Unit 1 Lesson 1-3 Review

What is a continent?

• the relative location of a place

• one of the seven largest land masses on Earth

• the characteristics of a place

• a state's natural resources

People divide places into regions to make the places easier to understand. What does the word regions mean from the sentence?

• the boarders of a particular place

• sections of land

• land areas where people have never lived

• areas with features that set them apart from other areas

In which region of the United States is New Jersey located?

• the Southeast region

• the Northeast region

• the Northwest region

• the Southwest region

New Jersey consists of how many natural regions?

• three

• six

• three

• four

Which is New Jersey's largest natural regions?

• the Atlantic Coastal Plain

• the Appalachian Ridge and Valley

• the Piedmont

• the Highlands

Where is the largest urban area in the state of New Jersey?

• in the southwestern corner

• in the northwestern corner

• in the northeastern corner

• in the southern corner

What is erosion?

• the wearing away of rock and soil

• the slow movement of masses of ice

• the thick layer of till

• the formation of large lakes

Which physical feature lies in the Piedmont region?

• Island Beach State Park

• Kittatinny Mountain

• the Musconetcong River

• the Palisades

The vegetation in the Pinelands includes pitch pine and the blackjack oak. What does the word vegetation mean?

• clay

• sand

• vegetables

• plant life

What are nor'easters?

• strong storms

• weather over a long period of time

• water that falls to Earth

• floods caused by melting snow