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4th Gr. Soc. Stud. Chap. 2 "The Geography of Maryland" Key Terms

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Goods and merchandise which are transported by ship, truck, boat, or airplane.

a)

Port

b)

Network

c)

Cargo

2.

A place where ships dock to load or unload goods or merchandise.

a)

Port

b)

Cargo

c)

Loading Dock

3.

A system of connected parts that work together.

a)

Communication

b)

Network

c)

Commute

4.

The basic form of transportation and communication needed for a community, region, state, or country to function properly.

a)

Communication

b)

Infrastructure

c)

Network

5.

Refers to the ways and tools that people use to send information to one another. Telephone calls and email are some modern forms of communication.

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Communication

c)

Network

6.

Refers to how people, or goods move from one place to another.

a)

Transportation

b)

Infrastructure

c)

Network

7.

Means having to do with the country or country life.

a)

Urban

b)

Suburban

c)

Rural

8.

Regular travel back and forth between home, work, and school.

a)

Network

b)

Commute

c)

Transportation

9.

Having to do with a community that is close to a large city.

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburban

10.

Having to do with the city or city life.

a)

Urban

b)

Suburban

c)

Rural

11.

The number of people who reside in a particular area.

a)

Network

b)

Population

c)

Community

12.

To avoid wasting anything like water or energy.

a)

Commute

b)

Conserve

c)

Pesticide

13.

Chemicals that kill pests like insects.

a)

Fall Line

b)

Midden

c)

Pesticides

14.

A place where plants and animals live and grow.

a)

Habitat

b)

Quarry

c)

Ecosystem

15.

Hills made out of oyster shells.

a)

Plateaus

b)

Middens

c)

Mesas

16.

Something that results from an action.

a)

Cultivate

b)

Resource

c)

Consequence

17.

Something useful that comes from the earth, such as water, land, plants, and minerals.

a)

Fertile

b)

Midden

c)

Resource

18.

To prepare soil for growing crops.

a)

Fall Line

b)

Cultivate

c)

Fertile

19.

The study of farming from growing crops to raising livestock.

a)

Cultivate

b)

Fertile

c)

Agriculture

20.

A place where rocks and minerals are dug out of the ground.

a)

Quarry

b)

Midden

c)

Habitat

21.

Refers to the land’s suitability for growing plants.

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Fertile

c)

Cultivate

22.

A place where the land suddenly changes from high to low.

a)

Plataea

b)

Mesa

c)

Fall Line

23.

The natural surroundings like air, land, water, and plants.

a)

Environment

b)

Network

c)

Commute

24.

There are three regions in Maryland.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The ______ is almost cut in half by the Chesapeake Bay.

a)

Piedmont Plateau

b)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

c)

Appalachian Mountains

26.

The Eastern Shore of Maryland is not on the Delmarva Peninsular.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

A ____ is a piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water, but is not connected one one side by a larger piece of land.

a)

island

b)

peninsular

c)

islet

28.

Prince George's County is located on which shore?

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

29.

Counties of Maryland in the North are near to the Fall Line.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

These mountains stretch from Alabama to Canada.

a)

Allegheny Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

31.

These mountains stretch across the western part of Maryland.

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Allegheny Mountains

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

32.

The climate in the Atlantic Coastal Plain is ____ thank the climate in the northern region of Maryland.

a)

colder

b)

milder

33.

Which county is immediately south of the county in which you live?

a)

Garrett County

b)

Charles County

c)

Montgomery County

34.

According to the chart on page 42, the average precipitation for the state of Maryland is ?

a)

20.1 Inches

b)

36.9 Inches

c)

43.4 inches

35.

According to the chart on page 42, what is the average precipitation for the state of Washington?

a)

36.9 Inches

b)

22.0 Inches

c)

12.4 Inches

36.

Table 6 Rocks!

a)

True

b)

False