TCI Unit 1 Lesson 1: Geography of the United States

What is longitude?

• The imaginary line that runs from the North Pole the South Pole.

• The imaginary line that runs east and west.

• The imaginary line that runs along the lines of latitude.

• The length of the Earth.

A globe is a ...

• round ball.

• flat map.

• sphere that is a model of the Earth.

• system of locations.

Vegetation is

• what you eat from the garden.

• different plants in an area.

• areas of the same type of plants.

• flat plains that have no trees.

What is the government?

• A group of people who enforce laws.

• A system who helps people who break laws.

• People who need jobs.

• A system who makes the laws in a country, state, or community.

What is a landform?

• A physical feature on Earth's surface, such as a mountain.

• A physical feature on a globe, that doesn't really exist.

• A physical feature in the Earth's atmosphere, such as stars.

• Land owned by people.

What are the 4 cardinal directions on a compass?

• Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest

• Up, down, left, and right.

• Latitude and longitude

• North, South, East, West

About how much of the Earth is covered by water?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

• The whole thing

The equator is located...

• at 0 degrees longitude

• at 0 degrees latitude

• only on a flat surfaced map

• anywhere around the globe

Weather that can be measured over a long period of time...

• is called an earthquake

• is called a storm

• is called a hurricane

• is called climate

Climate, physical features, and vegetation all affect...

• the weather

• where people choose to live

• airplane travel

• where people are not allowed