The American Landscape: Lesson 2

features such as mountains, hills, valleys, and plains that make up the earth's surface

• landform
• sea level

• basin

land that is level with the surface of the ocean

• sea level
• plateaus

• mountains

What do you call a high, flat area of land?

• plateau
• canyon

• mountain

the place where a river begins

• source
• mouth

• tributary

a river or stream that flows into a larger river

• tributary
• mouth

• source

the place where a river empties into a larger body of water

• mouth
• source

• basin

What do you call a low, bowl shaped land?

• basin
• mountain

• plateau

What do you call a deep, narrow valley with steep sides?

• canyon
• mountain

• basin

What do you call an area of low flat land?

• plain
• basin

• plateau

Where are the Coastal Plains located?

• East

• Middle

• West