Vocab
What's an Atlas?
A book of maps and charts
True or False, all countries have borders
True
How many states are in the United States?
50
a small stream or river that flows into a larger river is called a what?
A tributary
What's the most important river in the United States?
The Mississippi River
(blank) are political boundaries. What is blank?
Borders
What are the two main types of borders?
Physical Borders
Human Borders
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
What is the hottest place on Earth?
Death Valley
What are some of the major differences between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains?
The Appalachian Mountains are older, shorter, and located on the East Coast
The Rocky Mountains are younger, taller, and located in the West.
What's the definition of a country?
A territory with its own borders, government, and sovereignty
True or False, the United States has two Human Borders being the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
False those are physical borders.
The U.S. has two human borders with Canada and Mexico
Approximately how many climate zones are in the U.S?
10
What are the 4 major political regions of the U.S. that we talked about in class?
The Northeast
The Midwest
The South
The West
The United States border what two oceans?
The Atlantic Ocean to the East
The Pacific Ocean to the West
What are the definitions for Urban and Rural?
Urban refers to large, very developed, highly populated cities.
Rural refers to small towns and communities. These are less developed and have smaller populations.
What are the names of the two types of boundaries that make up a human border?
Cultural Boundaries
Geometric Boundaries
What does the D.C. in Washington D.C. stand for?
District of Columbia
What are a megapolis and a suburb?
A suburb is a residential community directly outside a major city
A Megapolis is a string of large cities that have grown and developed together over a long period of time.
Besides the Mississippi River, what are the 3 other important rivers in the U.S.?
(Hint: you label these on you physical maps)
The Ohio River
The Mississippi River
The Rio Grande
What does Sovereignty mean?
The supreme power or authority to rule.
What are the 5 most populated cities in the U.S?
1) New York City, New York
2) Los Angeles, California
3) Chicago, Illinois
4) Houston, Texas
5) Phoenix, Arizona
There is a Megapolis in the Northeast, what are the 5 major cities included in that Megapolis?
Washington D.C.
Baltimore, Maryland.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New York City, New York
Boston, Massachusetts
Besides the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains, what are the other two important mountain ranges in the U.S. called?
The Cascade Mountains
The Sierra Nevada Mountains