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26 Cards in this Set
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Plate Tectonics |
a theory that there are plates floating on magma |
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Glacier |
a huge slow-moving mass of snow and ice |
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Alluvial |
deposited by water, relating to the fertile topsoil by rivers after a flood |
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Tundra |
a cold, dry region that is covered with snow for more than half a mile |
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Isthmus |
a narrow strip of land that connects to larger areas of land |
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Tributary |
a river or stream that flows into a larger river |
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Ring of Fire |
a major belt of volcanos that are around the pacific ocean |
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Continental Divide |
a major boundary |
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Prairie |
a large area of flat or gently rolling land and lots of land |
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Permafrost |
permanently frozen soil |
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Rain Shadow |
an area on the dry, sheltered side of a mountain that receives little rainfall |
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Which mountain system is found on the western part of the US and Canada? |
Rocky Mountains |
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Which mountain system is found on the eastern part of the US and Canada? |
Appalachian Mountains |
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What makes the Great Lakes important to both the US and Canada? |
The Great Lakes are important because they are water ways to transport materials |
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What lies between the two major mountain ranges in the US and Canada? |
Great Plains, Interior Plains |
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Why would living in the plains areas of the US and Canada be beneficial? |
Most of the soil is rich and good for farming |
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Why is the St. Lawrence Seaway and important body of water? What does it do? |
It connects the great lakes to the atlantic ocean and help transfer important goods |
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What type of area is usually found on the rain shadow side of a mountain? |
Dry and desert |
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The St. Lawrence Lowlands are Canada's most populated area, yet it is also the smallest region. Why do most Canadians live there? |
Good soil for farming |
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Forests take up a large area in both the US and Canada, but Canada has something else that takes up a huge area of land. What is it, what does it look like, and why do only a few people live there? |
The Canadian Shield. No one lives there because there are tiny rocks and pebbles which is not good for farming. |
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Canada and the US share landforms. What are three landforms they share? |
Rocky Mountains, The Plains, Appalachian Mountains |
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What types of things have glaciers left behind? |
The Great Lakes |
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Land of the United States |
mountains, plains |
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Climate of the United States |
varies |
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Land of Canada |
rugged, Canadian Shield |
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Climate of Canada |
very cold (far north) |
