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States and Regions
The Land
Bodies of Water
Climate and Vegetation
People and The Environment
100
What is an area in which many features are similar?
region
100
What is a region that has similar landforms?
landform region
100
What is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river?
tributary
100
How many climate regions does the U.S. have?
11
100
What term describes the using canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas?
irrigation
200
What is the position of one place compared to other places?
relative location
200
What is the flat, low land along the Atlantic Ocean?
Coastal Plain
200
What river's drainage basin is most of the land between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains?
Mississippi River
200
What causes seasons to occur?
the earth's tilt toward the sun
200
What are some examples of natural resources?
soil, water, minerals, and plants
300
Into how many regions is the U.S. grouped into?
5
300
What is a landform that includes Nevada and parts of 5 neighboring states?
Great Basin
300
What is land drained by a river system?
drainage basin
300
What region has cold winters, where it is difficult to find food, but has hot and wet summers which help plants and food grow?
Northeast Region
300
What is something in nature people can use?
natural resource
400
What are the three largest countries in North America?
Canada, U.S., and Mexico
400
What is the natural process that has worn down the Appalachian Mountains?
erosion
400
What do you call Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Superior
The Great Lakes
400
Why is the climate of some places hotter than others?
Some places are closer to the equator
400
What term means "to change"?
modify
500
What is a feature used to describe a region's environment?
climate
500
What are some U.S. landforms?
mountains, hills, plains, plateaus
500
What body of water did people build dams across to form reservoirs?
rivers
500
What region has a hot and dry climate which makes it difficult for people to grow food or find fresh water?
Southwest Region
500
What is one way people change the land to improve the movement of goods and people?
digging channels