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Locate the U.S.
Landforms of the U.S.
U.S. Climate
Natural Resources
Grab Bag
100
Northeast Hemisphere
What is the specific hemisphere(s) that the U.S. is located in?
100
landforms
What are geographic features such as mountains, hills, valleys, and plains?
100
precipitation
What is water in any form that falls to Earth's surface?
100
natural resource
What is something found in nature that people can use?
100
renewable resources
What are resources that can be replaced?
200
North America
What is the continent that the U.S. is on?
200
sea level
What is the term that means level with the surface of the ocean?
200
climate
What is the kind of weather a place has over a long period of time?
200
non-renewable resources
What are resources that cannot be replaced?
200
mouth
What is the place where a river empties into a larger body of water?
300
prime meridian
What is the imaginary line that separates the Western and Eastern Hemispheres?
300
source
What is the place where a river begins?
300
humidity
What is moisture in the air?
300
groundwater
What is water that sinks beneath the Earth's surface?
300
canyon
What is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides (formed by running water)?
400
Equator
What is the line of latitude that represents zero degrees (0')?
400
tributary
What is a river or stream that flows into a larger river?
400
elevation
What is a cause of cooler weather - as you go higher above sea level, the temperatures become cooler.
400
minerals
What are natural substances found in rocks like: copper, gold, silver, iron, marble, and limestone?
400
Coastal Plain
What is the area of flat land stretching along the east coast of the U.S.?
500
New Hampshire
What is the state which has a relative location east of Vermont?
500
basin
What is low, bowl-shaped land with higher land around it?
500
landforms, distance from the equator, elevation, and oceans
What are major factors on climate in an area?
500
environment
What is the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live?
500
conservation
What is protecting natural resources and using them wisely?