Exploring Regions of the United States

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

• basin

• coastal plain

• inland

• plateau

"high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it" is called a

• basin

• coastal plain

• inland

• plateau

"bowl-shaped landform that is lower than the area around it" is called a...

• basin

• coastal plain

• inland

• plateau

On a map, what does a scale show?

• the distance between places

• what the symbols on the map mean

• how much rain an area has received

• D. where the lines of latitude and longitude cross

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

• a compass rose

• a map scale

• map key

• global grid

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

• mountains

• Eastern Hemisphere

• North Pole

• oceans

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

• location of places on Earth

• number of miles between two places

• intermediate directions on a map

• elevation of places above sea level