Chapter 1 Geography of the United States Vocabulary

Chapter 1 – Geography of the United States

Vocabulary General Questions Latitude and Longitude Map Geographic Terms Map Physical Features Map 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50

Vocabulary– 10 Points QUESTION: • What is the most accurate map of the Earth? ANSWER: • Globe

Vocabulary– 20 Points QUESTION: • What is the study of our physical and cultural surroundings called? ANSWER: • Geography

Vocabulary– 30 Points QUESTION: • What is an instrument or tool used for finding directions? ANSWER: • Compass or Compass Rose

Vocabulary– 40 Points QUESTION: • What are important parts of the Earths surface? ANSWER: • Physical Features

Vocabulary– 50 Points QUESTION: • These name different landforms and bodies of water. ANSWER: • Geographic Terms

General Questions– 10 Points QUESTION: • Where does a river start/begin? ANSWER: • Source

General Questions– 20 Points QUESTION: • The lines on the map that run from the north pole to the south pole are called? ANSWER: • Lines of Longitude

General Questions– 30 Points QUESTION: • The four main points on a compass are called what? ANSWER: • Cardinal Points

General Questions– 40 Points QUESTION: • North America is located in which two hemispheres? ANSWER: • Northern and Western Hemispheres

General Questions– 50 Points QUESTION: • What is the term given to the directions northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast on a compass? ANSWER: • Intermediate points

Longitude and Latitude Map– 10 Points QUESTION: • What is the name of the parallel at 0° latitude? ANSWER: • Equator

Longitude and Latitude Map– 20 Points QUESTION: • What is the name of the meridian at 0° longitude? ANSWER: • Prime Meridian

Longitude and Latitude Map– 30 Points QUESTION: • What is the continent located at 15° south latitude and 60 ° west longitude? ANSWER: • South America

Latitude and Longitude Map– 40 Points QUESTION: • What ocean are you in at 15 ° south latitude and 75 ° east longitude? ANSWER: • Indian Ocean

Latitude and Longitude Map– 50 Points QUESTION: • What continent are you on at 15° north latitude and 15° east longitude? ANSWER: • Africa

Geographic Terms Map– 10 Points QUESTION: • What is the name of a body of fresh water that is completely surrounded by land? ANSWER: • Lake

Geographic Terms Map– 20 Points QUESTION: • What is the name of a small body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean? ANSWER: • Sea

Geographic Terms Map– 30 Points QUESTION: • What is the name given to a river or stream that flows into a main river? ANSWER: • Tributary

Geographic Terms Map– 40 Points QUESTION: • What is the name given to a body of water that is similar to a gulf but usually smaller in size? ANSWER: • Bay

Geographic Terms Map– 50 Points QUESTION: • What is the name of the place where a river empties into a larger body of water? ANSWER: • Mouth

Physical Features Map– 10 Points QUESTION: • What is the large body of water located between Texas and Florida called? ANSWER: • Gulf of Mexico

Physical Features Map– 20 Points QUESTION: • What is the largest river in the United States? Its source is in Minnesota and its mouth is in Louisiana. ANSWER: • Mississippi River

Physical Features Map– 30 Points QUESTION: • What is the flat land found between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River called? ANSWER: • Great Plains

Physical Features Map– 40 Points QUESTION: • What is the largest river that empties into the Pacific Ocean? ANSWER: • Columbia River

Physical Features Map– 50 Points QUESTION: • What is the mountain range called that is farthest west in the United States? It has a Spanish name. ANSWER: • Sierra Nevada