Vocabulary
Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, East, South, and West
A parallel to the equator
Latitude
What is a smaller stream of water that runs into another body of water?
A tributary
A tributary that flows into the Mississippi from the East is the
Ohio River
A sphere that is a model of the Earth
A globe
Almost three-fourths of Earth's surface is covered by
water
A meridian is an example of
longitude
A compass
What river is the border between the United States and Mexico?
The Rio Grande
A mountain is one type of a
Landform
What is located at 0 degrees latitude?
The equator
What line is at 26.5 degrees north latitude?
The Tropic of Cancer
What is it called when a part of a sea or an ocean cuts into a mass of land?
Gulf of Mexico
What river borders the United States and Canada?
The St. Lawrence
The _____________ makes the laws in a country, state, or community
government
Most of Earth's water is
Salt water
What do all maps have in common?
They are all created by collecting data
What is a land area that is mostly flat with a few trees?
A plain
What is the largest mountain chain in North America called?
The Rocky Mountains
Different plants make up an area's
vegetation
Weather that can be measured over a long period of time
Climate
What line is at 66.5 degrees South latitude?
The Antarctic Circle
What 3 things affect where people choose to live?
Climate, physical features, and vegetation
What are two large flat lands in the United States called?
The Great Plains and the Gulf Coastal Plain