United States
A high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
divide or fall line
what is divide
Elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow
prairie or timberline
What is timerline
climate region with very cold winters, expansive coniferous forest
tundra or subarctic
what is subarctic
highest point on the North American continent
Mount McKinley or Great Plains
What is Great Plains
A notable feature of the ____ is Death Valley
Great Lakes or Great Basin
Great Basin
the source of river waters
headwaters or tributary
what is headwaters
Seasonal warm winds that blow down the Rockies in later winter and early spring
hurricane or Chinook
what is Chinook
climate region with bitters winters and very little vegetation
Tundra or marine west coast
What is tundra
oldest mountain in North America, extending from Quebec to Alabama Appalachian Mountains or Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Where are North Americas greatest oil reserves found
Alaska/Texas/Alberta
Texas/New Mexico/Alberta
Smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
tributary or divide
what is tributary
The inland grassland area
timberline or prairie
what is prairie
climate region with more than 100 inches of rain, coniferous forest and ferns
deserts or marine west coast
what is marine west coast
group of landforms that include Sierra Nevada, and the Cascades, the Coast Range, and the Alaskan Range
Rocky Mountains or Pacific Ranges
Pacific Ranges
The US and Canada are wealthy countries because
abundant oil reserves
abundant water, timber, fisheries, and fossil fuels
abundant water, timber, fisheries, and fossil fuels
A boundry in the eastern United States where a higher land of the Piedmount drops to the lower Atlantic Coast
fishery or fall line
What is fall line
Violent thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes
Chinook or supercell
supercell
climate region with more than 100 inches of rain, coniferous forest and ferns
subtropical or desert
what is desert
high plateau in central North America
Rocky Mountains or Great Plains
What is Great Plains
The dust bowl was caused by
drought and poor farming
thunderstorms
drought and poor farming
Area where fish or sea animals are caught
divide or fishery
fishery
a large powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
Blizzard or Hurricane
What is Hurricane
climate region with long, muggy summers and mild winters, deciduous forest
desert or subtropical
what is subtropical
range that extends from Alaska to New Mexico
Rocky Mountains or Pacific Ranges
What is Rocky Mountains
Few people live in Greenland because
Its the biggest island in the world
Weather is bitterly cold and the farming is difficult
Weather is bitterly cold and farming is difficult