Maps Skills

There are ​ (a)   contiguous states in the US.​

• 48
• 50

Contiguous states ​ ​ (a)  

• share a border with another state.
• are found all over the world.
• include Alaska and Hawaii.

The US is located on the continent of ​ ​ (a)  

• North America
• South America
• America

​ ​ The latitude and longitude coordinates name the ​​ (a)   of a place.​ ​

• relative location
• absolute location

Where a place is located compared to other places is called ​ ​ (a)  

• relative location
• absolute location

The pattern of weather over a period of time is known as

• climate
• temperature
• humidity
• precipitation

The state of the atmosphere which varies over time is known as

• climate
• temperature
• humidity
• weather

One way people change their environment is

• Leaving it unchanged
• cut down forests

• Ignoring it
• Destroying it

Resources that come from the earth that do not run out are ​ (a)  

• renewable resources
• non-renewable resources

Resource that may be used up and gone forever or may take thousands of years to recreate are called ​ ​ (a)  

• non-renewable resources
• renewable resources