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Discovering the Physical Features of Land

Learn about natural occurring features of the Earth, including the Grand Canyon, Salton Sea, Great Salt Lake, and Mojave Desert. Watch informative videos to explore each unique location.

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Discovering the Physical Features of Land

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  1. What are physicalfeatures? (as it pertains to land) Definition: Natural occurring features of the Earth. Watch this before moving on! http://www.docstoc.com/docs/132842477/Physical-Features

  2. There are some United States physicalfeatures that you need to know!

  3. What is this?

  4. Grand Canyon

  5. There is a sea located in southern California. Its name is the Salton Sea.

  6. What is special about the Salton Sea? Watch the 2nd video on the page. http://saltonseamuseum.org/videos.html

  7. Salton Sea

  8. This is a famous lake located in Utah. Do you know its name?

  9. Great Salt Lake

  10. Great Salt Lake Facts • The largest U.S. lake west of the Mississippi River • The 4th largest terminal lake (no outlet) in the world • A remnant of Lake Bonneville, a prehistoric freshwater lake that was 10 times larger than GSL • About 75 miles long, and 28 miles wide, and covers 1,700 square miles • Has a maximum depth of about 35 feet • Typically 3 to 5 times saltier than the ocean • Fish free, the largest aquatic critters are brine shrimp and brine flies • One of the largest migratory bird magnets in Western North America

  11. Great Salt Lake

  12. One more physical feature. Do you know what this is? Yes, it is a desert,....but which desert?

  13. Mojave Desert

  14. Great Salt Lake Grand Canyon Mohave Desert Salton Sea

  15. Get out a piece of paper and number to four. Write the name of these physical features.

  16. Mojave Desert Great Salt Lake Salton Sea Grand Canyon

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