Meca Hill. Content Area: Social Studies Grade Level: 2nd Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is to teach you about landmark, and physical.

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Meca Hill

Content Area: Social Studies Grade Level: 2nd Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is to teach you about landmark, and physical features of earth in North America. Learning Objective: Given a description students will be able to identify features including islands, lakes, mountains, oceans, peninsulas, plains, plateaus, rivers, and valleys; with 100% accuracy. State Standard: 2.18 Compare physical features of the earth, including islands, lakes, mountains, oceans, peninsulas, plains, plateaus, rivers, and valleys.

Any land area surrounded entirely by water is considered an island. What is an island?

a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water. What is peninsula?

TRUE or FALSE? Hawaii is an island. TrueTrue or False? False

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A large body of water surrounded by land. Define a lake!

a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level How do we define mountains?

A. Lake SuperiorLake Superior B. Lake ErieLake Erie C. Lake NeonLake Neon D. Lake MichiganLake Michigan E. Lake OntarioLake Ontario Which of these is not 1 of the 5 Great Lakes?

A. The Rocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountains B. The High MountainsThe High Mountains C. The Low Mountains The Low Mountains D. The Big Mountains The Big Mountains E. The Grey Stone Mountains The Grey Stone Mountains What is the name of 1 of the mountain ranges in North America?

Sometimes inland plains are formed when seas or lakes get filled in with sediment or soil and become flat plains. Plateaus are raised areas of land with a flatter top. Plains and Plateaus

What is the largest plateau in North America? ( right arrow for answer then click for more information)

The largest plateau in North America is the Colorado Plateau, which covers about 337,000 km 2 (130,000 sq mi) in Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.

What is the broad expanse of flat land that is covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, that lies west of the Missouri River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada? (right arrow for answer then click for more information)

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