Social Studies

Front 1

Boundary

Back 1

a dividing line that marks where one area ends and another area begins

Front 2

Raised Relief Map

Back 2

a model map that show the actual shape or the land

Front 3

Elevation

Back 3

means the height of the land abouve the ocean level or sea level

Front 4

Landforms

Back 4

features on the earth's surface such as plains, hills, mountains, and valleys

Front 5

Mountain Range

Back 5

a group of connected mountains

Front 6

Rocky Mountains

Back 6

largest mountain range in the U.S.

Front 7

Appalachian Mountains

Back 7

Oldest mountain range in the U.S.

Front 8

Piedmont

Back 8

rolling hills near the foot of a mountain

Front 9

Coastal Plain

Back 9

low, mostly flat land along the coast

Front 10

Interior Plain

Back 10

center part of the U.S. - land that is mostly flat but at a higher elevation than the coastal plain

Front 11

Plateau

Back 11

an area of mostly flat land but at a higher elevation - similar to the interior plain

Front 12

Basin

Back 12

bowl-shaped land with higher land around the rim (similar to a bathroom sink)

Front 13

Great Basin

Back 13

part of the western U.S. that is bowl-shaped

Front 14

Main landforms of the U.S.

Back 14

Atlantic Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Appalachian Mountains, Interior Plains, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, Pacific Coast Mountains

Front 15

Ocean current

Back 15

part of the ocean that flows in a certain direction