North America Landforms and Regions

What is a peninsula?

• a body of land surrounded by water.

• headland or a promontory of large size extending into a body of water

• piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water

• a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

What does temperate mean?

• Mild

• Hot

• Wide

• Cold

What is an Isthmus?

• narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

• Not really sure

• an island group or island chain

• a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake.

What is an Archipelago?

• ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral

• a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier.

• a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

• a sea or stretch of water containing many islands

What is the definition of Tributary

• a landform created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water

• a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake

• an area of land adjacent to a stream or river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.

• A series of Islands

What is physical geography

• the studying of the earth's landforms

• The history of the earth

• studying people

• I do not know the answer

What river is shown below?

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

What map feature is circled in the picture?

• Title

• Compass Rose

• North America

• Directions

What river is shown below?

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

What lakes are shown in blue?

• Large Lakes

• Big Lakes

• Great Lakes

• North America Lakes