What Region is this State?
Reading a map
Chapter Questions
Region Questions
Chapter Terms
100
Michigan
Middle West
100
What is the elevation of Atlanta, Georgia?
Between 0 and 655 feet.
100
What is a landform?
physical features on Earth's surface, such as plains, mountains, and valleys.
100
What is a tributary?A stream or a river that flows into a larger stream or river.
A stream or a river that flows into a larger stream or river.
100
a group of connecting mountains
mountain range
200
Florida
South
200
What landform does this map cover?
the Appalachian Mountains
200
Most of the larger cities in the U.S are located near
near water or on major transportation routes
200
What is a drainage basin? Why is it similar to a tributary?
the land drained by a river system. and both words involve rivers.
200
plant life that grows naturally in a place
vegetation
300
New York
Northeast
300
What is does KY stand for?
Kentucky
300
what are two factors that influence land use?
landforms and climate
300
What region extends across most of the center of the U.S
The Interior Plains.
300
the regular rise and fall of the ocean and bodies of water connected to it.
tides
400
Washington
West
400
What is elevation?
Elevation is the height of the land in relation to sea level.
400
What are the four main vegetation regions that cover most of the United States?
forest, grasslands, desert, and tundra
400
Because the western part of the U.S is mostly _____________ than the eastern side is cause the climate to what?
Mountains cause a different type of climate because of its elevations. So the climate varies from place to place.
400
a large city and its surrounding suburbs
metropolitan area
500
Texas
Southwest
500
What does the Rio Grande do?
forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico.
500
What is the major difference between nonrenewable and renewable resource?
renewable resources can soon be made again by nature or by people.
500
Explain the differences between longitude and latitude.
Latitude (Flatitude) the are the flat parallel lines that read west to east.
Longitude (Up the tube and down the tube) Are the vertical lines that go up and down North to south.
500
the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to bring water into dry areas.
Irrigation