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Landforms
100
What do we call a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river?
a tributary
100
What river runs through downtown Nashville?
the Cumberland River
100
TWO PART QUESTION!!! 1. Identify the landform in the illustration. 2. Give its definition.
A desert (The Mojave Desert found in CA and NV.); a very dry area with little rain
100
What state is made up of islands?
Hawaii
100
What do we call an area of low ground between two hills?
a valley
200
What do we call a narrow strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water?
a strait
200
Name the longest river in the United States.
the Missouri River
200
TWO PART QUESTION!!! 1. Identify the body of water in this illustration. 2. Give its definition.
a river; a large natural stream of fresh water that flows into a lake or ocean
200
Name a state that is a peninsula.
Possible answers: Michigan, Florida, Alaska
200
What is a glacier?
a large mass of ice that covers mountains and land
300
What is the definition of a sea?
a body of salt water smaller than an ocean
300
TWO PART QUESTION!!! 1. Name the longest river in the world 2. Name the continent on which this river is found.
the Nile River; Africa
300
TWO PART QUESTION!!! 1. Identify the landform in this illustration. 2. Give its definition.
a peninsula Kaikoura (Ki ko re), Peninsula, New Zealand; land surrounded by water on three sides.
300
Name two U.S. mountain ranges.
Possible answers: The Rocky Mountains, The Appalachian Mountains
300
Describe the difference between these two words: PLAIN and PLANE
Plain: a large, flat area of land Plane: a transportation vehicle meant to travel through the air
400
TWO PART QUESTION!! 1. Define the term ocean 2. Identify the amount of earth's surface covered by oceans.
a large body of salt water; 2/3
400
Name the four oceans.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic
400
TWO PART QUESTION!!! 1 Identify the landform in this illustration. 2. Give its definition.
a volcano (Mt. St. Helens); a mountain with vents through which molten lava, cinders and gas erupt
400
What continent is also an island?
Australia
400
TWO PART QUESTION!!!! 1. Define the word plateau. 2. In what state is the Cumberland Plateau located?
an area of high, flat land; TN
500
TWO PART QUESTION!! 1. Which is larger a bay or a gulf? 2. Define the word bay.
a gulf; a portion of the ocean that is partly enclosed by land
500
Name three of the five Great Lakes.
Possible answers: Huron, Erie, Michigan, Superior, Ontario
500
TWO PART QUESTION!!! 1. Identify the body of water in this illustration. 2. Give its definition.
swamp; a wetland with some flooding of large areas of surrounding land
500
TWO PART QUESTION!!! 1. Name the world's largest desert. 2. Name the continent on which this desert is found.
the Sahara Desert; Africa
500
Describe the difference between the following two words: DESERT AND DESSERT
Desert: a very dry area with little rain Dessert: a yummy after meal treat!