Continents and Hemispheres
State Facts
Regions
Vocabulary
100

These are the seven continents.

What are North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.

100

This country forms a border with California.

What is Mexico.

100

These are the names of California's four natural regions.

What are the mountain, desert, coastal, and central valley regions.

100

This term means things in nature that we use for food, manufacturing, science, etc.

What are natural resources.

200

California is located on this continent.

What is North America.

200

This is California's highest mountain peak.

What is Mount Whitney.

200

This is the state's largest mountain range.

What is the Sierra Nevada.

200

This word refers to rivers, mountains, valleys, deserts, and other land formations.

What are natural features.

300

These 3 countries are in North America.

What are Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

300

These three states border California.

What are Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona.

300

The mountain ranges follow California's coastline.

What are the Coast Ranges.

300

These are small rivers that feed into larger ones.

What are tributaries.

400

California is located in these two hemispheres.

What are the Northern and Western hemispheres.

400

This is California's lowest point.

What is Death Valley.

400

These two rivers flow through the Central Valley.

What are the San Joaquin River and the Sacramento River.

400

This is land that has been built up by soil carried from rivers.

What is a delta.

500

This is the degree of latitude at the equator.

What is zero degrees latitude.
500

This is California's state capitol.

What is Sacramento.

500

These are the two largest natural harbors in California.

What are the San Francisco Bay and the San Diego Bay.

500

This is the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to carry water to dry places.

What is irrigation.