Geography of the United States Test Review

Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole are ...

• Latitude

• Equator

• North and South

• Longitude

A sphere that is a model of Earth

(a)  

The agency makes the laws in the country, state or community.

• Government

• Globe

• Cardinal

• Climate

Different plants in an area

(a)  

The following are landforms in the United States.

• Plains

• Mountains

• Basins

• Rivers

The following are cardinal directions (select all that apply).

• North

• Northeast

• East

• Southwest

• South

This term means weather that can be measured over a long period of time. ​ (a)   T

• climate
• temperature
• weather

What affects where people choose to live? (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ ​

• climate
• proximity to family
• vegetation
• physical features
• government
• schools

What do all maps have in common? ​ (a)  

• created by collecting data
• have mountains
• have the equator
• have bodies of water

Label the cardinal directions on the diagram.

g

h

i

j

North

Equator

Southwest

globe

South

Northeast

Southeast

Northwest

East

West