Unit 2: United States in Spatial Terms Study Guide (Answer Key) Answers are in red. Name _______________________________ #_____ Date____________________ Test is on __________________________________ First, try this study guide once without help from any resources. Then, use your Social Studies packet to fill in any you do not know. You can check to see if you answers are correct by looking in the study guide tab on the blog. Study using your finished study guide! Write the question geographers ask to match each geography theme. 1.Place What is it like there? 2.Regions How is this place connected to other places? 3.Location Where is it? Answer the questions below. 1. On which continent is the United States located? North America 2. Is the United States north or south of Mexico? North of Mexico 3. Is the United States north or south of Canada? South of Canada 4. On which TWO hemispheres is the United States located?
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Unit 2: United States in Spatial Terms Study Guide (Answer Key)
Answers are in red.
Name _______________________________ #_____ Date____________________
Test is on __________________________________
First, try this study guide once without help from any resources. Then, use your Social Studies packet to fill in any you do not know. You can check to see if you answers are correct by looking in the study guide tab on the blog. Study using your finished study guide!
Write the question geographers ask to match each geography theme.
1. Place What is it like there?
2. Regions How is this place connected to other places?
3. Location Where is it?
Answer the questions below.
1. On which continent is the United States located? North America
2. Is the United States north or south of Mexico? North of Mexico
3. Is the United States north or south of Canada? South of Canada
4. On which TWO hemispheres is the United States located?
Western Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere
5. What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and
Southern hemispheres? equator
6. What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into Western and
Eastern Hemispheres? Prime Meridian
Match the seven continents and five oceans to the numbers on the map.
4 Arctic Ocean 7 Asia 5 North America
1 Atlantic Ocean 8 Africa 2 South America
6 Pacific Ocean 3 Europe
10 Indian Ocean 12 Australia
11 Southern Ocean 9 Antarctica
Fill in the missing cardinal directions and intermediate directions.
1
3
8
6
7
10
5
4
2
9
1211
NW NE
Part III: Place
Match the word to its picture.
1. mountain range
2. river system
3. desert
4. canyon
5. plain
Word Bank
desert
canyon
mountain range
plain
river system
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Answer the questions.
1. Name one mountain range in the United States Some possible answers: Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Cascade Mountains
2. Name one valley in the United States Some possible answers: Death Valley, Central Valley
3. Name one canyon in the United States Some possible answers: Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon
4. Name one desert in the United States Some possible answers: Mojave Desert, Great Basin Desert
Write two observations you can make from this temperature map.
1.The
southern United States is the hottest area. It’s average temperature is above 70 degrees Farenheit.
2.The area around the Rocky Mountains is cold, around 30-40 degrees Farenheit.
Part IV: Regions
Answer the questions.
1. Name the five regions of the United States
West Region
Southwest Region
Midwest Region
Southeast Region
Northeast Region
2. In which of these regions is Michigan located? Midwest Region
3. Write one fact you learned about the region you researched in the regions mission.
