Hills
Rocky land
There are rolling hills
Capable of supporting grass and trees
Flat land
Cliffs
What type of terrain is found South of Central Illinois?
The landscape changes to rolling hills
The land is so flat you can see for miles and miles
The landscape changes
There are rock cliffs
The land is flat
There are no farm fields
What happens when you drive south?
Wind
The ground is capable of supporting grass and trees, so wind erosion would not explain it
Avalanches
Glaciers
A giant ice sheet covered much of the Midwest United States
Lakes
The erosion couldn't have been from wind or rivers
Big river
What couldn't the erosion have been caused by?
Central Illinois has rock cliffs and Southern Illinois is flat
Central Illinois has rolling hills and Southern Illinois is flat
In central Illinois, he land is so flat you can see for miles and miles.In southern Illinois, there are rolling hills
Central Illinois has mountains and Southern Illinois is flat
Central Illinois is mostly flat, and southern Illinois has rolling hills
Springfield, Illinois, was covered by over a mile of ice
What's the difference between central and southern Illinois?
12,000 miles
A mile thick and covered much of the Midwest
20 miles thick
One mile
20 miles wide
1 mile thick and covering the Midwest
20 miles
How big were the glaciers?
A mile of ice
Rolling hills
Hills
Plateaus
Caves
Capable of supporting grass and trees
Flat land
Mountains
What features did the glaciers cause in Illinois?
Central Illinois
Grain silo
Southern Illinois
Farm field
Where are there no big rivers that may have eroded and deposited this material?
Around 12,000 years ago, a giant ice sheet covered much of the Midwest United States
Southern Illinois has rolling hills, Central Illinois is flat
In southern Illinois, there are rolling hills. and in central Illinois the land is flat
Southern Illinois has mountains and Central Illinois is flat
Southern Illinois has rock cliffs, Central Illinois has rolling hills
The landscape in the South features rolling hills that change only 100 miles from the flat lands
Southern Illinois is a plateau and Central Illinois is flat
How is the landscape in Southern Illinois different from that in central Illinois?
Around 12,000 years ago
1,200 years ago
11,000 years
120 years ago
20 years ago
How long ago was Springfield, Illinois covered by over a mile of ice?
Central Illinois has rock cliffs and Southern Illinois is flat
In southern Illinois, there are rolling hills. and in central Illinois the land is flat
Central Illinois has rolling hills and Southern Illinois is flat
Central Illinois is very flat, while southern Illinois has rolling hills
Central Illinois is flat and Southern Illinois has mountains
Springfield, Illinois, was covered by over a mile of ice
How does the geography of central Illinois differ from southern Illinois?
Around 12,000 years ago
12,000,000 years
1,200 years
120 years
12,000 years
13,000 years
20 years
How long ago did glaciers cover the area?
True
False
Water and wind erosion called the geographical features in Illinois. True or False?
Massive sheet of ice that causes changes in the landscape
The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land
A large snow bank that changes the landscape
Glaciers are masses of flowing ice
Glacier are large sheets of ice that can cause the noticeable features on land, like flatness or rolling hills
A large snowbank that erodes soil
A large river that erodes soil
What are glaciers and what affect do they have on land?
Central Illinois
Springfield
Southern Illinois
Northern Illinois
In what part of Illinois might you be able to see a grain silo that is 20 miles away?
A Farm field in Springfield
Springfield
Western Illinois
Southern Illinois
Central Illinois
United States Midwest
Where might you see a grain silo while standing in a farm field on a clear days?
Wind erosion
Tornadoes
There are no big rivers that may have eroded and deposited this material
River erosion
Glaciers
Rain
Wind or water erosion
Glaciers are masses of flowing ice
What likely did not cause the changes in landscape in central Illinois?
A lake
A river
Grain silo
A sheet of ice at least 1 mile thick that spanned across the Midwest
A giant ice sheet
A glacier
Cliffs
What covered Illinois 12,00 years ago?
Wind erosion
The ground is capable of supporting grass and trees, so wind erosion would not explain it
Tornado erosion
River erosion
A long time ago, it was covered by a mile thick sheet of ice
The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land
A glacier
Why does Springfield have its features?
Valleys
Flat
The land is so flat you can see for miles and miles
There are rolling hills
Flat, so flat that you can see a grain silo 20 miles away
Caves
What is the landscape in the Illinois farmlands?
Imagine you are standing in a farm field in central Illinois. The land is so flat you can see for miles and miles. On a clear day, you might see a grain silo 20 miles away. You might think to yourself, it sure is flat around here. If you drive one hundred miles to the south, the landscape changes. In southern Illinois, there are rolling hills. Why do you think this is? What could have caused these features? There are no big rivers that may have eroded and deposited this material. The ground is capable of supporting grass and trees, so wind erosion would not explain it. To answer the question, you need to go back 12,000 years. Around 12,000 years ago, a giant ice sheet covered much of the Midwest United States. Springfield, Illinois, was covered by over a mile of ice. Its hard to imagine a mile thick sheet of ice. The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land you see today. Where did glaciers go? Where can you see them today? Glaciers are masses of flowing ice. 