Assessment: Geography of the United States - Building Vocabulary

Lines of __________ are imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• globe
• government

• landform

• longitude

A sphere that is a model of Earth is called a ____________.

• Globe
• Map

• Model

• Diagram

Different plants make up an area's _____________.

• globe

• government

• longitude

• vegetation

The ___________ makes the laws in a country, state, or community.

• globe

• government
• longitude

• vegetation

A mountain is one type of ___________.

• globe

• landform
• longitude

• vegetation

Which of these is a cardinal direction on a compass?

• down

• west

• pole

• northeast

Almost three-fourths of Earth’s surface is covered by

• mountains.

• plains.

• forests.

• water.

What is located at 0° latitude?

• the equator

• the North Pole

• the prime meridian

• the South Pole

Most of Earth's water is

• in rivers and lakes.

• salt water.

• a landform.

• All of the above

Weather that can be measured over a long period of time is called

• climate.

• geography.

• longitude.

• vegetation.