Identify US national physical geography — major landforms, rivers, lakes, climate zones across 5 regions plus Alaska and Hawaii
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~9 min
hist.g4.s.ex_19
Topographic Profile Describe
Prompt
Describe the east-to-west topographic profile of the US in 5 ordered sentences: (1) Atlantic coast; (2) Appalachians; (3) Mississippi lowland; (4) Great Plains; (5) Rockies and beyond.
How it's presented
mode
writing
prompt audio ID
audio.g4s.ex 19.stem
Answer criteria
type
rubric
rubric
5 ordered sentences with elevation/feature specifics
Hints
- Appalachians ~2000ft
- Rockies ~10000ft
Misconceptions to watch
- Wrong elevation comparison
- Wrong order
Used in lessons