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WorksheetsUnit 1 - US Geography
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
An area with rich soil to the east of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Continental Divide
Mississippi River basin
The Piedmont
The Great Lakes
What are the locations of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands considered by the United States.
Contiguous states
Foreign Countries
Noncontiguous states
Territories of the United States
Lines on a map that MEASURE degrees north and south. These lines run parallel to the equator.
Absolute location
Relative location
Latitude
Longitude
Lines on a map that MEASURE degrees east and west. These lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Absolute location
Relative location
Latitude
Longitude
Explains where a place is by comparing it to another place.
Absolute location
Relative location
Latitude
Longitude
Tells the exact position of a place on Earth.
Absolute location
Relative location
Latitude
Longitude
What do Alaska and Hawaii have in common?
They are contiguous
They are both considered tropical destinations
They are noncontiguous
They both border Canada
This separates the flow of water in the United States.
Continental Divide
The Piedmont
The St. Lawrence Seaway
The Mississippi River
Uses data to manage, analyze, and share geographic information.
Navigable
Geographer
GIS
Territory
Wide and deep enough for ships to pass
Navigable
Geographer
GIS
Territory
A person who studies geography.
Navigable
Geographer
GIS
Territory
An area under the control and protection of another country.
Navigable
Geographer
GIS
Territory
Which of the following are considered territories of the United States.
Puerto Rico
The Bahamas
Guam
US Virgin Islands
Haiti
What makes the St. Lawrence River navigable?
It is a saltwater river
It has a series of canals
It is unnavigable due to rapids, waterfalls and uneven water
It drains into the Gulf of Mexico
Which of the great lakes is the largest?
Superior
Huron
Ontario
Erie
I go to school at the Watertown Intermediate School. It is near the high school track.
This is an example of providing an...
absolute location
relative location
an address
The Mojave Desert is...
a dry basin
located in SE California, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada
the Grand Canyon
was created by the Colorado River
The Grand Canyon...
a dry basin
located in SE California, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada
has deep valleys with steep sides
was created when the Colorado River cut through rock
Connected by shared borders
noncontiguous
contiguous
deep valley with steep sides
Canyon
noncontiguous
contiguous
deep valley with steep sides
Which of the following is NOT one of the Great Lakes
Superior
Erie
Table Rock
Ontario
Michigan
