Mountains
A large elevation in the earths surface; a large steep hill
What is a mountain
This climate zone can be hot and wet all year around, or it can be rainy wet summer with a cool dry winter.
What is Tropical - either wet or dry
Name the river in Europe found to flow through 10 countries
A ________________is a landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water. This occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or another river that cannot carry away the supplied sediment.
What is a river delta?
What is the ecosystem?
What is a community of plants and animals within a habitat.
A group of mountains related geologically are
This climate has little to no rain and too dry to support vegetation. It is sometimes called dried up or waterless
What is an Arid climate
This river runs through Germany and Czech Republic. It formed
What is the Elbe?
Things found in nature that can be used by humans
What is a natural resource?
Areas such as swamps that have a lot of water in or on the ground
What are the wetlands?
Which mountain forms a boundary between Europe and Asia
This climate has hot dry summers, cool rainy winters, and is good for agriculture
What is Mediterranean climate
This is the second largest drainage system in North America. It flows 2,320 miles south from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the Mississippi River?
A material such as sand that is deposited by rivers or the wind
What is a sediment?
The place where the river begins is called the __________.
What is the mouth of the river
Name two mountains in Europe we discussed
Ural; Caucasus, Carpathian, Alps; Apennines; Pyrenees, Balkan, Scandinavian; Cantabrian, Scottish Highlands
This area receives less than 10 inches of rain or precipitation with low humidity.
What is a desert.
The place where two rivers meet is called ____________.
What is the confluence
Raised banks to prevent flooding
What is levees?
Other little rivers which break off from the main river are called ______________.
What are Tributaries
Name at least two of the Mountains in North America we discussed
Rocky; Appalachian; Sierra; Smokey; Adirondack; Alaska; and Grand Canyon;
This climate tends to be foggy, cloudy, and damp with moderate temperatures.
What is marine climate or marine west coast
The biggest river in the world is called __________________.
What is the Nile River
The carrying away by natural forces, such as water or wind
What is erosion?
Name at least 5 Major Oceans in the World.
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean