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Task 1-3 � US Geography
1. All maps are -
a. printed in English b. printed in color c. distorted d. rectangular
2. The prime meridian runs through �
a. Montreal, Canada b. Galveston ,Texas
c. Moscow, Russia d. Greenwich, England
3. What continent is the United States in? ____________________________
4. What two countries touch the US? _____________________ _______________________
5. What is the closest country to the US that doesn�t touch? _________________________
6. The term �America� refers to �
a. North America only b. South America only
c. the USA only d. North and South America
7. Which of the following lines goes through the US - the equator, the prime meridian, the Tropic of Cancer or the Arctic Circle? _____________________________
8. Is Florida in the Tropics? _______________
9. What part of the US is north of the Arctic Circle? __________________________
10. Is Europe closer to the eastern US or the western US? ____________________
11. Name the oceans that touch the United States? _________________________________________
12. The Mississippi River forms at least part of the boundary of how many states? ______
13. The Ohio River forms at least part of the boundary of how many states? ____
14. The Missouri River forms at least part of the boundary of how many states? ____
15. What river forms part of the US boundary with a different country? ______________________
16. What is the largest river in the US that flows into the Pacific Ocean? __________________
17. What is the largest river in the US that flows into the Gulf of California? _______________
18. What is the largest river in the US that flows into the Gulf of Mexico? _________________
19. Which is farther north - the Potomac River, Hudson River, or Colorado River? _______________
20. What is the most important mountain range in the eastern US? ________________________
21. What mountain range stretches from Washington to California? _______________________
22. What mountain range contains the continental divide? _____________________________
23. Name the 5 Great Lakes.
24. Which is the largest of the Great Lakes? _______________________
25. From Florida, which US state(s) can you not drive your car to? ____________________________
26. Which hemisphere(s) is the US in? _____________________________________________
27. Other than rivers, what physical features make up parts of current US state boundaries?
28. Which mountains are older - the Appalachians, the Rockies, or the Sierra Nevadas?
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29. The Green Mountains, White Mountains, Catskills, Adirondacks, Blue Ridge, and Smokies are all part of which mountain range? ____________________________
30. Cape Cod is a peninsula in the northeast US. Name another major peninsula in the US.
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31. Which US islands are further south - the Florida Keys, Aleutian islands, or Hawaiian islands?
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32. Which US bay is further west - Tampa Bay, Chesapeake Bay, or San Francisco Bay?
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33. What are the geographic coordinates of the Great Salt Lake? _____________________
BONUS. Would you expect the temperature to be warmer in North Dakota or Oklahoma? ________
Why? ______________________________________________________________________
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