Landforms- continents Jeopardy

Landforms Continents Where in the World? 5 pt Terms Hodge Podge 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt A large area of flat or gently sloping land What is a plain? A deep valley with steep sides What is a canyon? An area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land What is a plateau? The longest river in the United States What is the Mississippi River? The longest mountain range in the United States What are the Appalachian Mountains? The continent where the United States is located What is North America? The continent which is entirely in the Western Hemishere? What is South America? Name the four oceans Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean Two continents which are entirely in the southern hemisphere What are Australia and Antarctica? Name the 7 continents What are North America South America Europe Asia Africa Australia Antarctica The Mississippi River ends in the Gulf of Mexico The line of latitude which divides the north and the south hemisphere What is the equator? Name two states not on the mainland U.S. What are Alaska and Hawaii? The highest mountain range in the U.S. is located in this part of the U.S. What are the Rocky Mountains? The prime meridian runs on what line of longitude What is 0 degrees The study of a place and the way the people live in it and use it What is geography? Rain and snow that fall to the earth are called What is precipitation? Climate is the kind of weather a region experiences over many -- What are years? Canyons, mountains, plateaus, and plains are different types of ----- What are landforms? The United States is made up of -----regions What is five? A region of the U.S. What are West, Southwest, Southeast, Middle West and North East? Name 1 An area’s altitude is determined by its What is height above sea level? A major natural resource of the United States is What are metals? Forests supply us with What are fossil fuels? The Central Plains and the Great Plains make up the What are the Interior Plains?