Amy Richardson

CECS 4100.009

• Definition: body of salt water larger than a sea

• The Earth contains 5 oceans: the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern.

• The ocean’s water covers over 70% of the Earth

• The ocean’s average depth is 12,175 ft!!

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• Definition: An opening in the earth, through which lava, rock, and gases are forced out

• Volcanoes in the U.S. are found mainly in Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington.

• There are more than 500 active volcanoes in the world

• Mount St. Helens

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• Definition: Land that has water on all sides

• Two Types: Continental islands and Oceanic islands

• Continental islands are ones that lie close to a continent

• Oceanic islands are islands found in the middle of the ocean

• Island activity!!

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• Definition: highest kind of land

• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

• The two main mountain ranges in the U.S. are the Appalachians in the east and the Rockys in the west

• Mountain Adventure Story

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• Definition: Large stream of water that flows across the land

• The longest river is the Nile

• The largest river is the Amazon

• One important river in America is the Mississippi

• Can you name any other rivers??

• Definition: Flat-topped mountain with steep sides

• Means table in Spanish

• Made up of layered rocks

• Mesa Verde National Park

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• Definition: large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land

• Can be found on every continent

• Two types: 1. alpine glaciers that are found in mountains and 2. continental glaciers that cover large parts of a continent

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• Definition: area of flat or gently rolling low land

• The two largest landforms in America are the Costal Plains and the Interior Plains.

• Costal Plain: mostly flat and lies along a large body of water

• Interior Plains: most of the land between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. Mostly flat with forests and prairies

• Build your own prairie!!

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•http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/docs/rst/Sect2/landforms.jpg

•www.hickerphoto.com

•news.nationalgeographic.com

•http://www.fema.gov/kids/

•http://www.fryeisland.com/images/island.jpg

• http://wikipedia.com

•http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/stories/story.asp?story=66

•www.economytravel.com/ski/garmisch.html

• www.gotofino.com

• www.livingwilderness.com

• www.ask.com

• people.unt.edu

• www.bellmuseum.org

• www.manishin.com

• Harcourt Horizons United States History Book