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Geography
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Oregon Trail
Planet Earth
100
In what region of the United States is Oregon Located?
What is "Pacific Northwest"
100
What is a large rocky area of land that protrudes out of the earths surface
What is Mountain range
100
What symbol shows direction on a map?
What is "compass rose"
100
What are three reasons people left to travel west?
What is "land, opportunity, and gold"
100
What is the invisible line that divides the earth in half, creating the north hemisphere and south hemisphere?
What is "equator"
200
What mountain range divides eastern and western parts of Oregon?
What is "Cascade Mountain Range"
200
What is an area of low land between two mountains or hills
What is "Valley"
200
What is a picture that represents something on a map?
What is "symbol"
200
What was the route called that pioneers traveled west?
What is "Oregon Trail"
200
What are invisible lines that divide the earth horizontally and vertically and show location on the globe?
What is "latitude and longitude"
300
What river creates a natural border between Oregon and Washington?
What is "Columbia River"
300
What is an area of land that is completely surrounded by water
What is "island"
300
What are the invisible squares that divide a map and show location?
What is "grid"
300
What transportation did pioneers use to go west?
What is "wagons or wagon trains"
300
What are the two poles on opposite end of the earth?
What is "north pole and south pole"
400
What large body of water borders Oregon on the west coast?
What is "Pacific Ocean"
400
What is a large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it
What is "plateau"
400
What id the tool used to show distance traveled on a map?
What is "scale"
400
What were some of the dangers of the trip to Oregon?
What is "diseases, Native Americans, and starvation"
400
Who studies land formations and can predict earthquakes?
What is a "geologist"
500
What area in Oregon is known for producing agricultural products?
What is "Willamette Valley"
500
What is a large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquakes
What is "canyon"
500
What is the tool used to show symbols on a map and how to read them?
What is "map key" or "legend"
500
How many months did it take to travel from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City?
What is "five or six months"
500
Who is a person who created maps that cover the entire globe?
What is "geographer"