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High Landforms
Water
Low Landforms
Ocean Landforms
Ecosystems
100
The natural shapes and features on Earth are _________________.
What are landforms?
100
A very large body of salty water that covers a large area is __________________.
What is an ocean?
100
A flat area of land with few trees is a _________________.
What is a plain or prairie?
100
A large body of salt water is __________________.
What is an ocean?
100
This is made up of plants, animals, land, water, and climate.
What is an ecosystem?
200
The landform that rises high above the land around it is called ___________________.
What is a mountain?
200
This landform is a small body of water, and it is smaller than a lake.
What is a pond?
200
This landform is dry, has few plants, and does not receive much rain.
What is a desert?
200
Land shaped like a triangle and made by sand and mud at the mouth of a river is _____________.
What is a delta?
200
The natural systems of Earth include its land, water, weather, and _______________.
What is climate?
300
A landform with steep sides and a flat top is called _____________________.
What is a plateau?
300
This is a body of fresh or salt water with land on all sides.
What is a lake?
300
This is a very cold region where few plants live.
What is a tundra?
300
A body of water that is part of a sea or ocean and is partly enclosed by land is a _________.
What is a bay?
300
This ecosystem is found near the equator. The climate of this ecosystem is hot and humid all year with precipitation almost every day.
What are the rain forests?
400
This has a rounded top and rises above the land around it.
What is a hill?
400
This is a long body of water that flows through land.
What is a river?
400
Lowland that lies between hills or mountains is a __________.
What is a valley?
400
This landform is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land but is larger than a bay.
What is a gulf?
400
This ecosystem can be found on every continent except Antarctica.
What are the grasslands?
500
This landform is an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
What is a volcano?
500
A steep drop from a high place to a lower place in a stream or river is a _______________.
What is a waterfall?
500
This landform is a flat, grassy area of land with few trees.
What is a plain?
500
This landform is land with water on all sides.
What is an island?
500
Name the fourecosystems we discussed in class.
What are deserts, rain forests, arctic tundras, and grasslands?