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WorksheetsU.S. Physical Features and Map Skills
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the great lakes is the furthest East?
Superior
Erie
Ontario
Great Salt Lake
Name the rivers that run through the Rocky Mountain Range.
Rio Grande River and Colorado River
Mississippi River and Ohio River
Rio Grande River and Ohio River
Colorado River and Mississippi River
Which feature is on the west most side of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
Great Plains
Pacific Ocean
Great Salt Lake
Which river runs through the Mojave Desert?
Ohio River
Colorado River
Mississippi River
Rio Grande River
What landform covers the majority of the central part of the U.S.?
Great Plains
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Which river ends in the Gulf of Mexico?
Colorado River
Rio Grande
Mississippi River
Ohio River
tells what each symbol on the map stands for
longitude
latitude
map key
equator
One set of lines running from the north pole to the south pole
prime meridian
latitude
longitude
equator
Lines that measure the distance north and south of the equator
equator
prime meridian
longitude
latitude
An imaginary line that runs around the center of the earth, halfway between the north and south poles
equator
prime meridian
longitude
latitude
One of the four main compass points of north, south, east, and west
Equator
map key
prime meridian
cardinal directions
A symbol on a map that shows directions
cardinal directions
compass rose
map key
intermediate directions
Any of the four directions that are between the cardinal directions; northwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest
cardinal directions
compass rose
map key
intermediate directions
The 0° degree line of longitude drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole, that divides Earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
equator
prime meridian
longitude
latitude
