Maryland Geography

Which region is located in the western part of the state?

• Piedmont Plateau

• Appalachian Mountain Region

• Atlantic Coastal Region

• Atlantic Ocean

A tool that explains the meaning of symbols on a map is a _______?

• human made feature

• population

• region

• legend

All of the things that people have made that becomes part of the landscape are called________?

• maps

• climate

• human made features

• natural/physical features

What region is located in the eastern part of the state?

• Atlantic Coastal Region

• Appalachian Mountain Region

• Piedmont Plateau

• population

Which region is located in the center of the state?

• Appalachian Mountain Region

• Atlantic Coastal Region

• Piedmont Plateau

• Atlantic Ocean

Which set of examples are types of physical characteristics?

• houses, statues, ports, canals, railroads

• border, orientation, key, title, date, author, grid

• geographer, maps, regions, climate

• rivers, oceans, forest, bay, mountain

What is the effect on life in the Appalachian Mountain Region of having mountains?

• Brings jobs, such as mining, timber industry, and tourism

• Brings tourism as visitors come to ski, hike, fish, and camp

• Offers recreation to the people who live in the region

• All of the above

The study of Earth's land, plants and animals is called______.

• weather

• environment

• geography

• symbols

The weather of an area year after year is called_________.

• climate

• population

• geography

• natural/physical feature

An area of land that shares common features is called a ______?

• environment

• features

• water

• region