TCI Lesson 1 - Geography of the United States

What does the term "Climate" refer to?

• A tool or instrument for finding directions

• The organization that makes the laws in a country, state, or community and has the power to enforce them

• Weather patterns, such as those in temperature, rainfall, and wind, measured over time in an area

• A physical feature on Earth's surface such as a mountain or a plain

What is a "Globe"?

• A sphere that is a model of Earth and most accurately represents it

• The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them

• An imaginary line called a meridian that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole

• The types of plants in an area or a region

Which term is defined as "the study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them"?

• Government

• Geography

• Vegetation

• Compass

What is the definition of "Longitude"?

• An imaginary line called a parallel that runs west and east around Earth

• A part of Earth's surface including landmasses and bodies of water

• An imaginary line called a meridian that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole

• A tool or instrument for finding directions

What are the four cardinal directions?

• North, South, East, West

• North, South, Up, Down

• Left, Right, Forward, Backward

• Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

What are the four intermediate directions?

• North, South, East, West

• Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

• Left, Right, Forward, Backward

• Up, Down, Diagonal Left, Diagonal Right

What is the name of the imaginary line found between the North Pole and South Pole?

• The Prime Meridian

• The Equator

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The International Date Line

• The Tropic of Cancer

The equator splits Earth into which two hemispheres?

• Eastern and Western

• Northern and Southern

• Upper and Lower

• Frontal and Back

The prime meridian splits Earth into which two hemispheres?

• Northern and Southern

• Eastern and Western

• Upper and Lower

• Frontal and Back