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social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To better study the land of the United States, geographers often divide it into______regions. | What are landforms? |
| The two largest _________in the United States are the Appalation Mountains and Rocky Mountains. | What is a mountain range? |
| They stood at near the "foot" of the mountain the were about to climb. | What is a piedmont? |
| When land rises to a broad area of hig mostly flat land, it is called a _____ | what is a plateau? |
| Some times the lava and ash from this landform builds up to form a mountain. | What is a volcano? |
| If you want to how high or low land is you need to use an _________map. | What is elevation? |
| Ocean water moves in the form of______,the regular rise and fall of a body of water. | What is tide? |
| Their ships were safely docked along the _____that extended into the coastline from the Atlantic Ocean. | What is an inlet? What is an inlet |
| To get to the island just off the coast they had to travel through the sound. | what is a sound? |
| A river that flows into the Missisippi River is a______. | What is a tributary? |
| The difference in ______ in the United States influence the kind of vegetation found in different parts of our country. | What is climate? |
| Low bushes and cactuses are the ________of the desert. | What is natural vegetation? |
| The drier side of the mountain range is called a _____ | What is a rain shadow? |
| This is a cold dry region where trees cannot grow, found far to the north and high on mountains. | What is a tundra? |
| This part of the Central Plains are flat or rolling hills covered with tall-grass and wild flowers. | What is a prairie? |
| Despite the _______ and scorching heat, we were happy to be on vacation. | What is humidity? |
| The trees and shrubs are scattered among this kind of desert like grassland. | What is a savanna? |
| Nevada climate is usually very hot and _____ most of the year with only a short rainy season. | What is arid? |
| _________moves water to dry areas. | What is irrigation? |
| wind and rain cause _______to the Earth's Surface. | What is erosion? |
| Where a place is compared to another place is called | What is relative location? |
| Material added to the soil to make it more fertile? | What is fertilizer? |
| The imaginary line that runs north and south. | What is the Continental Divide? |
| The group of lakes that make up the worlds largest freshwater lakes. | What are the Great Lakes? |
| A prolong period with little or no rain | What is drought? |
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