What do meridians on longitude show?

How far east or west a place is

Name 3 mountain ranges located in the United States.

Rocky, Appalachian, and Sierra Nevada

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Social Studies Alive! Chapter 1: Geography of the United States 5th Grade

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1
What river forms a border to the north, between the U.S.A and Canada?
Mississippi River
Ohio River
St. Louis
St. Lawrence
2
What physical feature is at 25 N and 90 W?
The Great Lakes
The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
The Gulf of Mexico
3
Where does a delta form?
In a river valley
In the hills above the river
At the source of the river
At the mouth of a river
4
What do meridians on longitude show?
How close to the ocean a place is
How far north or south a place is
How far east or west a place is
How far above sea level a place is
5
What is the longest river in the United States
The Mississippi River
Rio Grande
St. Lawrence
The Missouri
6
What Great Lake is located at about 45 N and 80 W?
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
7
A tributary flowing into the Mississippi River from the east is the
The Missouri River
Its source
Ohio River
A delta
8
Which of these is a cardinal direction on a compass?
Northeast
Down
Pole
West
9
Name 3 mountain ranges located in the United States.
Rocky, Appalachian, and Sierra Nevada
Big, bigger, biggest
Tall, short, wide
Mt. Whitney, Mt. Everest, Mt. Clair
10
What river forms a border to the south between the U.S.A and Mexico?
St. Lawrence
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
Ohio River
11
Which country is larger in land than the United States?
Canada
Japan
Brazil
Mexico
12
Almost 3/4 of the Earth's surface is covered by
Rain forest
Mountains
Plains
Water
13
A land feature in the USA southeast of the Appalachian Mountains is
A river
A valley
Gulf Coastal Plains
The Great Basin
14
Where does a river begin?
From rain
In a valley
From a melted glacier
The source
15
What land form is located at 40 N and 95 W?
The Rocky Mountains
The Great Plains
Sierra Nevada
The Gulf of Mexico
16
What is located at 0 degrees latitude?
The Equator
The south pole
The prime meridian
The north pole

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