Colorado Trivia
Name some landforms found in Colorado
Mountains, Plains, Rolling hills, Canyons, Plateaus, Mesas etc.
Looking at a map of Colorado, describe where Holyoke is located.
Northeastern Corner
What continent is the United States located?
North America
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
What is the difference between a map and a globe?
A map is flat and 2D
A globe is a 3D sphere
What region is Holyoke located?
Eastern Plains
Name all 4 cardinal directions.
North, East, South and West
What is the 2nd largest continent?
Africa
What Ocean is closest to Antarctica?
Southern Ocean
What are the horizontal lines on a map of the world called?
Latitude
On the Colorado flag, what do the colors stand for?
Blue- Sky
White-Snow
Yellow-Sunshine
Red- Soil
An essential part of a map that has both symbols and their meaning.
Map Key or Legend
What is the longest river in the world and where is it located?
The Nile, Africa
What Ocean is the warmest?
Indian Ocean
What is the difference between a plateau and a mesa?
Both have flat tops but a mesa is isolated and stands alone.
A plateau is flat on top but can span for miles.
What is the Colorado state flower?
The Columbine
Name all 4 intermediate directions.
Southeast, Southwest
What is the second smallest continent?
Europe
This ocean is farthest north and is known for being very cold.
Arctic
What is the difference between and island and a peninsula?
An island is completely surrounded by water, a peninsula is mostly surrounded by water but still connected to land on one side.
What is Colorado's Nickname?
The Centennial State- because it became a state exactly 100 years after United States became a country.
What is a map scale?
A part of a map that gives a specific measurement of the distance on the map, compared to actual distance on the ground.
The equator divides the earth into two equal parts, what is the weather like here and why?
It receives the most sunlight so it's usually hot all year long.
What main oceans are on each side of the United States and in which direction?
East Coast- Atlantic Ocean
West Coast-Pacific Ocean
Longitude