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Natural Maryland-2

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The four main directions on a compass rose (north, south, east, west) are called ____ directions.
a)
intermediate
b)
cardinal
2.
A _______ is something that stands for something else.
a)
meridian
b)
compass
c)
symbol
d)
degree
3.
The tool that explains what the symbols on a map mean is the ________________.
a)
legend
b)
degree
c)
meridian
d)
intermediate
4.
Half of the Earth is called a ______.
a)
continent
b)
country
c)
hemisphere
d)
meridian
5.
Another name for a line of longitude is a _____.
a)
degree
b)
meridian
c)
cardinal
d)
intermediate
6.
Which of the following is NOT true about Maryland’s location?
a)
Maryland is located in North America.
b)
Maryland is located in the Northeast region of the United States.
c)
Maryland is located in the Northern Hemisphere.
d)
Maryland is located in the Southern Hemisphere.
7.
What are natural features?
a)
Things in nature like soil, plants, animals or climate
b)
Things in nature like floods, erosion, and tornadoes
c)
Things made by humans like cities, roads, and buildings
d)
Things that determine climate like distance from the Equator
8.
What are human-made features?
a)
All the things that people have made.
b)
All the things found in nature.
9.
The four directions halfway between the main directions are called ___. 
a)
cardinal
b)
intermediate
10.
The invisible line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is the ____.
a)
equator
b)
prime meridain
11.
The study of Earth’s land, water, people, plants and animals is called _____.
a)
geometry
b)
geography
c)
ecosystem
d)
history
12.
Dry weather with little or no rain is called a _____. 
a)
elevation
b)
precipitation
c)
drought
d)
ecosystem
13.
The number of people living in an area is the _______.
a)
population
b)
elevation
c)
precipitation
d)
ecosystem
14.
A group of similar businesses is called an_____.
a)
group
b)
industry
c)
elevation
d)
degree
15.
______________ is what the weather is like year after year.
a)
climate 
b)
weather
16.

This region has most of the forests, the coldest weather, and Backbone Mountain.

a)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont Plateau

c)

Appalachian Region

17.
This region has the Chesapeake Bay, beaches, and wetlands.
a)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont Plateau
c)
Appalachian Region
18.
This region has rolling hills and valleys, big cities, and the most people.
a)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont Plateau
c)
Appalachian Region
19.

What are the imaginary lines that circle the Earth north and south?

a)

latitude lines

b)

longitude lines

c)

fall line

d)

legend

20.

What are the imaginary lines that circle the Earth east and west?

a)

longitude lines

b)

fall line

c)

latitude lines

d)

scale of miles

21.

What is the name for the imaginary lines that run east to west, like you see in this picture?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

22.

What is the name for the imaginary lines that run north to south, like you see in this picture?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

23.

What is another name for 0° latitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

24.

What is another name for 0° longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

25.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

26.

Which states border Maryland?

a)

Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, New York

b)

West Virginia, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania

c)

Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Ohio

d)

Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania