Landforms, Regions: 4th Grade
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| continental divide | This imaginary line runs through the Rocky Mountains. Waters east of it flow to the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico. Waters west of it flow to the Pacific Ocean.
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| Death Valley | Lowest point in the USA, it is an extremely hot and dry desert.
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| Erie Canal | A manmade waterway flowing between the Hudson River and Lake Erie in New York State. Boats called barges used to deliver goods using this waterway.
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| Great Lakes | These five bodies of water form the largest group of fresh water bodies in the world. Located in the northern USA and southern Canada.
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| Gulf of Mexico | A large body of warm water between Mexico and Florida.
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| St. Lawrence River | This body of water is in southeastern Canada and is large enough to allow ship travel.
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| Great Plains | A large, flat grassland in the central USA and Canada. It is largely treeless.
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| Great Basin | A large area of different elevations located in Nevada and neighboring states. It is between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains.
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| Atlantic Coastal Plain | A large, low, fairly flat region along the east coast of the USA. Many of our largest cities and most important harbors are in this area.
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| Hispaniola | An island southeast of Florida containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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| Panama | A Central American country formed by an isthmus.
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| Piedmont | An area stretching from New Jersey through Alabama that is higher than the Atlantic Coastal Plain but lower than the Appalachian Mountains. This area includes Gwinnett County.
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| isthmus | A narrow strip of land joining two larger pieces of land.
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| peninsula | A long narrow strip of land surrounded on three sides by water. Most of the State of Florida is a peninsula.
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