Social studies midterm 2023

Cultural characteristics from the Midwest

What river is the border between Texas and Mexico?

Which western states have coastlines on the Pacific Ocean?

The Central Valley in California is known for growing

The total number of people in a given area

The Earth’s rotation mean’s

Name the 3 Major Rivers in the midwest.

How much of the Earth’s surface is covered by water?

The Earth’s revolution means

Los Angeles is known for

The short term changes in the air for a given place and time is called

Large part of an ocean that extends into land

Area of land surrounded on three sides by water.

Which states are in the west region?

The average weather conditions over a long period of time

Cartography is the study of

What is the southernmost major city in the southeast region?

The city of Phoenix is located in which desert?

Where does the Mississippi River begin?

Which southeastern states have coastlines on the Atlantic ocean?

Denver is located on

Which states are in the Southeast Region

Which States are in the Northeast Region?

What Great Lakes touch the midwestern states

Highest point on a mountain

Miami is located on what body of water?

A unique characteristic of the Great Salt Lake is that it is

A cluster of Islands

What is the largest city in the southeast

Washington D.C. is located on the ____________ river.

The main reason for Atlanta’s growth early on was __________

What is the oldest public park in the United States?

The foothills of the Appalachians are known as the _________.

A body of water surrounded by land

An advantage of using a globe instead of a map

the distance north or south of the equator.

Movement of sediment from one location to another.

What is the largest body of water in the northeast region?

Hydrology is the study of

Which southeastern states have coastlines on the Gulf of Mexico

Which NYC street is famous for its world class plays and musicals?

Large area of level land that is higher than the surrounding land

The Earth’s tilt creates the Earth’s

This city is located on Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest

Old Faithful Geyser is a major attraction in what national park?

The Grand Canyon National Park is located in what state?

What states are in the Midwest region

Land completely surrounded by water

What are some common physical features of the southwest region?

What body of water supports a multi-billion dollar shipping industry?

What is the largest state in the southwest region in both land and population?

What is the primary landform in the Midwest

How long does it take for the earth to make one rotation

What is the highest peak in the United States?

How much of the Earth’s water supply is made up of freshwater?

What city is one the major financial centers in the world

What is the largest city in the midwest

What was the primary reason the city of Washington D.C. was built?

Area of land that is lower than its surrounding land.

Much of the Earth’s freshwater is locked in __________

Which States are in the southwest region?

The foothills of the Appalachians are known as the ____

The major body of water in the west region is

The ________ and ___________ rivers form the peninsula of Manhattan.

The largest mountain range in the west region is the

What man made body of water allowed for water travel from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

What physical feature lies between the mountains and the coast?

Where does the Mississippi River end?

The process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces called sediment

Area of small islands of sediment that divide a river into smaller parts at its mouth.

What are the 5 boroughs of NYC

The two main branches of geography are…

The southeast region is rich in _______________

Which term would describe culture in the northeast?

Meteorology is the study of ________________.

What city was known as the Gateway to the west?

Narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

New Orleans is know for ___________ music.

What landmark is a tribute to four early presidents?

Large amount of flowing fresh water

Large area of flat, gently rolling, treeless land

24 _______________ collect and transmit information for GPS

Which southeast city is one of the most visited cities in the world?

What two states gave the land to build Washington D.C.?

A narrow piece of land that connects two larger areas of land.

Earths water supple is made up of

Which NYC street is famous for its world class plays and musicals?

What is the most populated state in the west region?

What is the largest city in the west region?

Where was the first skyscraper built

A cone shaped mountain formed largely by lava.

Which state is known for growing potatoes?

What is the primary Mountain Range in the Northeast?

Deep, narrow, steep-sided valley

Houston and San Antonio are major cities in what state?

A disadvantage of using a map

Food, clothing, and ___________ are common needs throughout all cultures.

Land that rises higher than hills above the surrounding area.