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Physical Features and Landforms
Physical Features and Landforms
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True or False: Death Valley is a desert that has water fluted canyons?
False
True
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What is the definition of a canyon?
large, tall mass of rock with pointed tops
area of flat land that is higher than the ground
a large crack in the ground made by rivers or earthquakes
large area of land that is rounded at the top
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True or False: Physical features are natural parts of earth's surface- land and water?
False
True
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True or False: A natural landmark is made by earth and humans.
False
True
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Which one of the following is an example of a man-made landmark in North America?
Denali
Mount McKinley
The Rocky Mountains
Gateway Arch
6
Where would you find both the Everglades and the Kennedy Space Center?
In Hawaii
In the Northeast
In Florida
In the West
7
What is the purpose of a map key?
It tells what the symbols on the map stand for
It is a place to put pretty pictures
It explains where to find the capitals of each state.
It tells you the directions- N, E, S, W
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What is an example of a natural landmark?
Aztec Pyramids
Statue of Liberty
The Alamo
Dunn's River Falls
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What is the difference between physical features and landforms?
They are exactly the same thing.
One only deals with land, but the other only deals with water.
One is only about land and the other is about land and water.
One is all man-made, but the other is all natural.
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Why is it important to use maps?
They give us information about where states and countries are.
They can be used to describe where physical features are.
All of the answers.
Maps can tell us different things- like climate, landmarks, population.
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Where do you find valleys?
Coming out of volcanoes
The area of land surrounding hills.
Low land between hills and mountains
Connecting two pieces of land
12
A man-made landmark is a place people made?
True
False
13
Which of the following mountain ranges are NOT in North America?
Sierra Madre Mountains
Andes Mountains
Alaska Mountain Range
Rocky Mountains
14
Which of these rivers is a natural border between Texas and Mexico?
Colorado River
Mississippi River
The Great Lakes
Rio Grande
15
True or False: The Great Plains is a man-made landmark.
True
False
16
What landform is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land.
peninsula
valley
island
isthmus
17
Which fact is true about the Mississippi River?
It is 1,800 miles long.
It is longer than the Rocky Mountains.
It flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
It connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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True or False: A plateau is a large flat area of land that is the same height as the ground?
True
False
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True or False: Hills and mountains are both higher than the land on the ground.
False
True
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What landform is Florida- a strip of land that sticks out into a body of water?
peninsula
plateau
isthmus
delta
