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A large body of water completely surrounded by land
What is a lake
100
Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo are all apart of this region
What is the front range
100
The place on the map that explains what each symbol means or stands for.
What is the key
100
The meaning of the word geography.
What is the study of earth
200
Short rises in the land that are located directly in front of the mountains.
What is the foothills
200
This region is located in Southern Colorado.
What is the San Luis Valley
200
The symbol that tells the directions or orientation of the map.
What is compass rose
200
The continent Colorado is located on.
What is North America
300
A depression in the earth with steep sides on each side. This land form is often made by water erosion.
What is a canyon
300
This region is comprised of grasslands and was home to large herds of Buffalo.
What is the high plains
300
The imaginary lines that are drawn on a map to show exact location.
What are longitude and latitude.
300
Examples of natural resources
What are water, soil, trees, sun, minerals
400
A steep rise in the earth that is flat on top.
What is a plateau
400
This region has the highest elevation in the state. This region runs through the center of Colorado.
What is the mountain region.
400
Colors or pictures used to represent something else.
What is a symbol.
400
Name three of the states that border Colorado
What are Nebraska, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
500
A flat piece of land surrounded on all sides by mountains.
What is a park
500
This region is a large plateau. Most of the states farmland and produce comes from this region.
What is the western slope.
500
The measurement on the map that relates to distance in real life.
What is scale
500
The movement of goods and ideas became easier with the progress of these inventions.
What are trains.