1. Chapter 1
Lesson 1

2. Vocabulary Contiguous: next to each other {picture}
Region: area which many features are similar {example}
Relative location: where something is compared to other places {example}
Continents: landmasses {example}
Population: number of people

3. 5 Regions of the United States
Mid West
North East
West
South East
South West

4. Three countries in North America
Canada
USA
Mexico
The relative location of USA is between Canada and Mexico

5. Chapter 1
Lesson 2

6. Vocabulary Latitude: lines that RUN east and west
Longitude: lines that RUN north and south

7. 3. Landform region: region that has similar landforms {example} 4
3. Landform region: region that has similar landforms {example} 4. climate: kind of weather a place has over a long period of time {example} 5. Mountain range: group of connected mountains {picture} 6. erosion: wearing away of Earth’s surface {picture of App. Mtn}

8. 7. prairie: area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses {picture} 8. environment: surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live {picture}

9. Landform Regions Coastal Plain Appalachians
Flat, low land along Atlantic Ocean
South East region
Appalachians
Tree covered mountain range
Oldest mtns in U.S. (peaks worn down by glaciers)
Made up of smaler mtn ranges that run together
Eastern side of U.S.

10. 3. Interior Plains 4. Rocky Mountains 5. Great Basin 6. Pacific Coast
center of the country from Appalachian Mtns to Rocky Mtns
Eastern part=Interior Plains
Great Plains (Texas)
4. Rocky Mountains
Western U.S.
Largest and longest mtn range in U.S.
Mexico Canada Alaska
5. Great Basin
Low, bowl shaped land w/higher land all around it
Nevada & parts of five neighboring states
6. Pacific Coast
Coast ranges (low mtns rocky, rugged look)
Drop sharply into the ocean
Very little flat land compared to Atlantic coast

11. Chapter 1
Lesson 3 Bodies of Water

12. Vocabulary
inlet- any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water {picture}
Gulfs-largest form of inlet {Gulf of Mexico; picture}
Sound-long inlet that separates offshore islands from the mainland {picture}
Tributary- stream or river that flows INTO a larger stream or river {picture}
River system- river + tributaries; drains or carries water away from the land around it {picture}
Drainage basin- land drained by a river system {identify in river system picture}
Fall line- place where land drops sharply forming waterfalls or rapids {picture}

13. Bodies of Water Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Alaska Great Lakes
Largest gulf bordering U.S. to the south
Gulf of Alaska
Lies south of Alaska along Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Largest freshwater lakes in U.S.
H.O.M.E.S.
Great Salt Lake
In Utah
Salty like oceans
Mississippi River
M.R. + tributaries= largest river system in U.S.
Arkansas River, Missouri River, Ohio River
Drains most land b/w Rocky and Appalachian Mtns

14. Continental Divide Found along Rocky Mtns
Rivers EAST of it flow into the Atlantic Ocean & Gulf of Mexico
Rivers WEST of it flow into the Pacific Ocean & Gulf of Alaska