Landforms Continents Where in the World 5 pt

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What is a plain?

What is a plain?

A large area of flat or gently sloping land

A large area of flat or gently sloping land

What is a Mountain?

What is a Mountain?

A natural elevation of the earth's surface.

A natural elevation of the earth's surface.

What is a plateau?

What is a plateau?

An area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land

An area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land

What is a Valley?

What is a Valley?

A long depression in the land surface, usually containing a river, formed by erosion

A long depression in the land surface, usually containing a river, formed by erosion

What is a Mountain range ?

What is a Mountain range ?

It's a group of mountains

It's a group of mountains

Where is located Spain?

Where is located Spain?

In Europe.

In Europe.

What is the continent which is both hemispheres?

What is the continent which is both hemispheres?

America.

America.

Name four oceans

Name four oceans

Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean

Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean

Which continents are entirely in the southern hemisphere?

Which continents are entirely in the southern hemisphere?

Australia and Antarctica

Australia and Antarctica

Name the 7 continents

Name the 7 continents

North America South America Europe Asia Africa Australia Antarctica

North America South America Europe Asia Africa Australia Antarctica

The Mississippi River ends in the

The Mississippi River ends in the

Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

What is the equator?

What is the equator?

The line of latitude which divides the north and the south hemisphere

The line of latitude which divides the north and the south hemisphere

What is an Isthmus?

What is an Isthmus?

A narrow strip of land that connects a peninsula with the continent

A narrow strip of land that connects a peninsula with the continent

What is an island?

What is an island?

A piece of land completely surrounded by water.

A piece of land completely surrounded by water.

The prime meridian runs on what line of longitude

The prime meridian runs on what line of longitude

Greenwich meridian

Greenwich meridian

What is geography?

What is geography?

The study of a place and the way the people live in it and

The study of a place and the way the people live in it and use it.

What is precipitation?

What is precipitation?

Rain and snow that fall to the earth

Rain and snow that fall to the earth

What is a Submarine ridge?

What is a Submarine ridge?

Great underwater mountain range.

Great underwater mountain range.

What is an Abyssal plain?

What is an Abyssal plain?

A flat region of the deep ocean floor. It reach depths between 3, 000

A flat region of the deep ocean floor. It reach depths between 3, 000 and 7, 000 m

What is a continental slope?

What is a continental slope?

The part of the continental margin that descends from the edge of the continental

The part of the continental margin that descends from the edge of the continental shelf to the beginning of the abyssal plain

What is a river?

What is a river?

Natural stream of water which flows in a channel towards a mouth or lake

Natural stream of water which flows in a channel towards a mouth or lake or another river

What is a Tributary?

What is a Tributary?

It's a stream or river flowing into a larger river.

It's a stream or river flowing into a larger river.

What is a Meander?

What is a Meander?

A bend in a river.

A bend in a river.

What is the mouth of a river?

What is the mouth of a river?

Where the river meets the sea or a lake.

Where the river meets the sea or a lake.

What is a Rainfall regime?

What is a Rainfall regime?

When most of the rivers' water came from rain.

When most of the rivers' water came from rain.