Our State

You live in the northern hemisphere, above the equator. What is meant by hemisphere?

• half of the sphere of Earth

• the whole world

• the area around the north pole

• a big ball

The equator divides the northern and southern hemispheres. What is meant by equator?

• it is equal to a big part of the world

• it is an imaginary line that divides the earth in half and it runs north to south

• it is an imaginary line that divides the earth in half and it runs east to west

• it is an imaginary line that runs through the core of earth

There are 7 continents in the world. We live on the one called North America. What is meant by continent?

• large areas of ice in the world

• large areas of pumpkin patches the the world

• large areas of sugar surrounded by large bodies of water

• large areas of land surrounded by large bodies of water

There are over two hundred countries in the world governed by different belief systems. What is meant by country?

• a country is an area of land with borders within a continent

• a country is a place that is always run by a good government

• a country is a room with a view

• a country is a place with fishing ponds

North Carolina is divided into three main regions. What is meant by region?

• an area of trees

• an area of water

• an area of fields

• an area of land

The coastal region is in the eastern part of NC. What is meant by coastal?

• an area of land that you can coast on

• an area of land that is near trees

• an area of land with mountains

• an area of land that is flat and borders the ocean

The mountain region is located in the western part of NC. What is meant by mountain?

• it is an area of land where people ride the waves

• it is an area of land where people travel

• it is an area of land with mostly mountains

• it is an area of land with mostly water and giant bugs

The piedmont region is in between the mountains and the coastal regions of NC. What is the best way to describe this region?

• it is an area of land full of rolling hills and valleys

• it is an area of land full of boats and sand

• it is an area of land that is mostly mountainous

• it is an area of land with cows