Geography Final Review

Student Made

Easy Ways to Remember States

C=California

O= Oregon

W= Washington

NeVada

Wyoming WHYoming ??????

U tah

C olorado

A rizona

New Mexico

Easy Ways to Remember States Continued

North Dakota

South Dakota

Nebraska

Kansas

Oklahoma

Texas

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Easy Ways to Remember States Continued

Minnesota

Iowa

Missouri

Arkansas

Louisiana

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Easy Way to Remember Stated Continued

Mississippi

Alabama

Georgia

M A G

Kentucky (fried chicken) Tennessee (on a plate)

K

T

Vermont & New Hampshire

Physiographical Features

The Great 5 LakesH uron

O ntario

M ichigan

E rie

S uperior

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Mt. McKinley in Alaska part of Brooks Range.

Mt. Whitney in California part of the Sierra Nevada's.

Physiographical Features Continued

Mountain Ranges~ Rocky Mountains is the mountain range west of the Great Plains.~ Appalachian Mountains are the main chain that runs through the east.~Sierra Nevada Range separates California and Nevada. ~ The Cascade Range is the tallest range in Washington and Oregon.~ The Coastal Range runs along California’s Coastline.~From Brooks Range in Alaska you can see the North Pole.

Plains~The Great Plains are between the Rocky Mtns. And the Mississippi River.~The Great Plains are also known are the Great American Desert.~The Great Basin covers most of Nevada and are surrounded by mountains.~The Coastal Plain is the Flatland that is on the Coastline of the Gulf of Mexico.~The Coastal Plains extend from the Chesapeake Bay to the east of Florida.~ Central Valley lies between the Sierra Nevada's and the Coastal Range.

Physiographical Features Continued

Bays & Gulfs~ The Gulf of Mexico is west of Florida and is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean.~Chesapeake Bay is located east of our nations capital.~ The San Francisco Bay is the largest bay in California.

Rivers~The Hudson River empties into the New York Harbor.~The Mississippi River is the largest river by volume in the U.S.~The Ohio River forms a border between Kentucky and Indiana.~The Missouri River forms a border between Iowa and Nebraska.~The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon.~The Rio Grande forms between Mexico and the U.S.~The St. Lawrence River runs east from Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean.~The Columbia River forms a border between Washington and Oregon.

Latitude and Longitude

~Latitude Lines run east and west but measure north and south

~Longitude lines run north and south but measure east and west

~ The equator is a latitude line that is 0 degrees.~ Latitude lines are parallel and the same distance apart~ Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn are Latitude lines at 23.5 degrees~ Latitude lines are longest at the equator and decrease in size as the measure towards the north and south poles.

~ The prime meridian is a longitude line at 0 degrees~ Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich England.~International Dateline is the 0 degree line on the other side~Longitude lines are also known as meridians~Longitude lines meet at the north and south poles~Longitude lines stay the same length

Flat Map Vs. Sphere

~ A Sphere is more accurate then a Flat Map

~A Flat Map is more distorted further away from the equator

Compass Rose

~The Cardinal Points are N,S,E,W

~ The Intermediate Points are NW,NE, SW,SE

Hemispheres:

The End and Good Luck on Your FINAL!!!