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Geography
Land Regions of WA
Describing Places
WA Quiz
Chapter 1 Review
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The study of the land, where places are located, and how people use and change the land
What is geography?
100
How many land regions does Washington have?
What is five?
100
What is climate?
What the weather is like year after year.
100
Which two sides of the state have natural borders?
What are the west and south sides?
100
Aarav wrote a book about his life. Nobody bought it :( What kind of book did he write?
What is an autobiography?
200
Boundaries made by mountains, rivers, and oceans
What are natural boundaries?
200
This region is the "population center" of the state.
What is the Puget Sound Lowlands?
200
Give three examples of landforms.
What are rivers, lakes, oceans, hills, valleys, mountains, volcanoes, islands...
200
Which continent is Washington located on?
What is North America.
200
Events on a timeline are organized this way.
What is chronological order?
300
The part of a map that explains what the symbols mean.
What is a legend?
300
Which region contains a mountain range with lots of rain and snow?
What is the Cascade Mountains?
300
Give two examples of natural resources.
What are trees, gravel, stone, soil, rivers...
300
Which land region do we live in?
What is the Puget Sound Lowlands?
300
What is oral history?
Stories that are passed down from person to person, told out loud.
400
Boundaries created by government leaders.
What are political boundaries?
400
Which region has excellent soil for farming?
What is the Columbia Plateau?
400
An area that has many large buildings, stores, apartments, and homes.
What is an urban place?
400
In what year did Mt. St. Helens erupt? (give or take 5 years) :)
What is 1980.
400
Give three examples of artifacts.
What are photographs, toys, journals, pottery, jewelry, tools...
500
A land region under control of one government.
What is a country?
500
Describe the difference between the climate on the western and eastern sides of the state.
The western side is wetter, and the eastern side is much more dry.
500
What are some examples of things that could be considered cultural characteristics?
What are jobs, clothing, religious beliefs, language...
500
Which natural boundaries are on the west and south sides of Washington?
What are the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River?
500
What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
A primary source is made by someone who experienced the event. A secondary source is made by someone who was NOT there.