Minnesota Physical Features

What is geography?

• The study of the flow of money and goods

• The study of places and the people who live in them

• The study of governments and the people within them

• The study of the past of civilizations and their interactions with each other and nature

What is a physical feature?

• A human idea or creation such as bridges, houses, and parks

• A movement used to lose weight and expend energy

• A natural area such as water, mountains, and deserts

• An item such as a box or book

What are human characteristics?

• A natural feature such as lakes, mountains, and deserts

• The appearance of someone

• Come from human ideas and actions such as bridges, houses, and parks

• The use of human features like eyes on something within nature

Minnesota is the "Land of _____________ Lakes"

Lakes are a physical feature. What are lakes?

• Salt water pools of water

• Freshwater pools of water

• Chlorinated pools of water

• Ponds

Valley's are a physical feature. Valley's are best used for:

• Building swimming pools

• Farmland

• Climbing mountains

• Ice skating

Minnesota has 2 low mountains mixed with rolling hills, forests, and lakes. What are the two areas that have these mountains?

• Lake Itasca and the Mississippi River

• Minneapolis and St. Paul

• Mesabi Range and the Boundary Waters

• Lake Itasca and the Red River Valley

Who was in the video about the Boundary Waters in the most recent lesson about physical features of Minnesota?

• Paul Bunyan

• Miss Allison

• Mr. Minnesota

• Big Foot

Which major river starts in Lake Itasca?

• Mississippi River

• Minnesota River

• Itasca River

• St. Croix River

Which of following lakes are in Minnesota?

• Lake Superior

• Mille Lacs

• Lake of the Woods

• All of the above