S.S. CH1 Lesson 1 & 2

Which of the following best describes the relative location of the United States?

• North of Canada

• East of the Gulf of Mexico

• West of the Atlantic Ocean

• South of Mexico

What does the term source mean?

• the place where a river begins

• a part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land

• the place where a river empties into a larger body of water

• a river or stream that flows into a larger river

What is the main reason that Alaska has a colder climate than Hawaii?

• Alaska has a higher elevation that Hawaii

• Alaska does not border an ocean, but Hawaii does

• Alaska is farther from the equator than Hawaii

• Alaska has fewer mountains than Hawaii

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Because the United States is located north of the _______, it lies in the Northern Hemisphere.

• elevation

• climate

• industry

• equator

Mount McKinley has the highest _________ in North America

• elevation

• climate

• landform

• equator

Plains are the most common ___________ in the middle part of the United States.

• climate

• elevation

• equator

• landform

Mountain areas usually have a colder ___________ than valley areas.

• elevation

• climate

• industry

• landform

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A half of Earth

• Gulf

• Equator

• Relative Location

• Hemisphere

The place where a river empties into a larger body of water

• Equator

• Relative Location

• Hemisphere

• Mouth

An imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

• Equator

• Gulf

• Hemisphere

• Mouth