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Question | Answer |
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What is a continent? | A large land mass surronded by water. |
What is Eurasia? | The continents of Europe and Asia combined. |
Why is being surronded by two oceans beneficial to the US? | It provides access to many other parts of the world. |
Name two facts about the canadian sheild. | 1.Wraps around the hudson bay. 2.Hills worn by erosion and lakes carved by glaciers |
Name two facts about the Coastal Range. | 1.Rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that stretch from california to Canada 2.Contains fertile valleys |
Name two facts about the Basin and Range. | 1.Located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Coastal Range 2.Area of varying elevations containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley |
Name two facts about the Rocky Mountains. | 1.Located west of the Great Plains and east of the Coastal Range 2.Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to almost Mexico; high elevations; containing the continental divide which determines the directional flow of rivers |
Name two facts about the Great Plains. | 1.Located west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains 2.Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward; grasslands |
Name two facts about the Interior Lowlands. | 1.Located west of the Appalachain Highlands and east of the Great Plains 2.Rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills. |
Name two facts about the Appalachian Highlands. | 1.Extending from eastern Canada to western Alabama 2.Old, eroded mountains |
Name two facts about the Coastal Plain. | 1.Along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico 2.Broad lowlands provide many excellent large harbors |