1. Chapter 1 – Geography of the United States
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2. Latitude and Longitude Map
Vocabulary
General Questions
Latitude and Longitude Map
Geographic Terms Map
Physical Features Map 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. 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

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

21. 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

22. 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

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

24. 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

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

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

27. 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