Maps
United States Regions
Landforms and Waterways
100

Lines that are drawn side to side on a map are called _________ lines.

Latitude

100

The United States has _____ main regions.

5

100

What are two examples of a landform?

m________

c______

mountains 

canyons

200

Lines that are drawn up and down on a map are called ________ lines.

Longitude

200

Illinois is part of what region? (clue: look at the map)

Midwest 

200

What are waterways?

bodies of water that you can travel on

300

A geographer is a scientist who studies ____________.

features of Earth 

300

3 things that shape a region

environment, people and history 

300

What are four examples of waterways?

r______

l_____

o______

h_______

rivers

lakes

oceans

harbors

400

European map maker

Gerardus Mercator

400

What is the most northern state?

Alaska

400

Landform example: SPECIFIC NAME

The Great Plains

500

South American is ________ the size of Europe.

twice

500

Name the 5 main regions.

Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and the West 

500

Waterway example: SPECIFIC EXAMPLE

Mississippi Delta