Landforms
what Landform is a Range of Mountains
What is a Mountain Range
1. where a river begins
2. where a river empties
1. source
2. mouth
wraps around the southern portions of the great lakes and the Hudson Bay. shaped like a horse shoe.
hills worn by erosion. some of the oldest rock formations in North America, and hundreds of glacier carved lakes
What is the Canadian Shield
what river forms the border with Mexico. located in the great plains
Rio Grande
what are the 7 continents
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica.
what Landform is which
1. surrounded by water on all sides
2 surrounded by water on three sides
1. what is a Island
2. what is a Penninsula
what water feature feeds into the main river and is normally mountain runoff
what is a Tributary
west of coastal plains. range from Canada to Alabama. oldest mountains in North America, they are old and eroded.
what is Appalachian highlands
which river forms at part of the Northeastern border with Canada. and connects the great lakes to the Atlantic ocean
what is the St. Lawrence
what are the 5 oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic, and Southern.
What is a plain
a plain is mostly flat, with few trees
what water feature forms at mouth of river and carries sediment downstream
what is a Delta
borders the gulf of Mexico. stretches along the Atlantic ocean.
long sandy beaches. broad lowlands with excellent harbors
what is the coastal plains
the Ohio's river nickname is
what is the Gateway to the west
what is the newest named ocean
what is the southern
what Landform has land that Juts out
what is a Cape
1. water surrounded by land on all sides
2. body of salt water smaller then a ocean
1. what is a lake
2. what is a sea
1. west of the Appalachian highlands. east of the great plains. rivers, broad valleys, and grassy hills.
2. west of interior lowlands. east of the rocky mountains. flatlands that increase in elevation slightly to the west. known for grasslands
1. what is the interior lowlands
2. what is the great plains
what 2 rivers were used to transport farm and industrial products. and also were links to ports and other parts of the world. located in Interior lowlands
what is the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
what ocean served as a major Highway for explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants
the Atlantic ocean
what Landform is a narrow strip of land connecting to a larger piece of land
what is a Isthmus
1. large area of sea partially enclosed by land
2. similar to a gulf but smaller
1. what is a gulf
2. what is a bay
what are the 3 regions that are left
Rocky Mountains, Basin and Range and coastal range
1. what river was explored by Lewis and Clark
2. what river was explored by the Spanish
1. what is the Columbia river
2. what is the Colorado river
what continent is the biggest
what continent is the smallest
1. Asia
2. Australia