Native American and Geography Test Review

To study the earth, geographers divide it into _______________, or areas that have something in common.

• Hemispheres
• Regions
• Locations
• Map projections

The _______________ of Salem, Oregon is 45 degrees N, 123 degrees W.

• Longitude
• Latitude
• Relative location
• Absolute location

When people build a dam to control the flow of a river, it is an example of the theme of

• Location
• Geography
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Climate

A map that shows land forms and bodies of water is an example of a(n) _________________ map.

• Population
• Physical
• Political
• Mercator

The zero line of latitude is called

• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator
• Tropic of Capricorn

The “oldest” mountain range in the country that extends throughout much of the Eastern US is the

• Cascade Range
• Rocky Mountains
• Sierra Nevada Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains

The large expanse of flatlands in the Central US, known as the “Breadbasket,” is the ___________ region.

• Interior Plains
• Pacific Coast
• Coastal Plains
• Rocky Mountain

The longest and most widely used river system in the US is the

• Missouri River
• Colorado River
• Amazon River
• Mississippi River

Which is NOT one of the five themes of geography?

• Religion
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Place
• Location

The Great Basin is in this region, which also has deep canyons and plateaus.

• Intermountain Region
• Rocky Mountain Region
• Great Plains Region
• Canadian Shield