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6th SS Ch 1 Sec 2
6th grade SS test chapter 1 sections 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| An area that has similar landforms | Landform Region |
| Types of Landforms | Canyons, islands, cliffs, plateaus, hills |
| Type of weather in a place over time | Climate |
| Flat, low land along and extends out into the Atlantic | Coastal Plain |
| Coastal Plain underwater is called the | Continental Shelf |
| Wide valleys and hills on the Eastern side of Appalachians | Piedmont |
| Piedmont means | At the base of the mountain |
| Mountains that run from southern Canada to central Alabama | Appalachians |
| The Appalachians are the ____ mountains in the US | Oldest |
| The Appalachians highest peak is only | 7000 ft |
| The Appalachians are made up of _____ that run together | Smaller Mountain Ranges |
| Flat area west of the Appalachians and east of the Rocky Mountains | Interior Plains |
| The Interior Plains are also called the | Central Plains |
| An area of flat rolling land covered by grasses | Prairie |
| An area within the Interior Plains where the land becomes flatter, with few rivers and almost no trees | Great Plains |
| Largest and longest mountains in the US | Rocky Mountains |
| The Rocky Mountains run from Mexico through Canada and into | Alaska |
| The Rocky Mountains have sharp peaks which mean | Little Erosion |
| Many of the Rocky Mountain peaks are cover in ____ year round | Snow |
| The area between the Rocky Mountains and other mountains farther west | Intermountain Region |
| An area that is low and bowl shaped with higher land around it | Great Basin |
| At the edge of the Great Basin where the land is the lowest in North America | Death Valley |
| Death Valley is ____ below sea level | 250 ft |
| Mountain range just inside California | Sierra Nevada |
| The name Sierra Nevada is Spanish for | Snowy Mountain Range |