The Geography of the Americas

The study of people, their environments, and their resources.

• longitude

• history

• latitude

• geography

The account of what happened in the lives of different peoples.

• longitude

• history

• latitude

• geography

The measure of the distance north or south of the Equator.

• longitude

• history

• latitude

• geography

The measure of the distance east or west from the Prime Meridian.

• longitude

• history

• latitude

• geography

The Equator divides the Earth into northern and southern __________.

• tributary

• cartographers

• hemispheres

• elevation

Mt. Mitchell has the highest __________ of any mountain in the Appalachians.

• tributary

• cartographers

• hemispheres

• elevation

The smaller Ohio River is a/an __________ that flows into the Mississippi River.

• tributary

• cartographers

• hemispheres

• elevation

Before 1500, __________ used information from sailors, travelers and legends to create maps of the world.

• tributary

• cartographers

• hemispheres

• elevation

Area between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.

• Great Plains

• Great Lakes

• Western Hemisphere

• Sierra Nevada

Mountain range that lies inland from the Pacific Coast.

• Great Plains

• Great Lakes

• Western Hemisphere

• Sierra Nevada