elevated plain.
What is a plateau?
500

What country borders the U.S. to the south?

What is Mexico

500

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land.

What is an isthmus?

500

A dry and barren area of land covered with sand.

What is a desert?

500

What is a comparison using like or as called?

simile

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