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The Great Plains

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Plains area is very long and has miles of flat ______.

a)

cliffs

b)

land

c)

dry

2.

Playa lakes are lakes that ______ up when there is not a lot of rain.

a)

cliff

b)

dry

c)

land

3.

An escarpment is a long ______ that rose up during earthquakes long ago.

a)

cliff

b)

dry

c)

land

4.

This area is far from the ocean and is ______.

a)

blizzards

b)

northers

c)

dry

5.

The panhandle gets two feet of snow per year and can even have ______.

a)

blizzards

b)

northers

c)

dry

6.

The coldest weather comes from the north with storms called _______.

a)

blizzards

b)

northers

c)

dry

7.

What is a long cliff?

a)

northers

b)

escarpment

c)

playa lake

8.

What is a shallow lake in a dry valley floor?

a)

northers

b)

playa lake

c)

escarpment

9.

What is a sudden cold storm coming from the north called?

a)

norther

b)

canyon

c)

playa lake

10.

What is a gorge or deep valley between two pairs of escarpments or cliffs?

a)

northers

b)

canyon

c)

playa lake

11.

Long ago, the ______ people moved into the Great Planes of Texas.

a)

farmers

b)

Comanche

c)

Cities

12.

in 1875, farmers and _____ moved to the Great Planes.

a)

ranchers

b)

Comanche

c)

cities

13.

Amarillo and Lubbock are the main _____ of the Panhandle.

a)

ranchers

b)

cities

c)

Comanche