Fill In Sentences:
U.S. Landscapes
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
island
freshwater
geysers
canyon
natural gas
Resources
basin
mountain
Regions
farmers
climate
oceans
country
passes
wilderness
1. The Interior Plains are in the center of the .
2. such as coal have been found under the ground in the Appalachian Mountains.
3. Hawaii is a tropical .
4. The Great Lakes are the largest system on Earth.
5. in the United States have their own climates.
6. There are deposits of beneath the Coastal Plain in Texas.
7. A is a valley with steep walls.
8. Sometimes will shoot water into the air.
9. Many grow crops in the Interior Plains.
10. There are two on either side of the United States.
11. A low, shallow area of land is called a .
12. The Rocky Mountains are still mostly .
13. The tallest in the United States is Denali.
14. Mild summers and cold winters are part of the of the Rocky Mountains.
15. There are natural through the Rocky Mountains that pioneers used.
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Definition Matching:
U.S. Landscapes
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
resources
1. a nation or sovereign state
regions
2. material supplies that are used to aid in survival and to produce wealth
wilderness
3. a detached portion of land completely surrounded by water
oceans
4. made up of, or having to do with, water that is not salty
freshwater
5. areas of land
canyon
6. a fossil fuel consisting of methane and a mixture of other gases
country
7. a deep gorge with steep cliff walls, usually with a stream or river flowing along the bottom
geysers
8. hot springs that periodically spew water and steam
climate
9. people who cultivate land to grow crops and sometimes raise livestock
mountain
10. large bodies of salt water that together cover almost three-quarters of the Earth’s surface
farmers
11. a low, often circular, area of land, sometimes containing water
island
12. land or area in its natural state, uninhabited and undisturbed by humans, often inhospitable
basin
13. an elevated landmass larger and taller than a hill, often with steep sides and a projecting peak
natural gas
14. the average weather conditions of an area over a period of years
passes
15. breaks or gaps between mountains
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Crossword:
U.S. Landscapes
Words
climate
geysers
island
farmers
natural gas
oceans
wilderness
country
canyon
basin
mountain
passes
freshwater
resources
regions
15
12
14
3
1
5
2
10
8
4
6
7
11
13
Across
2. made up of, or having to do with, water that is not salty
4. material supplies that are used to aid in survival and to produce wealth
5. an elevated landmass larger and taller than a hill, often with steep sides and a projecting peak
7. areas of land
8. hot springs that periodically spew water and steam
10. the average weather conditions of an area over a period of years
13. large bodies of salt water that together cover almost three-quarters of the Earth’s surface
14. breaks or gaps between mountains
Down
1. a fossil fuel consisting of methane and a mixture of other gases
3. land or area in its natural state, uninhabited and undisturbed by humans, often inhospitable
6. a nation or sovereign state
2. people who cultivate land to grow crops and sometimes raise livestock
11. a detached portion of land completely surrounded by water
12. a deep gorge with steep cliff walls, usually with a stream or river flowing along the bottom
15. a low, often circular, area of land, sometimes containing water
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What could a chickee be if it’s not a bird? What place in the United States is like a part in your hair? Where can you find water shooting high into the air from deep inside the earth? Get ready to discover the answers and more in an unforgettable journey across our nation.
For kids studying physical geography, this issue is a photo gallery of the country’s most distinctive landforms and bodies of water. Moving from east to west, kids get an overview of the most striking features, including the rounded tops of the Appalachians; the mighty Great Lakes; the expansive plains of the Midwest and the mountains of the West, both referenced in the first verse of “America the Beautiful.”
For kids interested in details about a particular region, they can take a deep dive into the region’s most prominent features, such as “insider information” about the soil in the Interior Plains, the heat of Death Valley, the world’s most famous canyon, or the story behind a lake saltier than the ocean. Kids fascinated by record breakers will have fun collecting them on the pages of this issue – the biggest lake, the largest desert, the hottest place on Earth. It’s all here for the taking.
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The United States
You're probably well acquainted with the landscape around your neighborhood.
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The Great Lakes and the Mississippi River
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The Rocky Mountains
Traveling farther west, you encounter the Rocky Mountains. As this majestic range stretche ...
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The Eastern United States
Let’s begin your journey on the East Coast of the United States, where the Atlantic ...
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The Interior Plains
As you look around you, what do you see? The road appears to stretch to infinity ahead of ...
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How Astronauts See the States
You can’t see state lines or national borders from space.
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The Intermountain Region
Descending from the mountains, you enter the Intermountain Region, which lies between the ...
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The Pacific Mountains and Valleys
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