forms the border between US and Mexico

Geography of US Flashcards

1

What is the name given to a mapmaker?

cartographer
biologist
geographer
meteorologist

2

In land mass, the USA is ranked?

2nd
5th
4th
3rd

3

Imaginary lines that run east to west on a globe?

longitude lines
latitude lines
meridians
Prime Meridian

4

Which is not a type of vegetation?

grasslands
trees
forests
lakes

5

This River forms the border between Oregon and Washington...

Rio Grande
Missouri
Columbia
Mississippi

6

What crop grown in the Great Plains provides most of the world's supply?

barley
corn
cotton
wheat

7

Swamps, marshes and wetlands are part of what type of geography?

deserts
plateaus
Gulf Coastal Plain
mountain ranges

8

Which is the longest river in the US?

Mississippi
Rio Grande
Columbia
Colorado

9

A map that shows the average income of a place....

physical map
economic map
population map
climate map

10

The Rio Grande...

is a river that runs into theGreat Lakes
empties into the Atlantic Ocean
forms the border between US and Mexico
is an amusement park

11

Which of the following affects the climate of an area?

flowers
animals
latitude
borders of states

12

Why do people settle on coasts?

trade
all of the above
depend on water to grow crops
transportation

13

Borders of places are shown on which type of map?

physical map
economic map
climate map
political map

14

A map that shows landforms...

political map
physical map
climate map
population map

15

What is humidity?

a microscopic organism
cool winds
A disease
moisture in the air

16

Which is the longest mountain range in the US?

Himalayas
Appalachians
Rockies
Sierra Nevada

17

What kind of map will show average rainfall in an area?

political map
climate map
economic map
population map

Geography of US

Questions 17

Geography of US

Questions 17