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6th SS Ch 1 Sec 2
6th grade SS test chapter 1 sections 1-5
Term | Definition |
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An area that has similar landforms | Landform Region |
Types of Landforms | Canyons, islands, cliffs, plateaus, hills |
Type of weather in a place over time | Climate |
Flat, low land along and extends out into the Atlantic | Coastal Plain |
Coastal Plain underwater is called the | Continental Shelf |
Wide valleys and hills on the Eastern side of Appalachians | Piedmont |
Piedmont means | At the base of the mountain |
Mountains that run from southern Canada to central Alabama | Appalachians |
The Appalachians are the ____ mountains in the US | Oldest |
The Appalachians highest peak is only | 7000 ft |
The Appalachians are made up of _____ that run together | Smaller Mountain Ranges |
Flat area west of the Appalachians and east of the Rocky Mountains | Interior Plains |
The Interior Plains are also called the | Central Plains |
An area of flat rolling land covered by grasses | Prairie |
An area within the Interior Plains where the land becomes flatter, with few rivers and almost no trees | Great Plains |
Largest and longest mountains in the US | Rocky Mountains |
The Rocky Mountains run from Mexico through Canada and into | Alaska |
The Rocky Mountains have sharp peaks which mean | Little Erosion |
Many of the Rocky Mountain peaks are cover in ____ year round | Snow |
The area between the Rocky Mountains and other mountains farther west | Intermountain Region |
An area that is low and bowl shaped with higher land around it | Great Basin |
At the edge of the Great Basin where the land is the lowest in North America | Death Valley |
Death Valley is ____ below sea level | 250 ft |
Mountain range just inside California | Sierra Nevada |
The name Sierra Nevada is Spanish for | Snowy Mountain Range |