What's the Word?
Geography in the USA
Which One?
Challenge Questions
100

The growing of crops and raising of livestock.

Agriculture 

100

Florida is an example of a ______ because water surrounds it on three sides.

Peninsula

100

Which word means melted rock inside Earth?

A. Lava
B. Magma
C. Glacier

Magma

100

A volcano erupts and melted rock comes out onto Earth's surface. Is the melted rock called magma or lava?

Lava

200

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.

Peninsula

200

A large farm where cattle are raised would be called a ______.

Ranch

200

Which word describes land with little or no vegetation?

A. Barren
B. Agriculture
C. Region

Barren

200

A company makes cars and sells them to customers. What vocabulary word describes this type of business?

Industry

300

A large, slow-moving mass of snow or ice.

Glacier

300

A city located next to a harbor where ships can dock is called a ______.

Port

300

Which word describes buying and selling goods and services?

A. Industry
B. Commerce
C. Reservation

Commerce

300

A mountain area has a unique climate, landforms, and plants that make it different from nearby areas. What could you call this area?

Region

400

A person who moves from one country to another country to live.

Immigrant

400

The Grand Canyon is an example of a ______.

Gorge

400

Which word means an area of land set aside by the federal government for Native Americans?

A. Region
B. Reservation
C. Peninsula

Reservation

400

Explain the difference between magma and lava.

Magma is melted rock inside Earth; lava is magma that has reached Earth's surface.

500

An area of Earth's surface that has a unique geographic characteristic that sets it apart from other areas.

Region

500

Yellowstone National Park is famous for its hot springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air. What vocabulary word describes this?

Geyser

500

Which answer correctly explains the difference between magma and lava?

A. Magma is outside Earth, and lava is inside Earth.
B. Magma is melted rock inside Earth, and lava is magma that reaches Earth's surface.
C. Magma and lava are two completely different types of rocks.

Magma is melted rock inside Earth, and lava is magma that reaches Earth's surface.

500

Imagine you are traveling across the United States. You see a huge farm with cattle, travel through a steep, narrow canyon, and then arrive at a city where ships are docking. Name all three vocabulary words that describe what you saw.

Ranch → Gorge → Port