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Slide 1 - Slide
What is relief?
Slide 2 - Open question
Above sea air rises.
When air has to go up a mountain it
On the top of the mountain there falls precipitation.
On the other side of the mountain the air becomes &
There is precipitation. This is callesd the or
Warm
Dry
Warmer
Cools down
Windward side
Lee ward side
Much
No
Rainshadow
Slide 3 - Drag question
Why does most of the rain fall on the windward side of the mountain?
Slide 4 - Open question
Why is there less precipitation on the leeward side?
Slide 5 - Open question
Which form of relief is this?
A
High mountainrange
B
Low mountainrange
C
Hills
D
Lowland
Slide 6 - Quiz
Relief rainfall is caused by rising air around the equator?
A
True
B
False
Slide 7 - Quiz
Leeward side and rainshadow are the same?
A
True
B
False
Slide 8 - Quiz
A mountain can hold the temperature and precipitation?
A
True
B
False
Slide 9 - Quiz
The Appalachians are a
A
young mountain range
B
old mountain range
C
plateau
D
plain
Slide 10 - Quiz
Which area in the US is best known for its intensive agriculture?
A
Great Plains
B
Coastal region
C
Appalachians
D
Central plains
Slide 11 - Quiz
What similarity is there between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians?
A
They are both low mountain ranges
B
They are both old mountains
C
There is perpetual snow on both mountains
D
They bothextend from North to South
Slide 12 - Quiz
Please give some differences
between the Appalachians
and the Rocky Mountains
between the Appalachians
and the Rocky Mountains
Slide 13 - Mind map
What makes it possible to grow a lot of wheat in Great Plains?
A
the sun doesn't shine much
B
the sun doesn't shine much
C
a lot of groundwater is pumped up
D
by irrigation
Slide 14 - Quiz
Which landscape is where?
View the cross section of the USA and you see all the landscapes that lie on the 40th parallel. Drag the landscapes to the right place in the drawing.
Click on the orange picks to find out the name of the landscape.
