Social Studies Ch 2 Lesson 1 Review

What do we call the study of Earth's natural features?

• landform

• mountains

• geography

• plains

What do we call the shape of the surface of the land?

• geography

• landform

• mountains

• oceans

A large area of flat land is called a ________.

• hill

• mountain

• valley

• plain

What is the name of the flat land that stretches from North Dakota all the way south to Texas?

• Great Mountains

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Colorado Plateau

A large area of flat land that is raised high above the land around it is called a __________________.

• plateau

• plains

• mountains

• hills

This area of flat land that is raised high above the land around it can be found in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah.

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Plateau

• Colorado Plateau

This landform is steep and stretches from New Mexico up past Montana. It can also be snow covered.

• Rocky Mountains

• Colorado Plateau

• Great Plains

• Atlantic Ocean

What is the largest body of water?

• lakes

• rivers

• streams

• oceans

Which 2 bodies of water border the United States?

• Mississippi River and Missouri River

• Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean and Mississippi River

• Pacific Ocean and Colorado River

Which body of water is salt water?

• oceans

• lakes

• rivers

• ponds