This is a cold, dry region where trees cannot grow.
What is Tundra
200
Physical features on the earth's surface
ex. plains, hills, and mountains
What is Landforms
200
Part of a body of water flowing in a certain direction
What is Current
200
The kind of weather a place has most often, year after year
What is Climate
200
When a resource cannot be made again by nature or people, this is called:
What is Nonrenewable
300
Low, bowl-shaped land that is surrounded by higher ground
What is Basin
300
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
What is Tributary
300
One of the following vegetation regions has low bushes and cacti : Peoria, forest, desert, or prairie
What is Desert
300
Most of the largest cities in the United States can be found in these places
What is near a coast, along rivers, along the shores of the Great Lakes, or on other major transportation routes
400
Any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water
What is Inlet
400
Place where the elevation of the land drops sharply, causing rivers to form waterfalls or rapids
What is Fall line
400
The four main vegetation regions that cover most of the United States
What is forest, grassland, desert, and tundra
400
These two factors influence how the land is used
What is landforms and climate
500
Broad area of high, mostly flat land
What is Plateau
500
The five Great lakes
What is Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario
500
Two of Five factors that affect a location's climate
What is distance from the equator, distance from the oceans and other large bodies of water, ocean currents, the location on the continent, or elevation
500
Cultural Regions can be based on these three characteristics