Relier Pairs Our Nation's GeographyVersion en ligne Matching review Chapter 1 par Jeannine Gryn 1 This is how the climate of the Southwest differs from the climate of the Northeast 2 This describes states next to each other 3 A group of connected mountains 4 A region that has similar landform features 5 The gradual wearing away of the Earth's surface 6 The kind of weather a place has over a long time 7 It is an area in which many features are similar 8 This is how people change the land to improve movement of goods and people 9 This is the reason why people modified rivers and streams 10 Earth's seven largest landmasses 11 It is where a place is compared to other places 12 This is the number of people in an area 13 An area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses 14 This is the relationship between Earth and the sun that causes the seasons 15 This natural process has worn down the Appalachian Mountains 16 The number of contiguous states 17 The surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live mountain range erosion forty-eight population contiguous water was used for drinking and generating electricity region by digging channels prairie erosion the change in the Earth's tilt toward the sun It is hotter and drier climate continents landform region environment relative location