SS Flashcards
Continuous states
states that border each other
How Many continuous states, and which aren’t contiguous?
48, Alaska and Canada
How many climate types
11
Great lakes
lake hurion, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
two island groups
Hawaiian island, and Alaska’s Aleutian island
Northeast climate
humid continental
Coastal plain
a low region that lies close to sea level
Appalachian Mountins
Mountain ranges and river valleys that go from Maine to Alabama
Highest Appalachian mountain
6,584 feet
The Piedmount
Region of rolling planes
How were the great lakes created?
retreating ice sheets
Tributary
A stream or river that flows into another stream or river
Rocky Mountains
a series of mountain ranges separated by high plains and valleys
continental divide
Divides the flow of north Americas rivers
basin
a region surrounded by higher land (ex: mountains)