Exploring Regions of the United States: Lesson 2

A(n) ___________________ is a high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it.

• plateau

• inland

• coastal plain

• basin

• region

An area that shares similar features is called a(n)

• plateau

• inland

• coastal plain

• basin

• region

When land is not near an ocean, it is __________________.

• plateau

• inland

• coastal plain

• basin

• region

A(n) ___________________ is a bowl-shaped landform that is lower than the area around it.

• plateau

• inland

• coastal plain

• basin

• region

A low, flat land that is near the ocean is called a(n) ________________________.

• plateau

• inland

• coastal plain

• basin

• region

On a map, what does a scale show?

• what the symbols on the map mean

• how much rain an area has received

• where the lines of latitude and longitude cross

• the distance between places

What do you look at to understand what the symbols on a map stand for?

• a global grid

• A MAP KEY

• a map scale

• a compass rose

Mapmakers often use the color blue on maps to stand for _________

• oceans

• the North Pole

• the Eastern Hemisphere

• mountains

Lines of longitude and latitude are imaginary lines used to show the ____________________.

• location of places on Earth

• intermediate directions on a map

• number of miles between two places

• elevation of places above sea level

Which kind of special-purpose map would help you plan a driving trip to Washington D.C.?

• a road map

• a historical map

• a physical map

• a rainfall map