Bodies of Water
Landforms
Latitude and Longitude
The Globe
Grab Bag
100
Name the body of water completely surrounded by land that is closest to Buffalo.
Lake Erie
100
What is the name of the land that covers most the Mid-west. It is mostly flat and where most of our nations wheat is grown.
The Great Plains
100
What is the line at 0 degrees longitude called?
Prime Meridian
100
Name the cardinal directions.
North, South, East, West
100
Geography: Geo = ____________, graph = describing
Earth
200
What is the term for where a river "spits" out?
Mouth
200
Which landforms are mostly surrounded by water, except for on one size? Hint: There are two answers
Peninsula and Cape
200
What is the line at 180 degrees longitude called?
International Dateline
200
Name the intermediate directions
Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast
200
How much of the Earth is covered with water? You may use a fraction or percent to show your answer.
75% or 3/4
300
Which two rivers help to form parts of the United States' boarders?
St. Lawrence and Rio Grande
300
Where does a delta form?
At the mouth of the river
300
Which continent is located at 45 degrees North, 15 degrees East?
Europe
300
Which lines measure how far north or south a location is?
latitude
300
Landforms and bodies of water on this Earth that are God-made are called _________________________.
physical features
400
Why is the San Francisco Bay not called the San Francisco Gulf?
The San Francisco Bay is too small to be considered a gulf.
400
What is the area of land that forms between two mountain ranges?
Valley
400
Which line of latitude is located at 66.5 degrees NORTH?
Arctic Circle
400
Which lines measure how far east or west a location is?
Longitude
400
How might lakes and rivers have helped the US become a WEALTHY nation?
Provides routes for ships, provides hydroelectric power
500
Which tributary runs into the Mississippi River from the west?
Missouri River
500
The Rocky Mountains run through which TWO countries?
USA and Canada
500
Which physical features are located at 45 degrees N, 80 degrees W
The Great Lakes
500
Why is the globe the BEST map for the Earth?
The globe is the best model because it is the same shape - a sphere. Flat maps stretch out and distort the actual sizes of the countries and oceans.
500
What state is the source of the Mississippi River?
Minnesota
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