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35 Cards in this Set
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What type of area is the Great Basin?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
a low, bowl-shaped desert area
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What is one of the longest rivers in North America?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
Mississippi River
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In what way is the Coastal Plain like the Appalachain Mountains?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
Both landforms run in a north-south direction across the eastern United States.
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What type of landform borders the Great Lakes?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
plains
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What are fuels?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3 |
minerals used to make heat or energy
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What countries border the United States?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
Canada to the north, Mexico to the south
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What are natural resources?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3 |
things found in nature that are useful to people
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Which states of the United States do not border any other states?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
Alaska and Hawaii
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How are elevation and temperature related?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2 |
The greater the elevation of a place, the colder the temperature becomes.
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In what part of the United States are the Appalachian Mountains?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
eastern
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Which region of the United States is usually hotter in the summer -- the Interior Plains or the Coastal Plain? Why?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2 |
The Interior Plains are hotter because places inland are not cooled by ocean breezes
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Which are probably easier to cross, the Appalachian or Rocky mountains? Why?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
The Appalachian Mountains;they are low and rounded while the Rocky Mountains are high and jagged.
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What are two natural resources that farmers need in order to grow crops?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3 |
water and soil
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Where do you think there is more farmland in the United States? Why?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
On the Great Plains; it's easier to farm on flat land
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What is temperature?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2 |
how hot or cold a place is
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Where would you probably find sandy beaches?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
Coastal Plain
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Define elevation.
Chapter 2, Lesson 2 |
Elevation is the height of a place above sea level.
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What are the Appalachian Mountains like?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
The Appalachian Mountains are low, rounded mountains thickly covered with trees.
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What two bodies of water form the borders of the East and West coasts of the United States?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
The continental United States is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast and the Pacific Ocean on the west coast.
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In which state does the Mississippi River begin?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
Minnesota
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Where are the Coast Ranges located?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
along the edge of the Pacific Coast from Alaska to California
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In which state does the Coasta Plain begin?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
Massachusetts
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What are minerals?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3 |
natural substances found in the earth
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Where do the Rocky Mountains begin?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
in Alaska
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Use the map on page 51.
How many temperature ranges are shown on the map? Chapter 2, Lesson 2 |
five
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How are temperatures affected as you travel farther from the equator? Explain your answer.
Chapter 2, Lesson 2 |
The temperature gets cooler; the sun's rays become more slanted and not as hot as the direct rays at the equator.
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Where does the Coastal Plain end?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
Texas
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Why is conservation important?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3 |
Conservation is important if we want our natural resources available in the future.
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Why do places near the equator usually have high temperatures?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2 |
They receive more of the sun's direct rays.
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What ocean surrounds Hawaii?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
Pacific Ocean
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What are the major natural resources in the United States?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3 |
Some natural resources are forests, water, minerals, fuels and soil.
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In what ways is the Coastal Plain different from the Appalachian Mountains?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 |
The Coastal Plain is a low, flat landform which borders the Atlantic Ocean. The Appalachian Mountains are a low, rounded mountain chain found inland from the coast.
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What is conservation?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3 |
protecting our natural resources
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What is climate?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2 |
the pattern of weather over a long period of time
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What is weather?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2 |
how hot, cold, wet, or dry a place is at a certain time
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