Worksheets4th Gr. Soc. Stud. Chap. 2 "The Geography of Maryland" Key Terms
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Goods and merchandise which are transported by ship, truck, boat, or airplane.
Port
Network
Cargo
A place where ships dock to load or unload goods or merchandise.
Port
Cargo
Loading Dock
A system of connected parts that work together.
Communication
Network
Commute
The basic form of transportation and communication needed for a community, region, state, or country to function properly.
Communication
Infrastructure
Network
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.
Infrastructure
Communication
Network
Refers to how people, or goods move from one place to another.
Transportation
Infrastructure
Network
Means having to do with the country or country life.
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Regular travel back and forth between home, work, and school.
Network
Commute
Transportation
Having to do with a community that is close to a large city.
Urban
Rural
Suburban
Having to do with the city or city life.
Urban
Suburban
Rural
The number of people who reside in a particular area.
Network
Population
Community
To avoid wasting anything like water or energy.
Commute
Conserve
Pesticide
Chemicals that kill pests like insects.
Fall Line
Midden
Pesticides
A place where plants and animals live and grow.
Habitat
Quarry
Ecosystem
Hills made out of oyster shells.
Plateaus
Middens
Mesas
Something that results from an action.
Cultivate
Resource
Consequence
Something useful that comes from the earth, such as water, land, plants, and minerals.
Fertile
Midden
Resource
To prepare soil for growing crops.
Fall Line
Cultivate
Fertile
The study of farming from growing crops to raising livestock.
Cultivate
Fertile
Agriculture
A place where rocks and minerals are dug out of the ground.
Quarry
Midden
Habitat
Refers to the land’s suitability for growing plants.
Infrastructure
Fertile
Cultivate
A place where the land suddenly changes from high to low.
Plataea
Mesa
Fall Line
The natural surroundings like air, land, water, and plants.
Environment
Network
Commute
There are three regions in Maryland.
True
False
The ______ is almost cut in half by the Chesapeake Bay.
Piedmont Plateau
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Appalachian Mountains
The Eastern Shore of Maryland is not on the Delmarva Peninsular.
True
False
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.
island
peninsular
islet
Prince George's County is located on which shore?
Eastern
Western
Counties of Maryland in the North are near to the Fall Line.
True
False
These mountains stretch from Alabama to Canada.
Allegheny Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
These mountains stretch across the western part of Maryland.
Appalachian Mountains
Allegheny Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
The climate in the Atlantic Coastal Plain is ____ thank the climate in the northern region of Maryland.
colder
milder
Which county is immediately south of the county in which you live?
Garrett County
Charles County
Montgomery County
According to the chart on page 42, the average precipitation for the state of Maryland is ?
20.1 Inches
36.9 Inches
43.4 inches
According to the chart on page 42, what is the average precipitation for the state of Washington?
36.9 Inches
22.0 Inches
12.4 Inches
Table 6 Rocks!
True
False
