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Study Guide Answers
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1.
What countries make up the world region known as "North America"?
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the United States and Canada |
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____________________ ______________________ images depict the green colors of vegetation in red and pink tones.
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False color |
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Name three of the eight major physiographic regions.
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three of the following: Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plains, Appalachian and Ozark Mountain Systems, Canadian Shield, Central Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountain System, Intermontane Region, Pacific Coastlands |
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"________________________" is a term used to describe the distance between the highest and lowest points in a landscape.
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Relief |
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Barrier islands are separated from the mainland by a shallow _________________________ .
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lagoon |
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The Great ________________________ make up the Appalachian's widest point.
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Smokies |
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The Bay of ________________________'s erratic tides carve the shore into fantastic shapes.
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Fundy |
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The ___________________________ Shield consists of many Precambrian rocks.
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Canadian |
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The Platte River forms a(n) _______________________________ pattern as waters flow around islands of sediment.
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braided |
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The _________________________________ consist of loosely consolidated soils, eroded into dramatic formations.
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Badlands |
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The ____________________________ Mountains were uplifted, and sedimentary strata tilted up, to create a jumbled landscape.
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Rocky |
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List three glacially-carved features.
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cirques, horns, u-shaped valleys |
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13.
List four landforms intrinsic to the Intermontane Region.
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four of the following: natural bridges, arches, buttes, pinnacles, mesas |
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14.
What are "playas"?
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salt flats |
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15.
What volcano of the northwest erupted in 1980?
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Mt. St. Helens |
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extends from the Cape Cod peninsula to the tip of South Texas and is composed of low coastal plains; pines and swamps predominate
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Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plains |
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dry land with natural vegetation, ranging from desert in the south to grasslands and drought-tolerant forests farther north
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Intermontane Region |
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Mountains here are old and heavily eroded, with few summits above 6000 feet.
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Appalachian System |
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an area of low relief, consisting of short-grass steppes and erosional remnants and escarpments
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Great Plains |
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Some of this northwestern region's high mountains are volcanic.
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Pacific Coastland |
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Pleistocene glaciers gave areas of this region a characteristically Alpine landscape.
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Rocky Mountains System |
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This region is often called the "bread basket" of America.
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Central Lowlands |
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Thousands of lakes in this region were formed by continental glaciers.
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Canadian Shield |
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