Colorado Geography

What is geography?

• the study of geodes 
• the study of graphs
• the study of Earth, people, plants and animals living on it
• the study of history

What country is our state of Colorado located in?

• Mexico
• United States
• Canada
• North America

A _______________ shows us which way is North (N), South (S), East (E), and West (W)

• key
• legend
• thermometer
• compass rose

Latitude lines are drawn east and west

• True
• False

Colorado is a Spanish word that means _______________

• orangeish
• reddish
• rusty
• river

What word means how high something is above sea level?

• elevation
• height
• span
• mountains

What river, that begins in Colorado, helped to carve the Grand Canyon?

• South Platte
• Arkansas
• Colorado
• Yampa

How many states border Colorado?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7

The area in the southwest corner of Colorado, where you can stand in more than one state, is known as _____________

• Balancing Rock
• Four Corners
• the San Luis Valley
• Garden of the Gods

The 5 land regions in Colorado are:

• Grand Lake, Blue Mesa Reservoir, Garden of the Gods, Red Rocks, and Sand Dunes
• San Luis Valley, Mountains, Front Range, High Plains, and Western Slope
• Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Greeley, and Boulder
• Arkansas, Platte, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Yampa