Landforms
Continents
Where in the World
Terms you know
American General
100
A large area of flat or gently sloping land
What is a plain?
100
The continent where the United States is located
What is North America?
100
The Mississippi River ends in the
Gulf of Mexico
100
The study of a place and the way the people live in it and use it
What is geography?
100
An area’s altitude is determined by its
What is height above sea level?
200
A deep valley with steep sides
What is a canyon?
200
The continent which is entirely in the Western Hemishere?
What is South America?
200
The line of latitude which divides the north and the south hemisphere
What is the equator?
200
Rain and snow that fall to the earth are called
What is precipitation?
200
A major natural resource of the United States is
What are metals?
300
An area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land
What is a plateau?
300
Name the four oceans
What are the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and the Arctic Ocean
300
Name two states not on the mainland U.S.
What are Alaska and Hawaii?
300
Climate is the kind of weather a region experiences over many ____________.
What are years?
300

Forests supply us with

What are fossil fuels and air/oxygen?

400
The longest river in the United States
What is the Mississippi River?
400
Two continents which are entirely in the southern hemisphere
What are Australia and Antarctica?
400
The highest mountain range in the U.S. is located in this part of the U.S.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
400
Canyons, mountains, plateaus, and plains are different types of _______________________.
What are landforms?
400
The Central Plains and the Great Plains make up the
What are the Interior Plains?
500
The longest mountain range in the United States
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
500
Name the 7 continents
What are North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica
500
The prime meridian runs on what line of longitude
What is 0 degrees
500
The United States is made up of this many regions
What is 5?
500
Name one region of the U.S.
What are West, Southwest, Southeast, Middle West and North East?