Do you know?
Which describes the global address of the United States?
A. South of the equator
B.near the Indian Ocean
C. in North America
D. in the Eastern Hemisphere
When is a delta formed?
b. flowing water wears down the land
c. people build levees along riverbeds
d. silt builds up along riverbanks after floods
An imaginary line that circles the globe
equator
water in the form of rain, sleet, or snow
precipitation
How is climate different than weather?
weather is a place's daily temperature, precipitations and wind conditions
climate is weather over a long period of time
What are continents?
the largest land areas on Earth.
Which of the following does not affect the climate of an area?
a.the elevation of the land
b. nearness to certain landforms or bodies of water
c. distance from the equator
d. the trees and plants that grow naturally on the land
a narrow piece of land that connects to larger land areas
isthmus
something that people make or grow usually to sell
product
How do rivers build up the land?
by depositing sand and soil along floodplains and by forming deltas and sandbars
What does relative location describe?
where a place is located in relation to other places
Give two examples of extreme weather?
tornadoes, droughts, hurricanes....
the height of land
elevation
fertile soil produces good crops and forests produce trees which are used in many goods
What are the three main parts of a river?
source, channel and mouth
The Appalachian mountains are located in which part of the United States?
southern
western
eastern
northern
Eastern
Which of these is a fuel resource found in the U.S.?
a. iron
b. oil
c. gold
d. copper
oil
the place where a river empties into a larger body of water
mouth
How does elevation affect climate?
Places located at higher elevations are usually cooler than places at lower elevations.
How do some people believe the first people came to North America?
by walking across a land bridge from Asia
What kind of land is found in the Great Basin?
dry mostly desert land
When you recycle paper products which natural resource are you helping to conserve?
trees
the wearing away of Earth's surface
erosion
Places near the equator usually have warmer climates than places far from the equator
Sierra Nevada
Cascade Range
Alaska Range
and Coast Ranges