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Name the four points of a compass
North, South, East, West
Name a state located on the West Coast (bordering the Pacific Ocean)
California, Oregon, Washington
Name a city located on the north part of Texas (sometimes called the Texas Panhandle)
Amarillo or Lubbock
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides is called this.
What is a peninsula?
If it's winter up in New York, what's the weather like in Brazil?
Brazil experiences summer because it's south of the Equator.
Finish the words of this song
_____ the river and _____ the woods to Grandmother's house we go.
Over and through
Name one of the Great Lakes
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron
Name a city on the Southern end of Texas
Laredo, Corpus Christi or Brownsville
An area of land completely surrounded by water is called this.
What is an island?
Name a type of natural resource that we use everyday.
Water, electricity, and natural gas.
When you can walk to a place, it is ______
When you have to drive or take a bus or a train or a plane somewhere, it is _______
Near and far
Name a state that borders the Gulf of Mexico
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
Name a city located at the western end of Texas
El Paso
This type of landform shoots out lava and often found around the Pacific.
What is a volcano?
Water from rain or nearby rivers is collected and stored in these places.
What is a reservoir?
The imaginary lines that run around the world parallel to the Equator are called what?
Latitude
Name a state located on the East Coast (bordering the Atlantic Ocean)
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
Name a city located on the east side of Texas
Houston
This type of landform is very steep and usually has snow at the very top.
What is a mountain?
This kind of weather effect (that includes wind and rain) wears away landforms over long periods of time.
What is erosion?
Longitude
Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York
Name the capital of Texas
Austin
These types of landforms are always dry, usually hot, and don't get a lot of rain.
What are deserts?
The science of cultivating land for growing food and/or raising animals is called this.
What is agriculture?