Landforms
What looks like a mountain with the top cut off?
A plateau.
What is the longest River in the USA?
What are densely populated areas called?
Urban Areas.
The Midwest.
What are the plates located below the Earth's surface called?
Tectonic Plates.
What landform caused the formation of the Hawaiian Islands?
Volcanoes.
What are the largest bodies of freshwater in the USA?
The Great Lakes.
What is the largest man made dam in the US called?
The Hoover Dam.
What river empties into the Mississippi? HINT: It starts with the letters St.
The St. Lawrence River.
What is the deepest trench in the world?
The Mariana Trench.
What causes mountains to form?
When two tectonic plates collide.
What is the largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere?
The Great Salt Lake.
What is the term used when describing people moving from another country to live in a new country?
Immigration.
What are larger storms that can span hundreds of miles?
A hurricane.
What natural disaster will occur if there is a large earthquake in the ocen?
A tsunami.
What is a low area that often runs between mountains or hills. Sometimes a stream of river will running one end to another?
A valley.
What large body of water does the Mississippi flow into?
The Gulf of Mexico.
What are areas called that are populated by fewer people?
Rural areas.
What is a tributary?
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream of river.
What happens when two tectonic plates collide and begin to vibrate?
A earthquake.
Very flat areas on the surface of the Earth?
Plains.
What ocean borders the west coast?
The Pacific Ocean.
Megalopolis.
What river carries more water into the Mississippi River than any other river?
The Ohio River.
What is the largest fault line in the US called?
The San Andreas fault line.