Chapter 1 Geography of the United States

The four main directions on a compass are North, East, West, and ______________.

• North

• South

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

1. Lines that run east to west are called __________________________________.

• Latitude

• horizontal

• Longitude

• vertical

1. ____________________________________ show the physical features that you can see such as landforms in countries and states.

• Political

• Map

• Physical

• Globe

The equator divides the Earth into two hemispheres the Northern and _________________ hemispheres.

• Southern

• Western

• Eastern

• other option

The five regions of the United States are Northeast, Southeastern, Southwest, West, ____________________.

• Mountain

• Ocean

• Midwest

• Great Plains

The special imaginary line that runs from the North Pole and the South Pole is called the ________________________.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Santa Express

1. ____________________________ is the largest state.

• Hawaii

• Nebraska

• Alaska

• Texas

The smallest state is _________________________________.

• Mississippi

• New York

• Rhode Island

• Maine

Nebraska is in the ___________________ region of the United States.

• West

• Midwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

______________________ are a common type of land form that can be found in the Midwest.

• Plains

• Desert

• Mountains

• Lake