Exercise VI. Match the best description on the right with the name on the left.
1. Great Plains a. plain along the eastern coast
2. Great Basin c. highest point in the United States
3. Rockies e. mountains of eastern United States
4. Piedmont g. plains along the southern coast
5. Sierra Nevada i. lowest point in the United States
6. Mount McKinley h. mountains in Washington and Oregon
7. Atlantic Coastal Plain f. western portion of the Interior Plains
8. Death Valley d. mountain ranges in California and Nevada
9. Appalachians j. chain of mountain ranges from Alaska to Mexico
10. Gulf Coastal Plain b. hilly area between the east coast and Appalachians
11. Cascades k. interior drainage area between Rockies and Sierra Nevada
Exercise VII. Crossword. Here you should guess all the geographical terms given in the text.
Vertical:
1. The history, traditions and qualities that a country has had for many years. 2. To pass off in vapor as fluid; to disappear. 3. The line around the world dividing north and south. 4. The distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian. 5. Superior in influence. 6. To be swallowed up or lost. 8. A place to accumulate something; 10. To make dry, to swallow; 14. An area of land that is part of a mountain or hill; the distinctive feature of the Andes. 15. Rough, uneven mountains. 16. The surface of the Earth with atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. 18. A place that is high above sea level. 20. An area of low land between hills or mountains; the land that a river flows through. 21. To join or unite to.
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6. A period count of the population. 7. The important and unchangeable method which geographers use. 8. To bring under control; 9. it is a habitat in which humans are able to live; 11. the scientific study of the Earth's surface; 12. a large tract of grassland without trees; 13. a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it; 17. natural hazard, characterizing by the temporary shortage of rainfall; 19. to show affection for some idea; 22. a deep valley with steep sides of rock; 23. to water the artificial channels; 24. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry; 25. to come face to face with something.
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THE UNITED STATES has many thousands of streams. Some of them are mighty rivers, which cross the state and even international boundaries. Others are tiny streams. Some rivers flow lazily across wide, flat valleys, others rush swiftly down deep canyons and steep gorges which they have
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