North+America+-+Physical+Geography

Assignment - Find a word to **//describe//** (adjective) the physical geography of North America. **It should be an adjective that you do NOT normally use in everyday conversations, and it might even be a word that you have not heard before now**. You will post this word on our word wall below. Skip one space after the last word posted and add your word. You must tell what the word means and explain how that word applies to the physical geography of North America. Your adjective may describe North America as a whole, or just a certain part of North America, it's up to you. You may NOT duplicate someone elses word! Yes, you may have to reach DEEP, particularly if you wait too long to do your assignment and many of the "easier" words are already taken. You may ask parents for help if you'd like, or phone a friend. A THESAURUScan be very helpful! I'll do the first word for you.


 * 1) diverse - different; various. North America's landforms are diverse throughout the continent. As you travel from one place to another, you will see mountains, plains, hills, valleys, and much more.

2. hyperborean- cool, freezing. In some parts of North America it is hyperborean.

3. ridge-Some lanforms have a ridge. Like mountains, and plains.

4. variegated - varied in color. North America is variegated because there are tons of different colors across the continent.

5. unequal- uneven or not the same. The land of North America is unequal.

6. climate- the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region. north america has diverse climates.

7.antediluvian-belonging to a much earlier time.Some landforms are antediluvian.

8.Assorted- various. North America has assorted mountains and lakes.

9. pulchritudinous - beautiful. Most parts of North America are very pulchritudinous.

10. Mountainous - containing many mountains. The Rocky Mountains are located around Colorado.

11. bountiful - producing in abundance. The plains of The United States produce bountiful crops.

12. Rugged - having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface. The land in Alaska is very rugged, with all the mountains.

13.Various- Diffrent!! North America has various ecosystems!! woohoo!
14. Arid- a very dry climate. The climate in Arizona is arid.

15. Astonishing-To amaze or surprise.The Rocky Mountains are very beautiful and astonishing.

16.prairie- grasslands;flat no trees, such as the Great Plains stretching fom Texas to North Dakota

17. Ravishing- Enchanting; Beautiful. People have said the sights in Hawaii are very ravishing.

18.Vast-huge beyond belief. The Alantic Ocean is a vast body of water.

19.Divergent-differing. The physical geography of North America is divergent. There are many mountains, lakes, rivers, and many more landforms in North America.

20.united- comming together. the states in the u.s are united as one whole.

21.Murky- Dark, dim, or gloomy. Heavy and thick with smoke, mist, or fog; hazy. Darkened or clouded with sediment//. //Lacking clarity or distinctness; cloudy or obscure. The waters of the Hudson river are murky.

22. Alkaline-containing alkali (synonym:salty). Oceans and some lakes contain aldaline charachteristics.

23. Stupendous - huge, giant. North America has a stupendous population of redwood trees.

24. regional

25. frigid - very cold temperature. Canada has a very frigid climate in the winter.

26. murky

27. marshy

28. ecological

29. channel

30. miscellaneous

31. antediluvian

32. boreal- cold. The northern part of North America is very boreal.

33. riparian- relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream; Along the banks of North American rivers you can find riparian vegetation grow.

34. Tempestuous- characterized by or subject to tempests (violent storms). The Tornado Alley in Kansas is very tempestuous.

35. tenebrous-gloomy, obscure; Some of the beaches in the U.S. are very tenebrous.

36.undulating-wavy;The landscape of the U.S. is very undulating.

37.physical-relating to things you can see or touch, or relating to the laws of nature.

38.Majestic- beautiful, tasteful. The evergreens in the North America's landscape is majestic.

39.Boisterous- (of waves, weather, wind, etc.) rough and stormy. The U.S. has been hit by many boisterous storms.

40 Rocky- Full of or abounding in rocks

41 fault-a crack in the earth's crust there was a fault in the Grand Canyon.

42. volcanic - Of, resembling, or caused by a volcano or volcanoes. The islands of Hawaii are volcanic.