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WCMS6 Geography
Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 7 continents? | North American, South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, Antarctica |
| What are the 5 oceans? | Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern |
| What is the name of the landmass that contains two continents? | Eurasia |
| What is the largest continent? | Asia |
| What ocean borders the east coast of the United States? | Atlantic Ocean |
| What are imaginary lines that run north and south on a map called? | Lines of Longitude |
| What are imaginary lines that run east and west on a map called? | Lines of Latitude |
| What continent is located due east of Europe? | Asia |
| What ocean surrounds Antarctica? | Southern |
| Name the geographic region: rolling flat lands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills | Interior Lowlands |
| Name the geographic region: located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico; broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors | Coastal Plain |
| Name the geographic region: flat lands that gradually increase westward; mostly grasslands | Great Plains |
| Name the geographic region: located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Sierra Nevadas and Cascades ; varying elevations containing isolated mountains; contains Death Valley, the lowest point in North America | Basin and Range |
| What is the lowest point in North America? | Death Valley |
| Name the geographic region: located on the Pacific Coast, stretching from California to Canada; has rugged mountains and fertile valleys | Coastal Range |
| What geographic feature determines the directional flow of rivers? | The Continental Divide |
| Name the geographic region: rugged mountains that stretch from Alaska to almost Mexico; high elevations; contains the Continental Divide, which determines the directional flow of rivers | Rocky Mountains |
| Name the geographic region: wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape; hills worn by erosion & hundreds of lakes carved by ice | Canadian Shield |
| Name the geographic region: extends from Eastern Canada to Western Alabama; includes the piedmont; has old, eroded mountains (oldest mountains in N. America) | Appalachian Highlands |
| What river forms the border between the United States and Mexico? | Rio Grande River |
| What river is known as "the Gateway to the West"? | Ohio River |
| What river was explored by the Spanish? | Colorado River |
| What river was explored by Lewis and Clark? | Columbia River |
| What body of water served as a highway for early explorers, settlers, and immigrants? | Atlantic Ocean |
| What river forms part of the border between the U.S. and northeastern Canada and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean? | St. Lawrence River |
| What rivers were used to transport farm and industrial products and links to other ports in the U.S. and around the world? | Mississippi River and Missouri River |
| What body of water was used by the French and Spanish as an exploration route to Mexico and other parts of America? | Gulf of Mexico |
| What body of water provided access to other parts of the world (Asia)? | Pacific Ocean |
| What grew in the Midwest along the Great Lakes? | port cities |
| What two continents make up Eurasia? | Europe and Asia |
| Land or Water feature? peninsula | land |
| Land or Water feature? river | water |
| Land or Water feature? tributary | water |
| Land or Water feature? mountain | land |
| Land or Water feature? island | land |
| Land or Water feature? gulf | water |
| Land or Water feature? bay | water |
| Land or Water feature? plateau | land |
| Land or Water feature? lake | water |
| What ocean borders the Coastal Range? | Pacific Ocean |
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MrsBonini
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