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Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
River System
Biome
States and Capitals
100
A synonym for “many”
What is numerous?
100
This is moisture in the air.
What is humidity?
100
This is where a river begins
What is a source?
100
This is the meaning of the word “aquatic.”
What is "water"?
100
This is the state located on the border of and Canada north of Iowa, AND it’s capital city.
What is “St. Paul, Minnesota”?
200
A place that is without life
What is barren?
200
This is the movement of glaciers; a noun
What is glaciation?
200
This happens when a river channel gets more shallow, narrow, or steep
What are rapids?
200
These are the 2 main groups of aquatic biomes.
What is marine and freshwater?
200
This is the state in which the Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico, AND it’s capital city.
What is “Baton Rouge, Louisiana”?
300
To be unlike no other or one-of-a-kind
What is unique?
300
This is the term for 2 rivers blending or joining together
What is merge?
300
These are the 2 main causes of a flood plain.
What are melting snow and a big storm?
300
These are the percentages of salt water and of fresh water on our planet.
What are 97.5 and 2.5 percent?
300
This state has Iowa to the north and Arkansas to the south, along with its capital.
What is “Jefferson City, Missouri”?
400
A long coral reef parallel to the shore with a lagoon in between
What is a barrier reef?
400
Oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries are examples of this
What is marine biome?
400
The riparian zone is found right next to a river on its _____.
What are riverbanks?
400
This is the primary difference between rivers and lakes.
What are “rivers are moving bodies of water and lakes are standing bodies of water”?
400
These TWO states only share a small portion of the Mississippi River as their boundary, AND their capital cities.
What are “Frankfort, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee”?
500
This is the process of a liquid changing into a gas
What is evaporation?
500
This is what is formed as the river flows over the soft ground as it runs downhill.
What is channel?
500
In order to truly understand a biome, one must know these three things about it.
What are “the geography of the area, the climate of the region, and the adaptations of the plants, animals, and people who live there”?
500
These are the capital cities of Iowa and Arkansas (in that order).
What are “Des Moines and Little Rock”?