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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Multiple Choice
Latitude/Longitude
Short Answer
100
A place where boats can dock is called a...
What is... harbor
100
Trees that drop their leaves in the winter are called...

What is...

broadleaf trees

100
The most important part of the Swiss economy is... manufacturing, fishing, farming or mining
What is... manufacturing
100
What is the measure of how far north or south a place is from the EQUATOR...

What is...

latitude

100
Describe the climate in your region.
What is... We experience four seasons: summer, fall, winter and spring. Our summers are warm and our winters are cold. We receive an average amount of precipitation.
200
Where mountains and plateaus meet a plain is called...
What is... fall line
200
A part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the land...

What is...

bay

200
Aquaculture is the business of raising fish in... rivers, bays or harbors, tanks or ponds, or the open sea
What is... tanks or ponds
200
What is the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and is zero degrees...

What is...

prime meridian

200
How is the geography in our region important to the people who live here?
What ... We live in an area that is suitable for farming and raising agriculture.
300
A huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across land is called a...
What is... glacier
300
These mountains can be found in almost every state of the Northeast...

What is...

Appalachian Mountains

300
Forests cover much of the Northeast because this region has... plenty of precipitation all year, warm autumns and springs, many hills and plateaus, only small amounts of pollution
What is... plenty of precipitation all year
300
Lines of latitude are also called ______________ because they are parallel lines.

What is...

parallels

300
What has caused some fishers to turn to aquaculture?

What is...

Pollution and overfishing has caused some fishers to turn to aquaculture

400
The point at which it is too cold for trees to grow is called...
What is... timberline
400
The leaves on these trees are long and thin, like needles.  Their leaves do not change color in autumn...

What is...

needle-leaf trees

400
Which is the largest group of mountains in the Northeast? Catskill Mountains, Alleghany Mountains, Green Mountains, or Appalachian Mountains
What is... Appalachian Mountains
400
Imaginary lines on a map that measure distance east and west of the prime meridian...

What is...

longitude

400
How did the Appalachian Mountains help make the Northeast the region it is today?

What is...

The rivers flowing down the mountains once supplied power for manufacturing in early factories.  Factories soon were as important in the Northeast as farming.

500
A state in the country of Switzerland...
What is... Canton
500
Almost 200 miles long, and is the largest bay on the Atlantic coast...

What is...

Chesapeake Bay

500
The Northeast's first factories were powered by... the sun, rivers, the wind, or gasoline
What is... rivers
500
Lines of longitude are also called _________.  They are unlike parallels because they meet at the North and South Poles.

What is...

meridians

500
What makes leaves change color in the autumn?

What is...

In the fall, there is fewer hours of daylight, the temperature falls, and the leaves stop making green pigment. They eventually change colors and die.