1. REVIEW FOR GEOGRAPHY TEST MISS SPRINGBORN

2.  What is found on a physical map?  Landforms and water bodies

3. The lines on a map that go EAST and WEST of the Prime Meridian are… Longitude lines

4. The lines on a map that go NORTH and SOUTH of the equator are called… Latitude Lines

5. Geography is the study of… Earth’s surface

6. What is the Prime Meridian? 0° line of Longitude Splits the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

7. What is the equator? 0° line of Latitude Splits the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

8. Name one state that borders NY… Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts

9. What is a map key? What the symbols on a map mean

10. Name the 4 major oceans of the world… Indian, Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic

11. An Atlas is a book of … maps

12. Which Great Lakes border New York? Lake Erie, Lake Ontario

13. Describe the Adirondack Mts… Smooth and rounded, Higher than the Catskills, Heavy Forests, good vacation spot

14. A cartographer is… Person who creates maps

15. Describe the Catskill Mts… Rugged and rocky

16. Name one way Buffalo is affected by Lake Erie? Lake Effect weather, transportation, fresh water, trading, power, fun

17. What is the capitol of New York State? Albany

18. Name a major river found in NY State… Hudson River

19. Name the largest Mountain range in the USA… Rocky Mts.

20. What is the major waterfall in New York State? Niagara Falls

21. Describe the Great Plains… Flat and grassy

22. In what area of our country do you find mostly deserts? Southwest

23. Describe the Atlantic Coast of the USA… Lots of beaches, smooth coastline, swampy (some parts), warm, humid

24. Name the major river found in the mid- west… Mississippi

25. Finish the statement: Latitude is always listed first … Longitude is always listed second

26. Explain at least 3 ways Niagara Falls helps Western New York Tourism, Power, Environment

27. Besides being a natural wonder in what way is Niagara Falls protected today by the government? It was designated a state park