Landforms
What do you call a high, rocky landform that is taller than a hill?
What is a Mountain?
What tool shows directions like north, south, east, and west?
What is a Compass Rose?
What do we call rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
What is precipitation?
What does HEI stand for?
What is Human-Environment Interaction?
A shaking of the ground caused by movement under the Earth.
What is an earthquake?
This landform has water all around it.
What is an Island?
A map feature that helps you understand symbols.
What is a map key/legend?
What kind of weather is very hot and dry?
What is a desert?
What is one way people change land to grow food?
What is farming?
A strong storm with winds that form over water.
What is a hurricane?
A deep valley with steep sides, often carved by a river.
What is a Canyon?
What kind of map shows landforms like mountains and rivers?
What is a Physical Map?
A tool that shows how hot or cold it is.
What is a thermometer?
Give one way people protect the environment.
Answers may include recycling, planting trees, picking up trash.
A spinning column of air that touches the ground.
What is a tornado?
A flat, wide area of land with few trees.
What is a Plain?
A tool used to measure distance on a map.
What is a map scale?
What kind of weather would you expect in the Arctic?
What is cold, snowy, or freezing?
Cutting down trees to build homes is an example of what? (Hint: Adapt or Change)
What is changing the environment?
Too much rain that causes rivers to overflow.
What is a flood?
This group of five large lakes is located near our state and forms the largest freshwater system in the world.
What are the Great Lakes?
The number of continents that you can find on a map.
What is seven/7?
What kind of climate is hot all year with lots of rain, and has jungles or rainforests?
What is a tropical climate?
Wearing a raincoat is an example of what? (Hint: Adapt and Change)
What is adapting to the environment?
A mountain that can erupt with lava and ash.
What is a volcano?