SS Unit 1 Geography

The exact location of any place on Earth is its

• territory

• relative location

• absolute location

• longitude

The Ohio river, which flows into the Mississippi River, is an example of a

• canyon

• tributary

• territory

• geographer

A _________________________ is an area controlled by a country but not an official part of the country.

• latitude

• contiguous

• longitude

• territory

A ________________________ studies geography and uses tools like Geographic Information Systems to make maps.

• canyon

• geographer

• contiguous

• relative location

The Equator, is a line of _______________________

• longitude

• latitude

A deep valley with steep sides is a ________________.

• canyon

• territory

• tributary

• absolute location

Vertical lines on a globe that run north and south are lines of

• longitude

• latitude

Two states that are not ________________________ with the rest of the United States are Alaska and Hawaii.

• territory

• contiguous

• latitude

• longitude

Saying that Mississippi is East of Louisiana is describing the state using its ____________________________

• absolute location

• relative location

• latitude

• longitude

The Continental Divide is found in what landform?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Cascade Range

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Nevada