Natural Features
Label the Rocky Mountains on your map
Mountain range on the west side of the United States ranging from Montana to Texas
Label the Appalachian Mountains on your map.
Mountain range on the east of the United States, from Canada to Georgia.
What is our state capital?
Washington D.C.
what is: a man-made waterway used to carry ships or irrigate crops
what is: a sheltered section along the shore of a large body of water where it is deep enough for ships to lay anchor and where ships are somewhat protected from waves and wind
harbor
Label the Great Lakes on your map
water features in the right hand side of the US connected to Canada
Label the Atlantic Coastal Plain on your map
states that border the Atlantic Ocean
Where was a center for revolutionary activity?
Boston, MA
what is: the wearing away of rock, land, soil, or a physical feature over time.
erosion
what is: the science of farming
agriculture
Label the Great Plains on your map
Area of the US (midwest) from North Dakota to Texas.
Label the Mississippi River on your map
River in the US running from Wisconsin to Lousianna
Where was home to the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia, PA
what is: a physical feature that makes travel or migration more difficult
physical barrier
what is: a person who is among the first to settle in an unsettled area
pioneer
Label the Continental Divide
An imaginary line running through the Rocky Mountains
What is: region of rolling flatlands with many rivers, valleys, and hill
Interior Lowlands
What helped make New York City a major trade center
Erie Canal
what is: a place where ships can dock to transfer goods
port
what is: a physical feature that makes travel or migration easier.
physical gateway
Give one example of a physical gateway
Mississippi River, Missouri River, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail
Give one example of a physical barrier
Mountain ranges, dry deserts (plains) death valley
Where was a British military base until 1783
New York City, NY
what is: a large area of dry, flat land
plateau
what is: the physical elevation and features of an area of land
topography