Unit 2: United States Geography

Question 1

American Flag

Answer 1

Symbol of the US with 13 stripes and 50 starts

Question 2

Bald Eagle

Answer 2

A white-headed North American Eagle, it is the national symbol of the United States

Question 3

Bill of Rights

Answer 3

A list of the rights that the American government cannot take away from it’s citizens.

Question 4

Declaration of Independence

Answer 4

A document that explains why the colonists no longer wanted to follow British rule and declared that they were an independent nation.

Question 5

Dollar Bill

Answer 5

Type of currency used by the United States.

Question 6

Liberty

Answer 6

The state of being free from limits on people’s behavior.

Question 7

Point of View

Answer 7

What anohter person thinks about a particular concept of idea.

Question 8

Symbol

Answer 8

Something that represents something else.

Question 9

U.S. Constitution

Answer 9

A document that outlines the structures of the federal government to have three equal branches.

Question 10

What keeps the U.S government from having too much power?

Answer 10

The Bill of Rights of the Constitution keeps the government from getting too much power by listing the rights that Americans have and that can not be taken away.

Question 11

Ridge and Basin Region

Answer 11

North and Northwest of Utah. Basin refers to the flat depressions, salt beds, and lakes in the region. Ridge refers to the isolated ribbons of mountains.

Question 12

Rocky Mountains

Answer 12

Diagonally across the central part of Utah. VERY large mountain range.

Question 13

Colorado Plateau

Answer 13

South and Southeast of Utah. Plateau is not just flat lands. There are rugged mountains and colorful gorges.

Question 14

Boundary

Answer 14

A line or feature that divides one area from another.

Question 15

Landform

Answer 15

A physical feature of Earth.

Question 16

Plain

Answer 16

A flat area of land.

Question 17

Region

Answer 17

A large land area with similar features.

Question 18

How are landforms and bodies of water similar?

Answer 18

They are both physical features on earth.

Question 19

Floods

Answer 19

An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines.

Question 20

GPS (Global Positioning System)

Answer 20

Satellites to identify where places on Earth are located.

Question 21

Satellite

Answer 21

A machine that orbits Earth.

Question 22

Transcontinental Railroad

Answer 22

Railroad that ran across the United States.

Question 23

Irrigate

Answer 23

Divert water from mountain streams for agricultural purposes.

Question 24

Import

Answer 24

Bring goods in from another location.

Question 25

What are the four major industries of Utah?

Answer 25

Agriculture, mining, oil, and tourism.

Question 26

Toll Road

Answer 26

Road you have to pay in order to travel on.

Question 27

Golden Pass Road

Answer 27

Toll road created by Parley Pratt that made travel into the Salt Lake Valley easier.

Question 28

Temperature Inversion

Answer 28

Cold air at ground level becomes trapped by warmer air above.

Question 29

Fault

Answer 29

A fracture in Earth's crust.

Question 30

Fuel Break

Answer 30

Area completely cleared of vegetation that helps stop the spread of fires.

Question 31

How often to earthquakes occur along the Wasatch fault?

Answer 31

Every 300 years.

Question 32

Climate

Answer 32

The pattern of weather for a location measured over time.

Question 33

Humidity

Answer 33

The measurement of the moisture in the air.

Question 34

Precipitation

Answer 34

Water that falls to the earth in the form of a liquid or a solid.

Question 35

Temperature

Answer 35

The measurement of how hot or cold the air is.

Question 36

Weather

Answer 36

The day-to-day air conditions of a location, including precipitation, temperature, and humidity.

Question 37

Elevation

Answer 37

Height above sea level

Question 38

Capital Resource

Answer 38

A good used to make other goods or provide services

Question 39

Economy

Answer 39

The ways a country makes and uses goods and services.

Question 40

Human Resources

Answer 40

The worker who produces goods or provides services.

Question 41

Natural Resources

Answer 41

Something found in nature.

Question 42

Nonrenewable Resources

Answer 42

A natural resource that will run out after it's used.

Question 43

Renewable Resources

Answer 43

A natural resource that can be replaced after it's used.

Question 44

Conserve

Answer 44

Protecting a resource.

Question 45

Product

Answer 45

Something that is grown or made.

Question 46

Climate Map

Answer 46

A map that shows weather pattern in a place or region.

Question 47

Compass Rose

Answer 47

The part of a map that shows directions and helps you determine the location of places.

Question 48

Forcast

Answer 48

To predict the weather.

Question 49

Map Key

Answer 49

The part of a map that tells you what every line, color, and symbol on the map stands for.

Question 50

Physical Map

Answer 50

A map that shows natural features of places.

Question 51

Political Map

Answer 51

A map that shows the locations and borders of human-made places.

Question 52

Resource Map

Answer 52

A map that shows how natural resources are distributed in a place.

Question 53

Scale Bar

Answer 53

Part of a map that allows you to measure how far apart places are.

Question 54

State Capital

Answer 54

City in which the state government is founded.

Question 55

Adapt

Answer 55

Change

Question 56

Aquifer

Answer 56

Layers of sand, gravel, soil, or rock that are filled with water.

Question 57

Irrigation

Answer 57

System that provides water for crops.

Question 58

Technology

Answer 58

Science, machines, and tools that help people do things or work better.

Question 59

Endangered Species

Answer 59

Very few of these animals left.

Question 60

Extinct

Answer 60

No longer exist.

Question 61

Mass Transit

Answer 61

Public transportation such as buses and trains.

Question 62

Water Rights

Answer 62

Who can use water.