What is the capital of Illinois? a)Boston b)Springfield c)Chicago d)Washington DC
b) Springfield
What is the climate like in the Northeast region?
Climate: Humid continental climate with cool summers in the northernmost areas. Snow falls during the winter as the temperatures are regularly below freezing
What are tools you use to interpret a map?
A) a compass
B) a legend (key)
C) scale
D) All of the Above
All of the above. A compass rose, a legend, and a scale are geographic tools that helps us read maps.
What US regions have the Mississippi River?
Great Plains(Midwest) and Southeast region
What is an urban area and is it dense or sparse?
An urban area, is a city, where the population is dense.
What are some reasons people settle where they live?
Resources, economic opportunities, geographic features, climate, etc..
What do you use a political map and a physical map for?
Political map- to know where states or cities end and begin. (political boundaries)
Physical maps(topographic maps)- to know where landforms are located
What geographical features are in the Southwest region, where we live currently(Texas)?
Major geographical features: Rocky Mountains, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, borders Mexico to the south
What does population distribution mean?
It helps us know how many people live where in a place. For example, a map can show me the top 10 largely populated cities or the the top 10 cities with a low population.
What is the Capitol of Texas?
Austin, Texas
What states are along the Coastal Plain?
A) Massachusetts, Florida, Mississippi, Texas
B) California, Texas, Oregon, Washington
C) Virginia, Lousiana, Kentucky, Iowa
D) Colorado, Georgia, South Carolina, Idaho
A) Massachusetts, Florida, Mississippi, Texas
What are some reasons people would settle in the West region (states included: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, California, Alaska, Hawaii)
- They are on the Coastal range or Pacific ocean which influences vegetation and climate
- Americans use these areas for recreational and commercial activities, such as fishing, camping, hiking, boating, grazing, lumbering, and mining.
- Mountains
- Hollywood film production
What is common about state capitals?
They tend to be Urban areas and are densely populated.