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Review: TCI Lesson 1 Geography of the US
Review: TCI Lesson 1 Geography of the US
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What is the longest river in the US?
Rio Grande
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio River
2
Cardinal directions are
on the equator.
are lines of latitude.
North, South, East, West
are mountains.
3
What landform is completely surrounded by water?
Florida
Peninsula
Island
Bay
4
What is the name for 0 degrees Latitude?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
5
How many continents are on earth?
12
6
5
7
6
What do all maps have in common?
They all are created by collecting data
They all are made from people can see
They all show physical features
They all show the regions of the United States
7
When a portion of the sea is surrounded by land but has a small opening, it is called a...
Stream
River
Lake
Gulf
8
Approximately, how many Rhode Islands can fit into the state of Alaska?
550
1000
400
50
9
What is the capital of Delaware?
Nashville
Denver
Topeka
Dover
10
What is the large body of water that lies between Texas and Florida?
Mississippi River
Gulf of Alaska
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
11
What is the second largest ocean
Sewer
Water drain
Pinky pipe
Atlantic ocean
12
Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Latitude
Longitude
Equator
Prime Meridian
13
True or False: People tend to live near deserts and ice fields.
False
True
14
What does Geography mean?
Study of Earth's physical features
A college class
Study of graph paper
Study of 4D figures
15
What is a large body of salt water, smaller than an ocean?
Bay
Coast
Gulf
Sea
16
While viewing North America from space, you would also see large areas of this type of landform?
Swamps
Mountain ranges
Plains
rivers
17
What is the Capital of Colorado?
Pagosa Springs
Denver
Grand Junction
Colorado Springs
18
What is a good model of the Earth?
A road map of Colorado
The Globe
A translation book between English and German.
A Tourist's Guide of Europe.
19
What is the largest mountain range in the eastern US?
The Rocky Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
The Himalaya Mountains
The Sierra Nevada Range
20
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
South America
Europe
Antarctica
21
A political map shows the borders of states and countries.
False
True
22
The North pole is at what degree of Latitude?
180* South
90*South
90*North
180* North
23
True or False: There are approximately 3.5 million miles of streams and rivers in the United States.
True
False
24
Which of the Great Lakes does not share a boarder with Canada?
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
25
What is the name for 0 degrees Longitude?
Greenwich, England
Prime Meridian
International Line
Equator
26
The starting point for measuring latitude is the
Winslow, Maine
Greenwich, England
prime meridian
equator
27
What is another name for lines of latitude?
Parallels
Lines
Ladders
Meridians
28
What's another name for 0 degrees longitude?
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
The International Date Line
The Freezing Point
29
What is the starting point for measuring longitude called?
Equator Line
Prime Meridian
Prime Scale
Latitude
30
This is a smaller river or stream that runs into a larger body of water.
Watershed
Pond
Lake
Tributary
