What are physical features?

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What are physical features? (as it pertains to land) Definition: Natural occurring features of the Earth. Watch this before moving on! http://www.docstoc.com/docs/132842477/Physical-Features

There are some United States physical features that you need to know!

What is this?

Grand Canyon

Salton Sea. There is a sea located in southern California. Its name is the Salton Sea.

Salton Sea? What is special about the Watch the 2nd video on the page. http://saltonseamuseum.org/videos.html

Salton Sea

This is a famous lake located in Utah. Do you know its name?

Great Salt Lake

Great Salt Lake Facts The largest U.S. lake west of the Mississippi River The 4th largest terminal lake (no outlet) in the world A remnant of Lake Bonneville, a prehistoric freshwater lake that was 10 times larger than GSL About 75 miles long, and 28 miles wide, and covers 1,700 square miles Has a maximum depth of about 35 feet Typically 3 to 5 times saltier than the ocean Fish free, the largest aquatic critters are brine shrimp and brine flies One of the largest migratory bird magnets in Western North America

Great Salt Lake

One more physical feature. Do you know what this is? Yes, it is a desert,....but which desert?

Mojave Desert

Great Salt Lake Grand Canyon Mohave Desert Salton Sea

Get out a piece of paper and number to four Get out a piece of paper and number to four. Write the name of these physical features.

Mojave Desert Great Salt Lake Salton Sea Grand Canyon