Latitude
Which line is at 0 degrees latitude?
Equator
Which line is at 0 degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
Which mountain range is on the west side of the US?
Rocky Mountains
Which river is in the Southwest part of the United States bordering the US and Mexico?
Rio Grande
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, South, East, and West
Do latitude lines run east to west or north to south?
east to west
What else can we call the other lines of longitude? (Hint: Named after the main line of longitude.)
Meridians
Which mountain range is on the east side of the US?
Appalachian Mountains
Which river is the second longest in the US? (Hint: it's name is really long.)
Mississippi
Which direction is at the top of the compass rose?
North
Do latitude lines measure north and south or east and west?
north and south
Do longitude lines measure north and south or east and west?
east and west
Which mountain range is the oldest? (Hint: the mountains are shorter.)
Appalachian Mountains
Which river is in the Northeast part of the US and borders the US and Canada?
St. Lawrence
Which direction is at the bottom of the compass rose?
South
What is the hemisphere above the equator called?
Northern Hemisphere
Do longitude lines run east to west or north to south?
north to south
Which mountain range is the longest?
Rocky Mountains
Which river is on the west side of the US and is named after a state?
Colorado
Which intermediate direction is between North and West?
Northwest
What is the hemisphere below the equator called?
Southern Hemisphere
What is the hemisphere called to the west of the Prime Meridian?
Western Hemisphere
Which mountain range touches our state of Georgia?
Appalachians
Which river connects to the Mississippi River? (Hint: it's a short river with a short name.)
Ohio
Which intermediate direction is between South and East?
Southeast