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SS: Unit 2, Lesson 2...Geography/landforms
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4th Grade Social Studies: Landforms
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What is the geographic theme that answers the question "What is it like there?"
Economics
Location
Movement
Place
2
The "Mojave," "Great Basin," and "Chihuahuan" are all examples of this landform.
basin
desert
coastal mountains
oceans
3
All of us should eat our vegetables, but we won't need to eat "the plants of an area"--called..
valleys
plateaus
tributaries
vegetation
4
An easy way to remember the names of these lakes is to remember H.O.M.E.S.
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Atlantic
The Great Lakes
5
This is low land that lies along an ocean.
coastal mountains
plateau
ocean
coastal plains
6
A river and its tributaries is called a ___________ ____________ .
lava spill
wet mess
coastal ocean
river system
7
What is the name of the longest river in the USA?
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Colorado
8
An example of the landform called a volcano is ________?
Mt. St. Helens
Mt. Rushmore
Mount Wassooovi
Boyne Mtn.
9
These are different kinds of land on the Earth.
mountains
hills
valleys
landforms
10
Valleys and basins are similar, but a
basin
is a .....?
a place to wash your face
a low piece of land between two hills or mountain ranges
a really high place
low area surrounded by higher land
11
The Missouri River flows into the Mississippi River. That makes it a _______________ .
tributary
glacier
lake
limb
12
A row of connected mountains is called a _____________ ___________.
volcano eruption
string of mountains
coastal plain
mountain range
13
When part of a sea or ocean cuts into a mass of land, it is called a __________ .
river
island
ocean
gulf
14
These geographic features were not made by humans.
bridges
physical characteristics
human characteristics
trucks
15
What river has formed (eroded) the Grand Canyon over thousands of years?
Mississippi
Ohio
Colorado
Platte
16
This is a flat land at a higher elevation.
plain
a plate
valley
plateau
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low-lying stretch of flat or gently rolling land
plain
hill
mountain
plateau