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Test Date: 10/30/12

Know ALL VOCABULARY

Vocabulary Word / Definition / Picture
  1. Landform:
/ physical features on the Earth such as mountains, plains, and hills
2. Mountain range: / a group of connected mountains
3. Piedmont: / an area at or near the foot of a mountain
4. Sea level: / the level of the surface of the oceans
5. Plateau: / a broad area of high, mostly flat land
6. Basin: / low, bowl shaped land with higher land all around it
7. Volcano: / an opening in the Earth through which hot lava, gases, ash, and rocks may pour out.
8.Current: / that part of a body of water flowing in a certain direction
9. Tide / the regular rise and fall of an ocean and the bodies of water connected to it
10. Inlet: / area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water
11.Sound: / a long inlet that often separates offshore islands from the mainland
12.Tributary: / a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
13.Drainage Basin: / the land drained by a river system
14. Fall line: / a place where the elevation of the land drops sharply, causing rivers to form, waterfalls, or rapids.

Rocky Mountains and Appalachians: Make sure to know ALL facts about these mountains

Rocky Mountains
Cover much of the western United States / Appalachian Mountains
Cover much of the eastern United States
Some peaks higher than 14,000 ft. / Highest peaks are less than 7,000 feet
Extend north from Mexico up to Canada / Peaks are lower because of erosion
Peaks are sharp and jagged / Stretch from Alabama to Southeastern Canada
Formed more than 30 million years ago / Formed more than 250,000,000 years ago

Know this information!

Coastal Plain-where is it?
Stretches from the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
Mt.McKinley-where is it? What is special about it?
Highest mountain peak in North America - Alaska
Mississippi River: what does it drain?
It drains most of the land between the Appalachians and Rockies
Pacific Ocean: how much of Earth does it cover?
Pacific Ocean covers 1/3 of the earth’s surface
Cities Along Fall Lines
Cities grew along fall lines because people used the fast moving water there to power machines in factories
Lakes in North America-do we have more or less than other continents?
North America has more lakes than any other continent
Land between Rockies and Appalachians (what kind of land is it)
The land between the Rockies and the Appalachians are plains
Great Lakes: What are they? H.O.M.E.S Which is largest? Great Lakes make up how much water on Earth? Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Superior is the largest
The Great Lakes make up 1/5 of the fresh water on Earth
Continental Divide: what is it? Where is it?
An imaginary line that runs north and south along the highest point of the Rockies
Rio Grande: what is it? Where is it?
A river that forms a natural boundary between the US and Mexico
The 3 countries that make up North America
Canada, Us, Mexico
The 4 Oceans: where are they?
Pacific – western US, Atlantic – eastern US, Arctic – northern Alaska, Indian – below India
Great Salt Lake-where is it? Why is it unique?
Utah – largest salt water lake
4 Oceans from LARGEST TO SMALLEST
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
What landform has lowest elevation in the United States
Death Valley

Label the map of N. America with the following:

Mexico, Canada, US, Appalachian Mts., Rocky Mts., Coastal Plains, Great Plains, Greenland, Alaska, Atlantic O, and Pacific O