Understanding the Globe
What is the most accurate model of Earth?
globe
What line of latitude divides the Earth in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
What do we call a body of land completely surrounded by water?
Island
Name the ocean that lies to the west of the United States.
Pacific Ocean
Name the ocean that lies to the east of the United States.
Atlantic Ocean
a continent
What line of longitude divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
What is the name for a body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean?
Sea
Name the largest mountain range in the eastern part of the United States.
Appalachian Mountains
Name one of the two states that is NOT part of the continental United States.
Alaska or Hawaii
Name the four cardinal directions.
North, South, East and West
What do we call lines that circle the Earth from west to east?
Latitude
What do we call the place where a river begins?
Source
Name the largest river in the United States.
Mississippi River
Name the key river in the northeastern United States.
St. Lawrence River
Name the five oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern
What do we call lines that circle Earth from north to south?
What is the name for a smaller stream that runs into a major river?
Tributary
Name the largest mountain range in the western part of the United States.
Rocky Mountains
Name the only continent that is found in all four hemispheres.
Africa
Name the seven continents.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
What word is another name for latitude lines?
parallels
What is the name of soil deposited at the mouth of a river that is usually shaped like a triangle?
Delta
Name the only Great Lake that is entirely in the United States.
Lake Michigan
What state is the source for the Mississippi River.
Minnesota