vocabulary
lesson 1
lesson 2
map skills
Bonus
100
What is an elevation map?
a type of map that shows land height
100
Name at least three states that border Ohio
Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, and Michigan
100
What is climate?
the pattern of weather that occurs in a place year after year
100
Which direction does latitude run?
East to West
100
What is the capital of Ohio?
Columbus
200
What is a landform?
Hills, plains, plateaus, and other land shapes
200
The Muskingum River is a tributary of what other river?
The Ohio River
200
What is weather?
Weather describes the air at a certain time and place
200
What is the line of latitude that is measured at zero degrees?
the equator
200
What country is directly North of The United States
Canada
300
What is an natural resource?
something found in nature that people can use
300
What is pollution?
any substance, such as a chemical, that makes the air, water, or soil dirty
300
Give one reason why water is an important natural resource
We use it to bathe, drink, cook, clean, etc.
300
What direction does longitude run?
North to South
300
Name the five great lakes
Erie, Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario
400
What is a river basin?
land that is drained by a river and the river's tributaries
400
Name the two landform regions in Ohio
The Appalachian Plateau, and the Interior Plains
400
How is till formed?
soil and rocks are carried by a glacier and dropped when the glacier melts
400
What is the line of longitude at zero degrees called?
the Prime Meridian
400
Name the intermediate directions
northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
500
What is a source?
The place where a river begins
500
What caused the grooves in Kelly's Island?
ice or a glacier
500
How does Lake Erie affect precipitation in the Cleveland area?
Cold air picks up moisture from Lake Erie and causes more snow in the Cleveland area than in the rest of the state
500
What does an elevation map show? Why do we have them?
It shows the height of landforms compared to the sea level
500
Name the three branches of government
legislative, executive, and judicial
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