Chapter 2 4Th Grade

Front 1

What type of area is the Great Basin?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 1

a low, bowl-shaped desert area

Front 2

What is one of the longest rivers in North America?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 2

Mississippi River

Front 3

In what way is the Coastal Plain like the Appalachain Mountains?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 3

Both landforms run in a north-south direction across the eastern United States.

Front 4

What type of landform borders the Great Lakes?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 4

plains

Front 5

What are fuels?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3

Back 5

minerals used to make heat or energy

Front 6

What countries border the United States?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 6

Canada to the north, Mexico to the south

Front 7

What are natural resources?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3

Back 7

things found in nature that are useful to people

Front 8

Which states of the United States do not border any other states?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 8

Alaska and Hawaii

Front 9

How are elevation and temperature related?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2

Back 9

The greater the elevation of a place, the colder the temperature becomes.

Front 10

In what part of the United States are the Appalachian Mountains?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 10

eastern

Front 11

Which region of the United States is usually hotter in the summer -- the Interior Plains or the Coastal Plain? Why?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2

Back 11

The Interior Plains are hotter because places inland are not cooled by ocean breezes

Front 12

Which are probably easier to cross, the Appalachian or Rocky mountains? Why?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 12

The Appalachian Mountains;they are low and rounded while the Rocky Mountains are high and jagged.

Front 13

What are two natural resources that farmers need in order to grow crops?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3

Back 13

water and soil

Front 14

Where do you think there is more farmland in the United States? Why?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 14

On the Great Plains; it's easier to farm on flat land

Front 15

What is temperature?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2

Back 15

how hot or cold a place is

Front 16

Where would you probably find sandy beaches?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 16

Coastal Plain

Front 17

Define elevation.
Chapter 2, Lesson 2

Back 17

Elevation is the height of a place above sea level.

Front 18

What are the Appalachian Mountains like?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 18

The Appalachian Mountains are low, rounded mountains thickly covered with trees.

Front 19

What two bodies of water form the borders of the East and West coasts of the United States?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 19

The continental United States is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast and the Pacific Ocean on the west coast.

Front 20

In which state does the Mississippi River begin?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 20

Minnesota

Front 21

Where are the Coast Ranges located?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 21

along the edge of the Pacific Coast from Alaska to California

Front 22

In which state does the Coasta Plain begin?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 22

Massachusetts

Front 23

What are minerals?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3

Back 23

natural substances found in the earth

Front 24

Where do the Rocky Mountains begin?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 24

in Alaska

Front 25

Use the map on page 51.
How many temperature ranges are shown on the map?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2

Back 25

five

Front 26

How are temperatures affected as you travel farther from the equator? Explain your answer.

Chapter 2, Lesson 2

Back 26

The temperature gets cooler; the sun's rays become more slanted and not as hot as the direct rays at the equator.

Front 27

Where does the Coastal Plain end?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 27

Texas

Front 28

Why is conservation important?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3

Back 28

Conservation is important if we want our natural resources available in the future.

Front 29

Why do places near the equator usually have high temperatures?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2

Back 29

They receive more of the sun's direct rays.

Front 30

What ocean surrounds Hawaii?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 30

Pacific Ocean

Front 31

What are the major natural resources in the United States?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3

Back 31

Some natural resources are forests, water, minerals, fuels and soil.

Front 32

In what ways is the Coastal Plain different from the Appalachian Mountains?
Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Back 32

The Coastal Plain is a low, flat landform which borders the Atlantic Ocean. The Appalachian Mountains are a low, rounded mountain chain found inland from the coast.

Front 33

What is conservation?
Chapter 2, Lesson 3

Back 33

protecting our natural resources

Front 34

What is climate?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2

Back 34

the pattern of weather over a long period of time

Front 35

What is weather?
Chapter 2, Lesson 2

Back 35

how hot, cold, wet, or dry a place is at a certain time