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LANDFORMS
NIAGARA FALLS
MAPLE SYRUP
CHESAPEAKE BAY
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100
What is a landform here in the Pocono Mountains?
Mountains, lakes, streams, rivers, hills, valleys
100
What created Niagara Falls?
glaciers
100
What is the liquid from the sugar maple trees called?
Sap
100
What are people who fish the bay called?
Watermen
100
What is a part of the sea or a lake that cuts into a coastline?
Bay
200
What is the name of the range that describes all the mountains in the Northeast that extends down into Georgia?
The Appalachian Mountains
200
What is the name of the boat that sails beneath the falls?
Maid of the Mist
200
Which two states are the major producers of maple syrup?
Vermont and New Hampshire
200
What are watermen who catch crabs called?
Crabbers
200
What is power produced by capturing the energy of flowing water?
Hydropower
300
Name the two mountain ranges that are colors.
The Green and the White Mountains
300
What is the nickname for the Canadian side of the falls?
Horseshoe Falls
300
How many gallons of sap are needed to make one gallon of syrup?
40
300
What is a large wire cage used to catch crabs called?
Crab Pot
300
What is electricity produced by the energy of flowing water?
Hydroelectricity
400
What is the name of the first U.S. National Park east of the Mississippi River?
Acadia National Park
400
What is a deep, narrow valley, usually with a stream or river?
Gorge
400
What is the name of the place where sap is boiled?
Sugarhouse
400
What is the Native American name for the Chesapeake Bay that means "Great Shellfish Bay?"
Chesepiook
400
What is a piece of land almost surrounded by water, such as Cape Cod?
Peninsula
500
What is the largest of the Finger Lakes that never freezes and creates perfect conditions for growing grapes?
Lake Seneca
500
Niagara Falls is located between which two Great Lakes?
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
500
What is used to make the gathering of maple syrup an easier job?
Pipeline
500
What has almost disappeared from the bay because of overfishing which has seriously upset the food chain in the bay?
Oyster
500
What are towers with bright lights that shine far out over the water to guide ships called?
Lighthouses