Landforms & Vegetation
Climate
Longitude, latitude, & the map
Political
Geography
100
What is vegetation?
The different types of plants that can be found in an area.
100
List 2 types of climate
Answers will vary
100
What shape is the earth an example of?
a sphere
100
How many states does the US have?
50
100
How many regions are there in the United States?
5
200
Name 2 types of landforms?
Plains, valleys, mountains, deltas, bays, gulfs, seas, rivers, etc.
200
What is climate?
weather measured over a long amount of time in a certain area.
200
Latitude lines run in these directions.
East to west
200
Which is the smallest continent?
Australia
200
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
300
What is the landform called that rises above the surrounding land and usually has steep sides?
Mountains
300
How are the Northern regions different in climate?
colder
300
The Prime Meridian is this type of line.
Longitude
300
What continent is the United States on?
North America
300
What is an area that is considered "extreme climate"?
desert
400
How many main oceans does Earth have?
5
400
Why are mountains, such as the Rocky Mountains, colder?
elevation
400
What part of the map shows the true distance?
A scale
400
List 2 examples of political boundaries.
State, country, nation, city, or country lines etc
400
What storm caused people to relocate in 2005 and why?
Hurricane Katrina, severe flooding
500
What landform is formed when soil is deposited at the mouth of a river?
delta
500
The Gulf of Mexico brings what to the climate?
Hot and humid air/warm temperatures
500
What is the degree location for the North Pole?
90 degrees north latitude
500
Where si the government of each state found?
State capital
500
What are the 5 U.S. regions?
West, midwest, northeast, southwest, southeast
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