Vocabulary
What is a narrow strip of land that usually linking two larger areas of land
What is an isthmus
Water that falls in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow
What is precipitation?
This region lies far out in the Pacific about 2,400 miles west of California. It has a wet tropical climate. The islands of this region are the visible tops of volcanoes that erupted through the floor of the Pacific many centuries ago. The active volcano Mauna Loa is in this region.
What is the Hawaiian Islands?
This is the western most region in North America. It includes high mountain ranges that stretch from Alaska to Mexico. The Cascades and the Sierra Nevada are inland in this region. It contains the San Andrea's Fault which is a 600-mile fracture in the Earth’s crust that runs through California. It is known for many earthquakes, and important cities include Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco.
What is the Pacific Coast?
This river forms part of the border between Texas and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande?
What is the gradual wearing away of land usually due to wind or rain
What is erosion
A factor that often influences the climate of an area, it is the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
What is altitude
This region is a lowland area that lies mostly in eastern Canada. It extends into Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. It is rich in minerals and was once an area of high mountains until erosion reduced the area to low hills and plains.
What is the Canadian Shield?
What are the Mississippi River and the Missouri River?
This river separates the Northeast from Canada.
What is the St. Lawrence River?
Height above sea level?
What is elevation?
A stream or smaller river that flows into a larger one.
What is a tributary?
This region is the eastern most region of North America and consists of flat, lowland area. It is made up of two sub-regions, the Atlantic Plain and the Gulf Plain. It lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the foothills of the Appalachians. Major cities include Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. It also includes all of Florida.
What is the Coastal Plains?
What are
1. The Ohio River
2. The Tennessee River
3. The Arkansas River
4. The Platte River
The name of the Lakes that form part of the border between the United States and Canada.
What are the Great Lakes?
The condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a given time and place.
What is weather?
This region lies between the Rocky Mountains in the West and the Appalachian Mountains in the East. This region contains the Great Plains and the Central Plains. Some parts of this region are rich in fertile soil for farming and grasslands for raising cattle. Major cities of this region include Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit and Indianapolis.
What is the Interior Plains?
This region stretches from Alaska through Canada into the western United States. It includes some of the highest peaks in North America. Denver is a major city of this region.
What is the Rocky Mountains region?
This river begins in the Rocky Mountains and flows about 1,450 miles through Colorado. It forms the border between California and Arizona as it winds toward the Gulf of California.
What is the Colorado River
Name the 5 Great Lakes. (HOMES)
What are
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
The average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years.
What is climate
This region is marked by mountain peaks, high plateaus, deep canyons, and dry sandy deserts. The Grand Canyon lies in this region, as well as the nation’s largest saltwater lake known as The Great Salt Lake.
What is the Intermountain Region?
This region runs along the eastern part of North America. The Green Mountains, Alleghenies, and Great Smoky Mountains are in this region. Hikers enjoy the challenge of walking the famous Trail that runs from Georgia to Maine.
What is the Appalachian Mountain Region?
This river forms part of the border between New York and New Jersey.
The 3 oceans that surround the United States.
What are
The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean