MS NATURAL ENV.
Water and Landforms
SOILS & VEGETATION
PEOPLE & PLACES
LANDFORMS
100

The Delta, The Hills, The Piney Woods, The Gulf Coast


What are four Geographical regions in MS?


100

A body of salt water that covers 71 percent of our planet?

what is an ocean

100

Needleleaf trees are known as

Coniferous Trees

100
Patterns of behavior is known as ________

diffusion

100

Grassy treeless plains are known as _________

llanos

200

Directs us to a precise location?

Absolute Location

200

The largest oceans are in the _________

What is the Pacific
200
Known as a thin layer of weathered rock..

What is Soil?

200

Is belief in one God?

monotheistic

200

Known as the largest river in the world...

The Nile
300
Refers to the north or south of the equator..

Latitude

300

Known as the continuous cycle of water between the atmosphere, the oceans, and the earth

What is the Hydrologic cycle

300
Known as an interdependent community of plants and animals.
Ecosystem
300

Which religion is based on Jesus?

Christianity
300

Known as the Second Largest river in the world..

The Amazon River

400

Is the distance east or west of the prime meridian..

longitude

400

What is an area drained by a major river and its tributaries ?

drainage basin

400

The _______ is located in the tropical zone and is covered with a heavy concentration of broadleaf trees.

rain forest

400

Is the number of live births per thousand population?

Birthrate

400

Dense forests made up of different species of trees.....

Rain Forests

500
Known as rain, sleet, snow, or ice

Precipitation

500

Are naturally formed features on the surface of the earth.

Landforms

500

Known as treeless plains

What is a Savanna called?

500
Known as the death rate-- is the number deaths per thousand

mortality rate

500

In eastern Venezuela _________ is known as the world's largest waterfall.

What is Angel Falls?