Landforms
What is a low area of land surrounded by higher land?
Basin
$100: What is located away from the coast?
Inland
$100: What part of a map explains what the symbols mean?
Answer: Map key
Name two states in the Midwest.
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin
What is the climate like in the Northeast?
Cold, snowy winters and warm summers.
$200: What is flat, low land along a coast?
Coastal plain
$200: What is the relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth?
Answer: Scale
$200: What shows the scale of the map?
Answer: Scale
What is the largest city in the Midwest?
Chicago
What type of climate is common in the Southeast?
Humid subtropical – hot summers and mild winters.
$300: What is a large, flat, elevated area of land?
Plateau
$300: What is an imaginary line that runs east-west?
Answer: Line of latitude
$300: What is the term for a map that represents specific information?
Answer: Special purpose map
Name a state in the Southwest.
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, or Oklahoma.
Describe the climate in the Midwest.
Cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers.
$400: What is an area of land that shares similar features?
Region
$400: What is an imaginary line that runs north-south?
Answer: Line of longitude
$400: What is the global grid?
Answer: The pattern of intersecting lines of latitude and longitude on a map or globe.
What are the geographic features of the West?
Mountains (Rockies, Sierra Nevada), deserts, forests, coastlines, and volcanoes.
Describe the climate in the Southwest.
Hot, dry desert climate with little rainfall.
$500: What is the term for a map designed to show one kind of information?
Special purpose map
$500: What is the pattern of intersecting lines of latitude and longitude?
Answer: Global grid
$500: What is a special purpose map?
Answer: A map designed to show one kind of information (like climate, population, or resources).
Name a state in the West.
California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Alaska, or Hawaii.
Name a state in the Southeast.
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, or West Virginia.