Chapter 1 Geography

Chapter 1 Geography

by Catherine Jang

Multiple Choice

An elevated area of mostly flat land usually extending from a mountain range; a tableland.

• Tributary

• Plateau

• Province

• Reservoir

Multiple Choice

A stream or smaller river that flows into a larger body of water, such as a river or lake

• mesa

• reservoir

• acequia

• tributary

Multiple Choice

How are life zones separated?

• waterways

• elevation

• mesa

• temperature

Multiple Choice

What are the 4 provinces of New Mexico?

• Colorado Plateau, Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Basin and Range

• New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona

• Maps, globes, satellite imaging

• Rainfall, wells, rivers, and lakes

Multiple Choice

What are the 5 regions of the United States

pg. 12-13

• Colorado Plateau, Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Basin and Range

• New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona

• Northeast, Southeast, Southwest,

  Midwest,

  West

• Rainfall, wells, rivers, and lakes

Multiple Choice

New Mexico is part of the Four Corners region with which other states?

pg. 24

• California, Nevada, Oklahoma

• Nevada, Oregon, Texas

• Colorado, Utah, Arizona

• Arizona, Colorado, Texas

Multiple Choice

The United States is divided into regions because:

pg. 13

• The regions are all in the South.

• The regions are next to each other.

• The regions share a common feature.

• The regions are all by the ocean.

Multiple Choice

Which life zone is the coldest and highest in New Mexico?

Refer to chart on paper or on the wall

• Arctic Alpine

• Hudsonian

• Sonoran

• Canadian

Open Ended

List three ways that New Mexicans have adapted to living in a very dry state.

pg. 35

Open Ended

List three rivers or tributaries in New Mexico.

Look in your notebook or on page 276