United States and Canada Flashcards
Canada is the—–largest country in the world.
2nd
The US is the——larges country.
3rd
Largest Lake is
Lake Superior
Lowest point is
Death Valley
Longest river
Mississippi-Missouri
The highest point
Mount Mckinley in Alaska
Contiguous-
joined together inside common boundry
Megalopolis
connected area of urban communities
Prairies-
rolling inland grasses
Canyons-
deep valleys with steep sides
Great Lakes-
Worlds largest group of freshwater lakes
Name the great lakes
Huron,Ontario,Michigan, Erie, Superior
Glaciers-
giant sheets of ice
Hurricane Katrina-
horrible storm that hit New Orleans in 2005
Know weather hazards that can hit US and what parts.
Earthquakes-any where there is a fault. Mainly west coast. Hurricanes-the gulf of mexico and the East Coast. Tornadoes-any where but mainly in the mid west and the south. Volcanoes-Washington and Hawaii