Unit 1 Lesson 1 Geography of the United States

What is the study of the world around us called?

• geography

• climate

• socialography

• government

A sphere that is a model of Earth is called a

• globe

• landform

• map

• government

Which of these is a cardinal direction on a compass?

• southwest

• northeast

• pole

• west

Most of Earth's water is

• a landform

• salt water

• fresh water

• in rivers and lakes

What is located at 0 degrees latitude?

• The Prime Meridian

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

Lines of ________ are imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• globe

• latitude

• longitude

• government

What are the directions NE, SE, NW, and SW called?

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• middle directions

• scale directions

Almost three-fourths of Earth's surface is covered by

• forests

• plains

• mountains

• water

What are lines of latitude?

• Lines that run East to West around the Earth

• Lines that run North to South around the Earth

• How warm or cold a place is

• How close to a continent a place is

In which two hemispheres are the United States located?

• Northern and Eastern

• Northern and Western

• Southern and Eastern

• Southern and Western