Geography Questions?

Question

Name the longest mountain range in the U.S.
name 3 states that have a panhandle
What famous natural landmark did the colorado river form
what is an isthmus
what mountain range separates europe and asia
is a plateau higher or lower than a plain
what type of landform is baja, california located on
is panama an example of an isthmus
what is the whole name of the landform that damaged pompeii

Answer 1

1.) It's the Rocky Mountains, which extends from Texas to British Columbia, Canada.
http://www.worldbook.com/wb/images/content_spotlight/lewis_and_clark/rockiesmaps.gif

2.) A panhandle is an informal geographic term for an elongated tail-like protrusion of a geo-political entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhandle

Some examples are:

Oklahoma
http://www.4to40.com/images/earth/history/oklahoma/oklahoma_map.gif

Florida
http://www.destination360.com/maps/florida-map.gif

West Virginia
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/usa/west-virginia.jpg

3.) Grand Canyon
http://www.arizona-leisure.com/gfx/grand-canyon-map.jpg

4.) An isthmus is a narrow strip of land, bordered on two sides by water, and connects two larger land masses. The term is pronounced "ISS-mus" with a silent "th". The plural form can either be isthmuses or isthmi. A land bridge may be an isthmus.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+isthmus

5.) Ural Mountains
http://www.peakbagger.com/map/r37.gif

6.) Higher
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+plateau

7.) Peninsula. It is surrounded by water in three sides and connected to a land on its fourth side.
http://www.seakayakadventures.com/images/baja-map.jpg

8.) Yes, Panama is an example of an isthmus. It connects North America to South America.
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/d/dd/450px-Pm-map.png

9.) Mt. Vesuvius, in 79 AD
http://vulcan.fis.uniroma3.it/vesuvio/79_eruption.html

Answer 2

mountian: rocky mountains (canada nearly to mexico, easiest to find in colorado-utah area)

panhandle: texas, alaska, oklahoma

colorado river: grand canyon

isthmus: a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land. like the country connecting central america to south america. i don't remember the name sorry :(

mountain range: ural mountain range i think

a plateau is higher

baja california: peninsula

panama is an isthmus

the landform that damaged pompeii: Mount Vesuvius [AD 79]

Answer 3

1) Rockies (i think)

2) Florida, West Virginia, and Mississippi

3) The Grand Canyon

4) A narrow strip of land that acts as a land bridge in some cases

5) Urals

6) Higher by a little

7) Peninsula

8) Yes.

9) Its a volcano named Mt Vesuvius.

Answer 4

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