landforms
An area of land that is higher than the land around it, but flat
What is a plateau?
We are the large broken pieces of the earth's crust. We are slowly moving underneath the crust.
What are tectonic plates?
Canada
Mexico, and the United States.
What are North America's 3 largest countries?
I am located near the Arctic Ocean. The ground is frozen most of the year. The frozen soil prevents trees from growing and water from draining into the Earth.
What is tundra?
Resources in their natural state
What are raw materials?
A small piece of land with water all around it
What is a island?
Movement of tectonic plates, erosion and weathering
What are things that affect the physical features of an area?
I can be found from the Appalachians in East to the Rocky Mountains in West; the center of the country is flat.
What are the Interior Plains?
I am known for being dry. I can be found in the desert. Despite the lack of water, plants and animals have found ways to survive.
What is a Arid climate?
anything from nature that people can use
What are natural resources?
Flat , open land
What is a plain?
Wind, rain and ice
What are causes of weathering?
I am a body of water that border North America on the East and my friend border North America on the West.
What are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
I am warm all year long. I can be found on the islands.
What is tropical climate?
resources that cannot be easily replaced such as coal, fossil fuel and natural gas.
What are nonrenewable resources?
A tall piece of land , usually with steep sides
What is a mountain?
is the process of rock and/or soil being carried.
What is erosion?
highest and longest mountain range in the United States
What are the Rocky Mountains?
I am neither hot or cold.
What is a moderate climate?
water, soil, rocks/minerals, and vegetation.
What examples of natural resources?
Physical features of the earth such as hills, mountain, valleys, plains, plateaus, rivers, islands, lakes, isthmus, peninsulas
What are landforms?
We are created by natural processes and are part of a person's environment.
What are physical features?
I am a raised but relatively flat plateau. I extend over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada. I am characterized by a rocky landscape pocked by an astounding number of lakes.
What is the Canadian Shield?
The weather condition in a place or area over a period of time.
What is climate?
wind, sunlight, water
What are examples of renewable resources?