5th Grade Social Studies Lession 1 The Land and States

Question 1

Landform region

Answer 1

has 1 kind of landform such as mountains, hills, plateaus or plains. Each is unlike the other because of the shape of the landform and the way they came to be

Question 2

why is the country divided into different regions

Answer 2

to make it easier to compare and contrast different parts of the country

Question 3

climate

Answer 3

a kind of weather a place has over a long time

Question 4

Where is the Coastal Plain region

Answer 4

flat and low land along the Atlantic Ocean beginning along the coast of Massachusetts as a narrow strip and gets wider farther south near Florida. It extends along the Gulf of Mexico into Texas and the country of Mexico. The Appalachians Mountains are from New Jersey to south of Alabama. They are made up of ridges and valleys

Question 5

Interior Plains

Answer 5

Central plans stretch across the middle of the US from the Appalachian mountains to the Rocky Mountains. Most of the land is flat with alot of streams and rivers. The Great Plains land become flatter and climate drier. Few rivers and no trees

Question 6

what is environment

Answer 6

surroundings in which people, plants and animals live in

Question 7

Rocky Mountains

Answer 7

rockies cover much of western US and is the largest and longest mountain range. The peaks of rockies are sharp and jagged because they have not been eroded for a long time. The climate can vary as the land rises up. parts have snow all year long, The Intermountain is farther west and is mostly dry

Question 8

Sierra Nevada

Answer 8

Mountains that make up the Cascade Range. Along the Pacific Ocean the mountains are rugged. They have little flat land.