Physical Geography
Human Geography
Political Geography
USA
Maps and Cartography
100

A group of Islands

Archipelago

100

An area dedicated to agricultural activity

Rural area


100

A line demarcating territories

A border

100

The longest river in the US

The Mississippi River


100

Part of a map that explains the symbols used.

Key/Legend

200

A narrow passage of water between two land masses.

Strait


200

The smallest, or least dense, form of human settlement

A village


200

A city or district that is the seat of government for a country.

A capital

200

This state occupies a peninsula

Florida


200

The Prime Meridian is an example of a line of...?

Longitude

300

A river or stream that feeds into a larger river or river system.

Tributary

300

A zone dedicated to business, shopping, and banking.

A commercial zone

300

The form of money administered by and accepted within a country or territory.

Currency

300

The most populous city in the US

New York City


300

The word that refers to a rendering of the spherical and three-dimensional shape of the Earth, into a flat two-dimensional image.

Projection

400

This word describes an area of land that channels rainfall, snow melt, and other moving water into a common point, often a river system or bay.

Watershed

400
The predominant mode of communication between humans- using common sounds, symbols, and gestures.

Language

400

The political arrangement of a nation and the land they occupy.

A country

400

This state had a volcano explosion in the late 1980s

Washington State


400

GPS, or global position systems, primarily rely on what technology or capability to create maps and generate images?

Satellites

500
Which type of tectonic plate boundary often results in mountains, volcanos, and other areas of higher elevation?

Convergent boundary

500

The word describing the unique quality of foods from a particular place or culture.

Cuisine

500

A political arrangement of a nation, their land, and their government

A state, or nation state

500

This state borders Russia and Canada

Alaska


500

What does LiDAR stand for?

Light Detection and Ranging

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