Chapter 2 Regions of Our Country

What is the best title for this map?

A compass rose shows __________.

In what direction would you travel to from the Southeast to visit the west?

which region has an inland location?

This line of latitude cuts the Earth in half.

Which two regions does the Mississippi Rver flow through?

Areas on a map colored brown represent

A map scale ____________.

Long ago, how was the Mississippi River most like a highway?

Lines of latitude and longitude are also known as:

low, flat land that runs along the coast is called

What do we call the crisscrossing liones of latitude and longitude on a map?

How did Hurricane Katrina most harm New Orleans?

When you stand facing north you are looking at __________.

What do you look for to understand the symbols on a map?

Northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest are all ___________.

Which two regions border the Gulf of Mexico?

A plateau is a landform that is ___________.

A wall typically made of dirt and built along a river to keep it from flooding is called a ..

Where would you like to visit?

What do we call a bowl-shaped landform that is lower than the surrounding land?

An area that shares similar features is called a (n)

What kind of special purpose map would help you find how many people live in a city?