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Vocabulary Part 2
Land and Water
Regions and Resources
Indiana Connections
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A huge mass of ice that moves slowly across the land

glacier

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A mass of dirt and rocks left behind by glaciers

moraine

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Why is the top part of Indiana flat and the bottom part has hills? 
The glacier flattened the top half, but melted before it could flatten the bottom.
100

How many regions does Indiana have? 

3

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What is Indiana's top export?

vehicles and parts

200

a natural feature of earth's surface like mountains, hills, valleys, and islands

landform

200

an area that has common features

region

200

What region of the United States in Indiana in? 

a. West Coast

b. East Coast

c. the South

d. the Midwest

d. Midwest

200

Which is NOT a region in Indiana

Northern Lakes and Moraines

Southwest Beaches and Mountains

Central Till Plain

Southern Lowlands

Southwest Beaches and Mountains

200

what are Indiana's two top trading partners? 

Canada and Mexico

300

all of the water on Earth's surface

hydrosphere

300

soil and rock that gets left behind after a glacier melts

till

300

which one of these is NOT a water feature of Indiana

rivers

lakes

oceans

oceans

300
What are the major crops of the Northern Lakes and Moraines region?

soybeans, corn, beef cattle

300

What does the Ohio River flow into? 

Mississipi River then Gulf of Mexico

400

goods that are shipped to another country to be sold there

export 

400

the making of goods by machines, usually in factories

manufacturing

400

Which are landforms that Indiana does NOT have?

volcanoes

caves

plains

hills

valleys

volcanoes

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What are the natural resources found in the Central Till Plain?

fertile soil, natural gas

400

What is Indiana's state motto?

"Crossroads of America"

500

goods that are brought in from another country to be sold here

import

500

the buying and selling of goods and services

trade

500

What is the highest point in Indiana?

Hoosier Hill

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What are the physical features of the Southern Lowlands?

rounded hills, forests, fertile lowlands, caves

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Why do you think it is important to trade goods, services, and cultures with other countries? 

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