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Theyab, WK 38, ESS, Assignment 9, Unit 2, North America West of the Mississippi River, Chapter 5, Lesson 1, Physical Features, Page 146-150.

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What is the name of the state just north of Missouri?

Question 2

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Which are the other three states that meet at one point with Arizona?

Question 3

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Name one natural feature that seperates Texas from Mexico?

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The Contiguous United States consists of the states between Canada and Mexico.
Which states are not Contiguous?

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Question 9

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Between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range is a mix of landforms. They can be grouped into three sections.

Give the names of the 3 regions.

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What makes the Rocky Mountains a cordillera?

What do Alaska and Hawaii have in common?

Neither state borders the 48 contiguous states.

The two states are about the same size in land mass.

Which state can claim to have the highest point in the United States?

Colorado

Alaska

The Rocky Mountains are parallel mountain chains known as a(n) _____.

frontier

cordillera

An example of an archipelago is _____.

Sierra Nevada

Hawaii

In spite of their flat appearance, however, the Plains are tilted downward toward the east. 
In eastern Nebraska, for example, the elevation of the land is less than 1,500 feet (457 m) above sea level. But on the western edge of Nebraska, the land rises to about 6,000 feet (1,829 m).

Use the information above and the map below to draw a simple cross section of Nebraska, as if you were to view the landscape standing in Texas, looking northward at Nebraska.

Here is an example of a more complex cross section.

Using one line to show the change in elevation from West to East. 
Add the elevation and direction to your cross section from West to East.