Physical Processes
Map Features
Explorers
Rivers
100
This is a huge piece of slowly moving rock
What is tectonic plate.
100
An area that has one or more features in common.
What is region.
100
This man came over on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria and explored the West Indies.
What is Christopher Columbus.
100
This river runs down the middle of the United States and dumps out into the Gulf of Mexico
What is Mississippi River
200
This is a feature on the Earth's surface.
What is landform.
200
This is a large area of flat land
What is a plain.
200
The man sailed around the entire world.
What is Ferdinand Magellan.
200
This river was where Jamestown was settled upon.
What is James River.
300
This is the process by which water or wind wears away land.
What is erosion.
300
This map feature is used as a transportation route in some places.
What is river.
300
This man sailed to Panama.
What is Balboa.
300
This was a river in Massachusetts used by settlers for water and transportation.
What is Charles River.
400
This is a huge, thick sheet of moving ice.
What is a glacier.
400
This is a lower area of land surrounded by higher land on either side of it
What is valley
400
This man claimed Florida for Spain
What is Ponce de Leon.
400
This river was also in Massachusetts and its name could mean magical.
What is Mystic River
500
Moving tectonic plates can cause these
What is earthquakes or volcanoes.
500
This is an elevated area of land with trees.
What is mountain.
500
He was the first European to reach the Mississippi River.
What is Hernando de Soto.
500
This river was named after an explorer in parts of New York and New Jersey.
What is Hudson River.
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