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Vocabulary for 100 • A huge slow moving mass of ice and snow is

Vocabulary for 200 • A region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses.

Vocabulary for 300 • Soil above this permanently frozen layer of ground, only thaws

Vocabulary for 400 • Cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half

Vocabulary for 500 • Fertile topsoil left by a river after a flood. What

Land & Water for 100 • One major landform that is found in both

Land & Water for 200 • The Great Lakes are important to the United

Land & Water for 300 • This is how the huge plains in the

Land & Water for 400 • This is why more people live in the

Land & Water for 500 • This is the hottest place in North America.

Climate & Vegetation for 100 • This is why the climate in Canada tends

Climate & Vegetation for 200 • This factor influences the climate in both the

Climate & Vegetation for 300 • This is what happens on the side of

Climate & Vegetation for 400 • This was described as a “Sea of grass”

Climate & Vegetation for 500 • Trees that shed their leaves in the fall

Resources & Land Use for 100 • Geographers identify four major kinds of plant

Resources & Land Use for 200 • The major natural resources of the United

Resources & Land Use for 300 • Much of Canada’s mineral wealth is found

Resources & Land Use for 400 • This is what the rivers of the

Resources & Land Use for 500 • This is where the largest oil reserves

This is Final Jeopardy!!!! • Consider what you have learned about the geography and

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The United States and Canada: Physical Geography http: //www. aa. org/pics_gen/en_us-canada_areamap. gif Resources and Land Use Vocabulary Land Water Climate and Vegetation 100 100 200 200 300 300 400 400 500 500

Vocabulary for 100 • A huge slow moving mass of ice and snow is called this. What is a glacier?

Vocabulary for 200 • A region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses. • What is a prairie?

Vocabulary for 300 • Soil above this permanently frozen layer of ground, only thaws during the Arctic summer. What is permafrost?

Vocabulary for 400 • Cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half of the year. What is tundra?

Vocabulary for 500 • Fertile topsoil left by a river after a flood. What is alluvial soil?

Land & Water for 100 • One major landform that is found in both the United States and Canada. • What is the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains or Interior Plains?

Land & Water for 200 • The Great Lakes are important to the United States and Canada for this reason. • What is they provide a major shipping route?

Land & Water for 300 • This is how the huge plains in the middle of the United States affect the way people live there. • What is what they do for a living which is farming?

Land & Water for 400 • This is why more people live in the St. Lawrence Lowland than the Canadian Shield. • What is that the shield is rugged and the lowland has good soil for farming?

Land & Water for 500 • This is the hottest place in North America. • What is Death Valley?

Climate & Vegetation for 100 • This is why the climate in Canada tends to be very cold. • What is because Canada is a long way from the equator?

Climate & Vegetation for 200 • This factor influences the climate in both the United States & Canada along with oceans and mountains. Daily Double! What is latitude?

Climate & Vegetation for 300 • This is what happens on the side of a mountain away from the coast where it is dry. • What is a rain shadow?

Climate & Vegetation for 400 • This was described as a “Sea of grass” when pioneers first came to this area of the United States. • What is the Midwest?

Climate & Vegetation for 500 • Trees that shed their leaves in the fall are called this. • What are diciduous?

Resources & Land Use for 100 • Geographers identify four major kinds of plant life in the United States and Canada: tundra, grasslands, desert scrub and this. • What is forest?

Resources & Land Use for 200 • The major natural resources of the United States are soil, water, timber and this. • What is minerals?

Resources & Land Use for 300 • Much of Canada’s mineral wealth is found in this area. • What is the Canadian Shield

Resources & Land Use for 400 • This is what the rivers of the Quebec Province are used for. • What is hydroelectricity?

Resources & Land Use for 500 • This is where the largest oil reserves in North America are located. • What is along the northern coast of Alaska?

This is Final Jeopardy!!!! • Consider what you have learned about the geography and climate of United States and Canada. Why do you think the United States has 10 times more people than Canada? Possible Answers?