Social Studies Chapter 2

New York City is located in which region?

• West

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Southeast

The four cardinal directions are North, East, South, and West.

• True

• False

This body of water borders the Midwest and makes up one-fifth of the Earth's fresh water

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Great Lakes

A plateau is a landform that is:

• Drained by rivers

• Cold and rainy

• High and flat

• Far from the ocean

Long ago, how was the Mississippi River most like a highway?

• Goods were moved on it.

• Families whizzed along it.

• State police patrolled it.

• Trucks and buses

In the winter, the climate of the Northeast region is humid and snowy.

• True

• False

Lines of latitude run from East to West.

• True

• False

The largest river in the United States which runs through the Central Plains is ______________.

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande

• Hudson River

• Ohio River

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

• Number of miles between two places

• Intermediate directions on a map

• Location of places on Earth

• Elevation of places above sea level

What region does the Connecticut River flow through?

• Southeast

• Midwest

• Southwest

• Northeast