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Name the three largest countries in North America

10 Points

United States, Canada, Mexico

What are the oldest mountains in North America? 20 Points

Appalachian Mountains

Flat low land along the Atlantic coast describes

what landform?30 Points

The Coastal Plain

What wore down the Appalachian Mountains?

40 Points

Erosion

What state capital is located closest to 36ºN,

87ºW? – 50 Points

Nashville, TN

True or False: Earth’s seasons occur because the Earth is tilted on its axis as it orbits the sun.

10 Points

True

What is the climate of the Southwest U.S.A. like?

20 Points

It is hot and dry.

Name two reasons people construct dams.

30 Points

Flood control, water source, recreation, electricity generation

How are the Atlantic Coast and the Pacific

Coast of the U.S. different? 40 Points

The Atlantic Coast has a coastal plain while the Pacific has coastal mountains.

Name two things besides distance from a large

body of water that affect the climate of a place.

50 Points

1. Distance from the equator, 2. Elevation

Which state includes a large part of the Great Basin,

Ohio or Nevada?10 Points

Nevada

People build dams across these to form reservoirs.

20 Points

Rivers and streams

What does the word modify mean?

30 Points

To change

How is the climate of the Northeast different from that of the Southwest?

40 Points

The Northeast is cooler and gets more rain and snow.

On the time line below, how many centuries are

shown? 50 Points

four

A stream or river that flows into a larger stream

or river is called a ____________

10 Points

tributary

Which of the following is used to describe a

region’s environment?climate, history, culture, latitude

20 Points

climate

Soil, trees, oil, coal, and water are all examples of

__________________30 Points

Natural resources

Farmers use this to grow crops in dry places __________________

40 Points

Irrigation

Most of the land between the Appalachian Mts. and the Rocky Mts. is part of the ________________ of the Mississippi River.

50 Points

Drainage basin

How do you think the climate of the Northeast would most likely affect

life there? 10 Points

The Northeast has very cold winters and hot summers. People would have to work to keep warm in the winter by building warm homes and finding fuel to heat their homes. The warm wet summers would make it easy to grow food crops.

How do you think the climate of the Southwest would most likely affect

life there? 20 Points

The hot dry climate of the Southwest might make it difficult for people to find drinking water for themselves and their animals. It would also be hard to grow crops for food. They would not need warm homes. They might not wear a lot of clothes.

Why does distance from the equator usually affect the climate of a place?

30 Points

The sun’s rays hit the area around the equator more directly all year long, so it is warm there all the time. As you move away from the equator, the sun’s rays are less direct, so those places are cooler. It’s coldest at the North and South Poles.

What relationship between the Earth and

the sun causes the seasons to occur?

40 Points

Earth’s seasons are caused by the fact that the earth is tilted on its axis as it orbits the sun. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, it is spring and summer. At that time, it is fall and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Describe the geography and climate of the United

States overall. 50 Points

The United States is a large country with many different landforms and climates. There are plains, mountains, valleys and deserts. Parts of the country are warm or hot most of the year. Other places have hot summers and cold snowy winters. There is something for everyone here!