Multiple Choice
Lines of __________ are imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
A. Globe B. Government C. Landform D. Longitude
D. Longitude
What are the cardinal direction on a compass?
North, East, South, West
What is a river that flows into a larger river called?
Tributary
Two rivers that form parts of the US border are the _____________ and the ____________.
St. Lawrence River and Rio Grande.
Name three local physical features in our area.
St. Lawrence River
Adirondack Mountains
Lake Ontario
Black Lake
Oswegatchie River
A sphere that is a model of Earth is called a ____________
A. globe B. government C. landform D. vegetation
A. globe
Almost three-fourths of Earth’s surface is covered by ______________.
Water
What is the place where a river begins called?
Source
The western part of Lake Ontario is located at about _________ degrees north latitude and ______ degrees west longitude.
43 north and 80 west
The _________________ makes the laws in a country, state, or community.
A. globe B. government C. longitude D. vegetation
B. government
Weather that can be measured over a long period of time is called _____________
Climate
What two hemispheres is the United States located in?
Northwest
A land feature of the US southeast of the Appalachian Mountains is the _______________
Gulf Coastal Plain
Different plants make up an area's _____________
A. globe B. government C. longitude D. vegetation
D. vegetation
What is located at 0° latitude?
Equator
What continent in the United States located on?
North America
A physical feature at 25 degrees north and 90 degrees west is ______________.
Gulf of Mexico
A mountain is one type of ____________
A. globe B. landform C. longitude D. physical feature
B. Landform
What are the intermediate directions on a compass?
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
What is one way that rivers have helped the United States?
They provided transportation routes
It helped them become wealthy
A tributary flowing into the Mississippi from the east is the ______________.