States and Capitals of the USA
Physical Features of the USA
Key Words in Unit 1
Lowlands and Highlands
Waterways, Mountains, and Plateaus
100
Pennsylvania is located in this part of the United States.
What is one state in the Northeast United States?
100
These 5 lakes are located in the Midwest.
Where are The Great Lakes located?
100
To be touching or connected in an unbroken series.
What is "Contiguous"?
100
This place has thick and rocky soil, with limited farming.
What is the Atlantic Coastal Plain?
100
It begins in Minnesota, and heads south to the Gulf of Mexico.It is also excellent for farming.
What is The Mississippi River?
200
The capital of this place is Little Rock.
What is the capital of Arkansas?
200
The Northeast, is where this plain is located.
Where is the Atlantic Coastal Plain located?
200
Someone who studies geography.
What is a Geographer?
200
This place has several mountain ranges, including the Blue Ridge, the Great Smokey, and the Allegheny mountains.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
200
Giant blankets of ice called glaciers out these lakes about 10,000 years ago.
What are the Great Lakes? Otherwise known as Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan,Erie,and Superior.
300
Des Moines is the capital
What is the capital of Iowa?
300
The Missouri River is located here.
Name one river that is in the Midwest United States.
300
A deep valley with steep sides.
What is a Canyon?
300
This place has soil richer than the soil in the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Cotton is a major crop for this place.
What is The Gulf Coastal Plain?
300
These mountains are west of the Great Plains. Between some of the mountains are the Pacific Coastal ranges.
What are the Western Mountain Ranges?
400
New Mexico is located in this part of the state.
What is one state in the Southwest United States?
400
The Grand Canyon is located here.
Name one Physical Feature that is located in The Southwest.
400
The exact location of a place.
What is Absolute Location?
400
This area is full of grassy hills, rolling flat lands, thick forests, and rich farmland.
What is the Central Lowlands?
400
This place runs along the Rocky Mountains. It separates the flow of water in North America.
What is the Continental Drive?
500
The capital of this state is Salt Lake City
What is Utah's capital?
500
The Atlantic Ocean touches this place of the USA
What Ocean touches The Northeast United States?
500
The location of a place in relation to other landmarks.
What is relative location?
500
This area is west of the Mississippi stretch. At the river's edge, the land is relatively low. This region consists of prairies, or flat, rolling lands covered with grass.
What is the Great Plains?
500
Between the Pacific Ocean and Rockies is this area.The Mojave Desert makes up a large part of this area.
What are The Plateaus and Canyons?