Bodies of Water, Climate and Vegetation

Any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water.

• inlet

• sound

• gulfs

• fall line

A long inlet that separates offshore islands from the mainland

• inlet

• sound

• gulfs

• fall line

The largest inlets

• inlet

• sound

• gulfs

• fall line

A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.

• inlet

• tributary

• river system

• fall line

Drains, or carries water away from the land around it.

• inlet

• tributary

• river system

• fall line

A place where the land drops sharply, causing rivers to form waterfalls or rapids.

• inlet

• tributary

• river system

• fall line

The ​ (a)   and its tributaries create the largest rivers system in the United States.

• Mississippi River
• Nile River
• Ohio River

An imaginary line runs north and south along the highest points of the ​ (a)   This line is called the ​ (b)  

• Rocky Mountains.
• Continental Divide.
• Gulf of Mexico
• Rio Grande
• Appalachian Mountains
• Mason Dixon Line

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) arid

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(b) tundra

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Click on the climate zone that has Humid Continental or warm summer.