Vocabulary
Latitude and Longitude
Trivia
Geography Meets History
Physical Features
100
What are the plants that make up an area called?
Vegetation
100
What continent is located at 40 degrees North and 80 degrees East?
Asia
100
What covers almost 3/4 of the Earth's surface?
Water
100
Where did Luzena Stanley Wilson and her husband travel to?
California
100
What physical feature rises above the surrounding land and usually has steep sides?
Mountains
200
What is weather that can be measured over time called?
Climate
200
What continent is at 23.5 degrees North and the Prime Meridian?
Africa
200
What do all maps have in common?
They should physical features.
200
Why was Luzena and her husband going to California?
Search for gold to become rich
200
What physical feature is completely surrounded by water?
Island
300
What are the four main points or directions of a compass called? (North, East, South, West)
Cardinal Directions
300
What state is at 35 degrees North and 120 degrees West?
California
300
True or false: Government makes laws in a country, state or community.
True
300
How did rivers bring danger to the Wilsons?
There were no bridges. Wagons got stuck and oxen sank into the riverbeds/sand.
300
What physical feature is land that has water surrounding it on three sides?
Peninsula
400
What are the imaginary lines that run East to West called?
Lines of Latitude
400
What state is at 40 degrees North and 90 degrees West? 
Illinois
400
How did rivers and lakes help the USA become a wealthy country?
They provided routes for ships and power for industry.
400
How did rivers help the Wilsons?
They were able to travel West using the rivers. They used the rivers as a water source.
400
What physical feature is between ranges of mountains or hills and are low areas?
Valleys
500
What is located at 0 degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
500
What are the coordinates that cross in Texas?
30 degrees North and 100 degrees West
500
What are the three things that affect where people choose to live?
Climate, physical features and vegetation
500
What did Luzena Wilson cook for the gold miners?
Bread and home-cooked meals.
500
What physical feature is a smaller stream that runs into a river?
Tributary