Maps
Vocabulary
U.S.
Canada
Landforms
100
meridians
What is the name for lines of longitude?
100
Relative location
What is a general description of a place of where a place is located in relation to somewhere else?
100
North America
What continent is the United States located in?
100
North America
What continent is Canada located in?
100
Lake
What is an inland body of water?
200
Mississippi River
What is the largest river in the United States?
200
Region
What is the theme that groups areas that share common characteristics
200
Southwest region
What region has an arid climate, low growing vegetation, and little rain?
200
Arctic Ocean
What ocean is north of Canada?
200
Mountain
What is an area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 feet?
300
Pacific Ocean
What ocean is west of Canada and the United States?
300
Geography
What is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create?
300
Washington D.C.
What is the capital of the United States?
300
English and French
What are the official languages of Canada?
300
Canyon
What is a deep, narrow valley with steep walls?
400
Rocky Mountains
What mountain range contains the Continental Divide
400
Urban
What describes city life?
400
Corn or Wheat or Soybeans
What is a major crop grown in the United States?
400
It is cold, short growing seasons, not many cities or a lot of work
What do people not live in Northern Canada?
400
Isthmus
What is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger land areas?
500
Sierra Nevada
What is the mountain range that is close to Nevada?
500
Rural
What describes country life?
500
Dollar
What is the monetary unit of the United States?
500
Ottawa, Ontario
What is the capital of Canada?
500
Plain
What is a nearly flat area?
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