10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt Landforms Continents Where in the World? Terms Hodge Podge

A large area of flat or gently sloping land

What is a plain?

A deep valley with steep sides

What is a canyon ?

An area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land

What is a plateau?

The longest river in the United States

What is the Mississippi River?

The longest mountain range in the United States

What are the Appalachian Mountains?

The continent where the United States is located

What is North America?

The continent which is entirely in the Western Hemishere?

What is South America?

Name the four oceans

Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean

Two continents which are entirely in the southern hemisphere

What are Australia and Antarctica?

Name the 7 continents

What are North America South America Europe Asia Africa Australia Antarctica

The Mississippi River ends in the

Gulf of Mexico

The line of latitude which divides the north and the south hemisphere

What is the equator?

Name two states not on the mainland U.S.

What are Alaska and Hawaii?

The highest mountain range in the U.S. is located in this part of the U.S.

What are the Rocky Mountains?

The prime meridian runs on what line of longitude

What is 0 degrees

The study of a place and the way the people live in it and use it

What is geography?

Rain and snow that fall to the earth are called

What is precipitation?

Climate is the kind of weather a region experiences over many --

What are years?

Canyons, mountains, plateaus, and plains are different types of -----

What are landforms?

The United States is made up of ------ regions

What is five?

A region of the U.S.

What are West, Southwest, Southeast, Middle West and North East? Name 1

An area’s altitude is determined by its

What is height above sea level?

A major natural resource of the United States is

What are metals?

Forests supply us with

What are fossil fuels?

The Central Plains and the Great Plains make up the

What are the Interior Plains?